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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 2363 p4p, 255 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 5059 p4p, 477 weight class). Connor McGregor 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shui fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGregor to the ground. Shui is now in McGregor's guard.
Shui slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shui looking to sit in guard and control but McGregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shui controlling McGregor's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shui is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor stays in close to Shui's body and controls the position.
Shui is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McGregor passes into half guard.
McGregor wants to stand up but Shui has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Shui controlling the position well.
Shui felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shui tries to get to full guard but McGregor has control of the leg.
McGregor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shui defending well though.
Shui is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shui is looking to improve his position.
Shui manages to get to full guard.
Shui has McGregor pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGregor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shui connects with a leg kick. McGregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shui 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.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shui avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Shui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
Shui is looking for the big counter here.
Shui looks to land a body kick but McGregor moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor blocks a jab.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Shui scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Shui circles away.
Shui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGregor with a body shot.
Shui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shui feints and then cracks McGregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
McGregor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shui. That's going to slow McGregor down.
McGregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lin Shui 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!
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Shui pushes him off.
Shui slips under a jab from McGregor.
Shui tries to counter by closing the distance.
McGregor rushes Shui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shui blocking some punches.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Shui tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
Shui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lin Shui 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.
Shui misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Shui.
McGregor clinches.
Shui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Shui avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shui.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shui.
Knees to the body from McGregor.
Shui lands a knee to the head.
McGregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shui blocks it with crossed arms.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shui as the two fighters clinch.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shui backwards.
Shui tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGregor trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shui with a knee to the head.
McGregor is rocked!
Shui lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shui controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Shui on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shui.
Shui unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McGregor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shui is unloading with more strikes now! McGregor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lin Shui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Gears (ranked 2927 p4p, 377 weight class) and Otavio Martins (ranked 1944 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Gears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otavio Martins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gears misses with a straight left.
Martins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Martins misses.
Martins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martins throws a lazy right hand but Gears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gears sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Martins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gears throws a big counter combination but Martins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
Otavio Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins scores with a body shot.
Gears on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gears is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gears walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins misses with a shot to the body
and Gears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martins avoids the body shot from Gears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gears staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Martins there.
Gears misses with a body shot
and Martins counters with a stiff right hand.
Gears scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gears.
Gears moves away from the strike by Martins.
A quick step to the side and Gears tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
Gears steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Martins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gears moves away.
Martins looks to land a left hand but Gears moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gears, as that shot connected.
Gears walks into a straight right hand from Martins.
Martins scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gears throws a hook to the side of Martins's head but Martins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Martins.
Martins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gears bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gears slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gears tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martins tries to work over Gears's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins lands with a left to the head.
Gears is trying to force a seperation but Martins has the dominant position.
Gears is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gears throws a jab but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins clinches up with Gears and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gears on the inside.
Gears wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gears lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gears.
Gears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martins throws a body shot but no joy.
Gears on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gears takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gears moves away.
Martins cracks Gears with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gears uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martins has time to react.
A big right from Gears misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Martins misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gears misses.
Gears moves out of range of the strikes.
Gears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gears in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Martins.
Gears tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Gears.
Martins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gears blocking some punches.
Martins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gears backwards.
Martins takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gears backwards.
Gears breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Martins misses the target.
The fighters circling - Martins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Martins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gears in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Gears as he connects with a hook.
Gears throws the left hand but Martins avoids the punch easily.
Gears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Gears coming out on top.
Gears slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
Gears tests Martins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gears swings widly with a right hand
and Martins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gears throws an off balance right hand
and Martins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martins.
Gears wants to break free but Martins has control.
Gears misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins stalls.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins tries a body shot but Gears blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Gears as the two fighters clinch.
Gears manages to break the clinch.
Gears misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Gears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martins.
Gears looks to throw the jab but Martins is out of range.
Gears misses with a straight right.
Gears feints a jab promting Martins to slip. Gears then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Martins as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Gears misses.
Gears loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
Martins wants to counter the offense by Gears and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gears steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Gears throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Martins throws a looping overhand right but Gears ducks down to avoid it.
Martins looks to land a right hand but Gears moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gears misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Martins throws a body punch but Gears moves out of range.
Gears is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gears takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gears thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martins swings for the body but Gears moves out of range.
Gears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Martins there.
Martins lands a glancing blow to the side of Gears's head.
Martins throws a lazy right hand but Gears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martins ducks under a wild hook from Gears.
Martins wants to counter with a clinch but Gears pushes him away.
Gears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the body from Martins misses
enabling Gears to counter with a crisp jab.
Martins is rocked!
Gears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Gears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gears.
Gears appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martins lands the left hand.
Martins throws a looping overhand right but Gears ducks down to avoid it.
Gears lands with a straight right. Martins didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gears throws an off balance right hand
and Martins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martins.
Martins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Martins in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Martins misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Martins there.
Gears moves out of range as Martins strikes.
Martins moves out of range of the strikes.
Gears sets himself, and Martins steps forward looking for the clinch! Gears avoids it this time.
Martins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gears throws a lazy uppercut
and Martins counters by clinching up.
Gears tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Martins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gears looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martins prevents Gears from breaking the clinch.
Gears swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins pushes Gears back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martins has Gears up against the cage in a clinch.
Gears blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins pushes Gears back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gears wants to get back to striking at distance but Martins won't allow it.
Gears scores with a hook to the body.
Gears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins stalks Gears and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gears's face. Gears staggers backwards, shaken.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gears paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martins throws a jab but it's blocked by Gears.
Gears drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins slips a jab and a cross from Gears.
Otavio Martins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gears throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Gears walks into a straight right hand from Martins.
Martins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gears staying out of range there.
Gears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gears.
Martins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gears.
Gears bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gears loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
Martins dodges the punch combination from Gears.
Martins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martins misses the shot to the body.
Gears throwing a counter right hand but Martins manages to avoid it.
Martins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gears misses with a lunging right hand
and Martins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martins misses with an uppercut.
Oliver Gears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a slapping body shot.
Martins slips a jab and a cross from Gears.
Martins closes the distance but Gears moves to the side
letting Gears counter with a right hand.
Martins misses with a hook. Gears ducked under it nicely.
Martins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gears.
It looked like Gears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gears throws a series of punches but Martins moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gears lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gears loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
Martins lands with a shot to the body.
Gears uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martins.
Martins throws a hook but Gears avoids it easily.
Gears swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins connects with a nice looking jab.
Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gears.
Martins slips under a jab from Gears.
Gears missing with a left hand there. Martins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gears misses with a looping right.
Otavio Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gears manages to avoid it.
Gears slips under a jab.
Gears swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martins throws out a loose jab but Gears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martins lands the left hand.
Martins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands an overhand right.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gears sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Gears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gears throws a right hand that misses
and Martins counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gears cracks Martins with an open hand slap.
Martins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gears throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Gears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martins throws the left hand but Gears avoids the punch easily.
Gears missing with a left hand there. Martins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otavio Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martins 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otavio Martins!
Our winner, Otavio Martins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 5441 p4p, 500 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 18074 p4p, 681 weight class). Viking comes to the cage accompanied by Techno Viking. Brandon Stark has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Viking to the mat! Viking manages to get full guard.
Stark trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Viking'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.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Viking working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stark trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viking is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark keeping full guard, as Viking tries to pass.
Stark trying to control the position here.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viking is one step ahead there.
Viking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Viking wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark wants to sweep here but Viking controlling him for the moment.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viking wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Viking looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viking looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viking looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Stark has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Viking is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Stark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Viking has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stark has managed to get both his arms back between Viking's legs - danger averted.
Viking throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viking had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stark defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viking throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stark escapes and throws Viking's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stark trying to control the action but Viking is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Viking really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viking sneaks back into half guard.
Stark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viking looking for a kimura from the bottom but Stark passes into side control!
Stark working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Viking blocks the leg kick.
Viking lands a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stark.
Stark trying to control the action but Viking is working from the bottom.
Stark cracks Viking with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Viking tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking struggling a bit here.
Stark working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Viking is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Viking manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stark desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stark wants to control but Viking is keeping busy.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark keeps trying to improve his position.
Stark is staying active underneath Viking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark tries to roll over but Viking keeps him under control.
Stark is trying to control but can't.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Viking has control of the leg.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viking is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Viking to get the leverage.
Viking is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Viking to get the leverage.
Stark manages to get to full guard.
Viking being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Viking jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Viking pushing down on Stark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Viking thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Viking is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
Viking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viking is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark tries to roll over but Viking keeps him under control.
Viking is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark is defending against the submission attempts here by Viking.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stark swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Viking avoids a kick to the body.
Stark clinches.
Stark effectively controlling the action here.
Viking pulls guard successfully.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Viking not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Viking throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viking looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Viking's head.
Brandon Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Stark drops back looking for a leg! Viking is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viking manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Viking's guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now.
Techno Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stark defends it easily.
Brandon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Viking looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark postures up in Viking's guard and throws a big left but Viking blocks it.
Viking has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Stark trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stark defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Stark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Stark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stark!
Brandon Stark 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 2415 p4p, 232 weight class) and Keijo Lopetus (ranked 2256 p4p, 221 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Lopetus has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Lopetus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopetus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopetus to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopetus doesn't seem phased though.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopetus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes misses with a hook. Lopetus ducked under it nicely.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Lopetus moves out of range as Hughes throws a body kick.
Hughes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopetus.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Lopetus's shoulder, as Lopetus tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopetus finds it's way round the side to connect with Hughes's head.
Lopetus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopetus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopetus. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopetus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopetus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopetus throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a combination. Lopetus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Lopetus misses its intended target.
Lopetus thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopetus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Lopetus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Lopetus looks to land a body kick but Hughes moved away.
Good shot there by Lopetus.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Lopetus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughes. Hughes obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Hughes.
Lopetus moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Lopetus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Lopetus.
Keijo Lopetus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Lopetus circles away easily
and Lopetus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hughes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes stops Lopetus from getting back to his feet.
Hughes throwing shots but Lopetus is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is nestled in close to Lopetus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lopetus is trying to stand up here but Hughes is controlling him well.
Lopetus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopetus defending well though.
Lopetus has one foot on Hughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lopetus lands with a straight right. Hughes didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Lopetus lands an overhand right.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Lopetus uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes lands a head kick!
Lopetus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
Lopetus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopetus lands with a nice body punch.
Lopetus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopetus.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopetus.
A slow jab from Lopetus misses its intended target.
Lopetus slips under a jab from Hughes.
Lopetus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopetus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes moves out of range as Lopetus strikes.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes tries to counter with a takedown but Lopetus is quick to defend against it.
Hughes takes a swing at Lopetus's ribcage but misses.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopetus.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hughes moves out of range as Lopetus strikes.
A left lands for Hughes.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopetus jabs at Hughes's body.
Lopetus closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Lopetus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
A shot in the inside from Lopetus.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopetus.
Lopetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Lopetus has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Lopetus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Lopetus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Lopetus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keijo Lopetus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes throws out a leg kick but Lopetus moves out of range and Hughes only half commits.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Lopetus defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Lopetus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes jabs Lopetus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopetus tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Lopetus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Lopetus's leg but Lopetus calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lopetus.
Lopetus slips under a jab from Hughes.
Lopetus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopetus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopetus.
A jab lands there for Lopetus.
Lopetus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopetus looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lopetus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hughes can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus lands with an overhand left.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into Lopetus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopetus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lopetus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopetus. Lopetus obviously looking to wear him down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopetus enables Hughes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopetus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lopetus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hughes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hughes tries to land a front kick but Lopetus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Lopetus ducks down to avoid it.
Keijo Lopetus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopetus but Lopetus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Lopetus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopetus doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopetus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopetus throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopetus.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Lopetus connects with a jab.
Lopetus connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Lopetus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopetus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hughes blocks it well.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopetus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lopetus scores with a leg kick.
Lopetus works the jab nicely.
Hughes lands a jab.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Lopetus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Hughes.
Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lopetus is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus has one foot on Hughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lopetus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Lopetus shows good takedown defense.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Lopetus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopetus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lopetus throws Hughes to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopetus as he jumps to the side.
Lopetus thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Lopetus moves into the clinch.
Lopetus lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Lopetus avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Lopetus.
Lopetus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes walks into a straight right hand from Lopetus.
Lopetus slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes takes one on the button.
Hughes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lopetus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lopetus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lopetus throws a big shot that misses.
Lopetus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopetus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopetus tries to counter with a clinch but Hughes shakes him off and moves away.
Lopetus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Lopetus does it's job there.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Lopetus's head but Lopetus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Lopetus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hughes doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopetus ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Lopetus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Lopetus.
Lopetus moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Lopetus connects with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Lopetus as Hughes shoots in.
It seemed like Lopetus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopetus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughes's head.
Lopetus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hughes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Lopetus's hands, connecting with Lopetus's forehead.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lopetus tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keijo Lopetus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Lopetus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopetus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but Lopetus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hughes to get the leverage.
Lopetus is trying to stand.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes stops Lopetus from getting back to his feet.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopetus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopetus wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopetus's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hughes lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hughes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopetus is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lopetus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hughes cracks Lopetus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopetus tries to buck Hughes off but he can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Lopetus is in trouble!
Lopetus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hughes lands with some strikes.
Hughes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopetus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Lopetus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lopetus wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus is trying to stand up.
Hughes lands a big shot there that rocks Lopetus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hughes won't let Lopetus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopetus's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hughes lands a couple of good shots and Lopetus has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lopetus is trying to stand back up.
Lopetus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopetus grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hughes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hughes is punishing Lopetus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopetus is trying to stand back up.
Bronson Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lopetus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hughes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lopetus hold on?
Lopetus is trying to stand back up.
Lopetus grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopetus manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Lopetus ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Lopetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Lopetus is out of range.
Lopetus scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopetus 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Lopetus!
Keijo Lopetus tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 1992 p4p, 253 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 1617 p4p, 206 weight class). Lynn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready, Set, Go - By: Killer Mike. Russell Lynn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn lands a jab to the head.
Pennypacker clinches up against the cage.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Pennypacker - just one landing.
Lynn sizes up Pennypacker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker throws a series of punches but Lynn moves out of range.
Lynn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennypacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennypacker connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennypacker connects with a body shot that sends Lynn's belly button to the back.
Pennypacker missing with a left hand there. Lynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennypacker is just out of range.
Pennypacker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pennypacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pennypacker needs to keep his hands up - Lynn had a free shot at his head there.
Pennypacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Lynn. Beautiful body shot.
Lynn punishes Pennypacker's body with a nice straight punch.
Lynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pennypacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pennypacker throws the kick towards the body but Lynn avoids it.
Lynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennypacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pennypacker takes the fight into the clinch.
Pennypacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lynn has him pressed against the cage.
Lynn manages to break the clinch.
Lynn scores with a sloppy right hand. Pennypacker should have avoided that one.
Lynn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pennypacker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lynn eats them both and turns towards Pennypacker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pennypacker darts in and clinches Lynn up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pennypacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pennypacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tries to clinch there but Lynn circles away.
Lynn lands a jab to the head.
Pennypacker wants to clinch.
Lynn connects with a right hand. Pennypacker shakes it off.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Pennypacker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lynn gets through Pennypacker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pennypacker misses with a hook. Lynn ducked under it nicely.
Lynn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pennypacker moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Pennypacker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Lynn.
Pennypacker is rocked!
Pennypacker tries to clinch up.
Pennypacker clinches with his opponent.
Pennypacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynn lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennypacker's head.
Oh Pennypacker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynn jabs Pennypacker right on the nose. Pennypacker blinks but takes it well.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn is stalking Pennypacker. Pennypacker circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lynn, and it's lights out! Pennypacker really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Lynn!
In his post fight interview, Russell Lynn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 2463 p4p, 327 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 2869 p4p, 370 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gloom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gloom moves into the clinch.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Papin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gloom drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gloom - that landed with a thud.
Papin misses with some punches.
Papin gets underhooks to prevent Gloom's takedown attempt.
Gloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Gloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papin is stalling here.
Gloom lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom can't find room to land a body shot as Papin controls the action.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gloom scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gloom.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Papin won't allow it.
Gloom has been working on his balance at Jed's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Papin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin avoiding damage.
Gloom taking a breather.
Gloom cracks Papin with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gloom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Papin uses from the top position.
Papin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gloom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gloom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Papin has picked Gloom up and slammed him! Gloom can't keep hold of the triangle and Papin manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papin working away.
Papin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gloom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gloom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gloom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloom working for a triangle but Papin defends it easily.
Gloom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom is looking for a triangle but Papin pushes his legs off easily.
Gloom being controlled here, momentarily.
Gloom is trying to control the position but Papin postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gloom wants to hit a switch here but Papin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gloom there!
My spies in Doherty's Gym inform me that Papin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gloom tries to hold on but Papin pushes him away.
Gloom is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papin controlling the position easily from mount.
Papin wants to control the pace but Gloom is squirming around nicely.
Gloom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gloom is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papin controlling the pace for now.
Gloom is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Guido Gloom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papin lands with a straight right. Gloom didn't see that one coming.
Papin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gloom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papin throws a body punch but Gloom moves out of range.
Papin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gloom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papin takes the fight into the clinch.
Gloom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Gloom on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Papin.
Gloom misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom blocks an uppercut.
Gloom has a couple of punches blocked by Papin.
Guido Gloom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gloom can't get the takedown.
Gloom being controlled against the cage.
Gloom looking to stall.
Gloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Papin controls his hands.
Gloom just leaning against Papin, taking a breather.
Gloom scores with a shot to the side of Papin's head.
Gloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papin backwards.
Gloom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Gloom fails to land.
Papin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papin working aggressively here.
Papin prevents a body shot from Gloom.
A right hook to the body lands for Gloom.
Gloom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gloom wants to take the fight to the mat but Papin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Gloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloom digs a right hand underneath Papin's ribcage. Papin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gloom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gloom - that landed with a thud.
Papin 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!
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Papin controls his hands.
Gloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Papin stalls.
Gloom scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gloom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gloom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gloom wants to take the fight to the mat but Papin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papin lands with a short shot to the head.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gloom lands with a light punch inside.
Gloom throws a head punch that misses.
Gloom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gloom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Papin just leaning against Gloom, taking a breather.
Gloom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gloom backwards.
A short left from Gloom.
Papin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Papin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Papin controls his hands.
Papin lands a shot to the body.
Gloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gloom or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gloom swings wildly with an uppercut but Papin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gloom scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Papin.
Papin prevents a body shot from Gloom.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Papin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guido Gloom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gloom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Papin misses with a double jab.
Gloom tries to counter with a takedown but Papin is quick to defend against it.
Papin rushes Gloom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Papin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papin's elbow.
Papin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papin.
Papin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gloom lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom blocks a body shot from Papin.
Papin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papin is looking to control Gloom's arms but Gloom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papin has his back to the cage.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Papin controls his hands.
Papin misses with the head strike.
Papin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloom is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin is pressed up against the cage. Gloom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Papin down to the mat. Papin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Papin lands with a good body shot.
Gloom slips a jab from Papin.
Papin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gloom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papin throws a shot to the body.
Papin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Papin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jean Pierre Papin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papin moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gloom pulls guard successfully.
Gloom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Papin passes into side control.
Gloom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom is letting Papin control him for a moment.
Gloom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Papin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Papin prevents Gloom from improving his position.
Jean Pierre Papin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papin wants to stand up but Gloom is controlling the position.
Gloom is controlling Papin's trapped leg to prevent Papin from advancing to side control.
Gloom looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Papin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gloom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Papin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gloom wants to control but Papin is having none of it.
Papin tries to control but Gloom wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Papin content just to control the position here.
Papin looking to control but Gloom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gloom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloom is trying to escape the mount.
Gloom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pierre Papin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gloom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guido Gloom!
A victorious Guido Gloom 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 1560 p4p, 201 weight class) and Bosco Iwoba (ranked 1808 p4p, 231 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Iwoba has chosen Hercules* as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwoba tries to sprawl but Chulainn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Iwoba trying to control but Chulainn postures up.
Iwoba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chulainn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Iwoba wants to improve his position but Chulainn is controlling well.
Well, if Chulainn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chulainn is trying to control the action in half guard but Iwoba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba is pressing down on Chulainn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Iwoba trying to control the position.
Iwoba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a couple of digs.
Iwoba trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn is working Iwoba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chulainn is in close to Iwoba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Iwoba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Iwoba!
Iwoba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Iwoba scoring with some ground and pound.
Iwoba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iwoba won't allow Chulainn to sweep him here.
Iwoba looking to pass the guard.
Iwoba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Iwoba 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.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Iwoba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Iwoba has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iwoba wants to control the pace but Chulainn is squirming around nicely.
Chulainn is looking to improve his position but Iwoba isn't that keen on the idea.
Chulainn is squirming around, avoiding Iwoba's attempts to control the action.
Chulainn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Iwoba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Iwoba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iwoba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chulainn is rocked!
Iwoba drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chulainn! More shots from Iwoba and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bosco Iwoba!
During a confident post fight interview, Bosco Iwoba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 696 p4p, 96 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1620 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Campbell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Campbell lands in his opponent's guard.
Sigfridsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sigfridsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigfridsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Sigfridsson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sigfridsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigfridsson has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigfridsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses. Sigfridsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campbell's guard. Nice move by Sigfridsson!
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Sigfridsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
Campbell wants to control but Sigfridsson passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back.
Sigfridsson wants to get back to his feet.
Sigfridsson prevents Campbell from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sigfridsson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Sigfridsson's shoulder, as Sigfridsson tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigfridsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sigfridsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sigfridsson scores with a leg kick.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Sigfridsson moves away and avoids it.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell drives through with a takedown into Sigfridsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sigfridsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sigfridsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
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 Stephen Campbell 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.
Campbell walks into a straight right hand from Sigfridsson.
Campbell scores with a sloppy right hand. Sigfridsson should have avoided that one.
Campbell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stephen Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Sigfridsson.
As Sigfridsson backs away, Campbell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Campbell misses with a hook to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Sigfridsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sigfridsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook but Sigfridsson avoids it easily.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigfridsson manages to avoid it.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Sigfridsson sprawls well.
Campbell misses with a body shot
and Sigfridsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson takes one to the chin there.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands with a good body shot.
Sigfridsson with a hook.
Campbell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sigfridsson is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Sigfridsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campbell throws a sloppy body shot
and Sigfridsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campbell scores with a decent looking hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sigfridsson. Campbell shrugs it off though.
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!
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigfridsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Sigfridsson throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sigfridsson. Those never looked like landing.
Sigfridsson scores with a nice body kick.
Sigfridsson throws a series of strikes that have Campbell backpedaling.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tests Sigfridsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot.
Sigfridsson throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Sigfridsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sigfridsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sigfridsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sigfridsson kicks Campbell off and gets back to his feet.
Campbell swings for the body but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sigfridsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Sigfridsson slips the punch.
Sigfridsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell tries to land a front kick but Sigfridsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigfridsson. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a jab to the nose.
Sigfridsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sigfridsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sigfridsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Campbell can pounce on him.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sigfridsson.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sigfridsson misses.
Campbell is looking to counter the offense by Sigfridsson and move into the clinch.
Sigfridsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Sigfridsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campbell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sigfridsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sigfridsson.
Campbell looks for a takedown but Sigfridsson sprawls well.
Sigfridsson throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook.
Campbell with a poor takedown
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sigfridsson staying out of range there.
And Sigfridsson responds with a good body kick, but Campbell manages to step out the way in time.
Sigfridsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it well.
Sigfridsson throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell throws a hook but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Sigfridsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfridsson stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sigfridsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Sigfridsson saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell throws the left hand but Sigfridsson avoids the punch easily.
Campbell lands a jab to Sigfridsson's midsection.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Campbell moved away.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Sigfridsson.
As Sigfridsson backs away, Campbell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Campbell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Sigfridsson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Sigfridsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sigfridsson moves into full guard.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell throws a strike but Sigfridsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sigfridsson controlling from the top position.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sigfridsson trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sigfridsson passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sigfridsson really dominated that round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Sigfridsson sprawls well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigfridsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campbell's hands.
Campbell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sigfridsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sigfridsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Sigfridsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sigfridsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sigfridsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigfridsson manages to avoid it.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sigfridsson is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Sigfridsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Campbell blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Sigfridsson counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Sigfridsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Campbell motions for Sigfridsson to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sigfridsson ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Sigfridsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
Sigfridsson moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Sigfridsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Sigfridsson takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson connects with the punch.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sigfridsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters by clinching up.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Sigfridsson avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Campbell working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Campbell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Campbell is rocked!
Campbell misses with a kick to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Campbell! Sigfridsson lets Campbell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sigfridsson checks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Campbell is wise to it.
Sigfridsson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Campbell right on the button. Campbell goes down! Sigfridsson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sigfridsson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Sigfridsson!
Benjamin Sigfridsson is the new middleweight champion!
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