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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel King (ranked 5615 p4p, 465 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 3756 p4p, 402 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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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rabbitte darts in trying to clinch
and Rabbitte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabbitte misses with a takedown attempt
and Rabbitte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King in side control, just content to control the action for now.
King's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte prevents King from moving into mount.
King slows the pace down.
Rabbitte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Further stalling from King.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because King is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rabbitte fails with the takedown.
Daniel King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rabbitte.
Rabbitte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rabbitte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rabbitte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabbitte on the side of the head.
King scores with a body shot.
King scores with a hook to the body. Rabbitte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King jabs Rabbitte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rabbitte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Rabbitte pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
Rabbitte looks winded!
Rabbitte can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
Rabbitte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King scores with a body shot.
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
King has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rabbitte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rabbitte walks into a left hand.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Rabbitte seems unphased.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabbitte can do to turn this around?
King scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rabbitte. Rabbitte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rabbitte's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rabbitte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a right hand.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rabbitte has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte takes one on the button.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rabbitte doesn't seem phased though.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rabbitte is rocked!
Rabbitte looks up at the clock. Bad move! King lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rabbitte. King pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel King!
Daniel King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 2169 p4p, 268 weight class) and HR Paperstacks (ranked 22643 p4p, 518 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, HR Paperstacks!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like HR Paperstacks has been cut.
Santaban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paperstacks looking to throw knees to the head but Santaban is blocking nicely.
Paperstacks prevents Santaban from breaking the clinch.
Santaban breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Santaban - just one landing.
Santaban throws a hook to the side of Paperstacks's head but Paperstacks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santaban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santaban, right into the meat.
Paperstacks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santaban is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Paperstacks.
Paperstacks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santaban defends it well.
Paperstacks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paperstacks moves out of range of the strikes.
Santaban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santaban there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santaban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paperstacks.
Santaban comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santaban gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paperstacks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paperstacks throws a big right hand that misses.
Paperstacks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santaban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santaban looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paperstacks prevents Santaban from getting back to his feet.
Paperstacks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santaban is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Paperstacks dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paperstacks is trying to ground and pound but Santaban uses the momentary lack of control by Paperstacks to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paperstacks prevents Santaban from improving his position.
Paperstacks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santaban makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santaban scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paperstacks is defended easily by Santaban.
Santaban looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban swinging wildly here.
Paperstacks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santaban avoids it really well and circles away.
Uniesky Santaban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of HR Paperstacks.
Paperstacks darts in looking for a takedown but Santaban gets double underhooks and turns Paperstacks into the cage.
Santaban throws a hook but Paperstacks blocks it.
Paperstacks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santaban throws out the jab.
Paperstacks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santaban is trying to defend but Paperstacks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paperstacks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santaban defends it well.
Santaban is trying to stand up here but Paperstacks is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santaban makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Santaban fails to land with a series of punches.
Paperstacks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paperstacks slips a straight right by Santaban.
Santaban walks into a straight right hand from Paperstacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paperstacks misses with the combination.
Paperstacks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paperstacks lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Santaban manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uniesky Santaban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on HR Paperstacks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santaban lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santaban.
Santaban looks to land a right hand but Paperstacks moved out of range.
Santaban's corner calls for a 1-2. Santaban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santaban misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paperstacks counters with a crisp one two that drops Santaban! Paperstacks thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santaban to his feet! Santaban is in big trouble!
Santaban is rocked!
Santaban scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Santaban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santaban misses with a body shot.
Santaban tries to keep at a distance but Paperstacks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paperstacks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santaban avoids it.
Santaban can't break the clinch.
Santaban seems to have got his legs back now.
Santaban is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paperstacks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santaban to the mat. Santaban regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Santaban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Paperstacks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Paperstacks doesn't manage to clinch there - Santaban circles away.
Paperstacks lands with a right and another and another! Santaban is in big trouble! Paperstacks lands again and this time it's lights out for Santaban! A quality knockout there for Paperstacks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). HR Paperstacks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Steel (ranked 1376 p4p, 154 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 3144 p4p, 284 weight class). Cain Marko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Marko. Marko maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marko throwing strikes but missing.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marko's guard.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steel won't allow Marko to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel stays in close to Marko's body and controls the position.
Steel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marko has his hands on Steel's head, controlling the position.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel wants to control from the top but Marko keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Marko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marko.
It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
Marko wants to clinch.
It looked like Steel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Marko with a poor takedown
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko wants to clinch
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marko moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel with a jab.
Marko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
Marko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marko looks winded!
Steel swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marko's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marko darts in trying to clinch
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marko throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steel cracks Marko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Steel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko feints a jab promting Steel to slip. Marko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko slips a straight right by Steel.
Marko looks to clinch
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marko throws a combination that misses
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Marko has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Marko avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Marko avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Marko lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Steel.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marko has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marko can do to turn this around?
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Marko.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
Marko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
Marko lands a damaging elbow.
Marko is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Marko controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marko.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Marko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel wants to control but Marko postures up.
Steel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is trying to stand back up but Marko is controlling him
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is controlling Marko's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel won't allow Marko to get back to his feet.
Marko keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Our spies down at at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center inform us that Marko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Steel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marko shoots and misses
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Marko moves into the clinch.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel prevents a body shot from Marko.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel is trying to push Marko away but Marko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Marko is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Marko keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel misses with some punches.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Marko trying to land knees to the body.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Marko.
Jack Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a knee to the head.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marko misses with a takedown
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
Marko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel lands a nice hook to Marko's body. Marko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Marko misses with a leg kick
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marko has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marko tries to clinch
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Marko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain Marko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Marko tries to clinch up
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marko misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marko lands with a good body shot.
Marko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Steel!
A victorious Jack Steel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eragon Brom (ranked 2259 p4p, 254 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 2066 p4p, 229 weight class). Stackhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by True Blood. Eragon Brom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Stackhouse 's chin.
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161 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eragon Brom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brom, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Brom misses the target.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Brom.
A jab from Stackhouse misses.
Stackhouse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Eragon Brom has been cut.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Brom saw that one coming.
Brom slips a jab from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse works over Brom's head and body with a nice combination.
Stackhouse drops Brom with a beautiful combination! Brom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stackhouse is looking for the KO!
Brom is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stackhouse throws an uppercut from hell that sends Brom clean off his feet! He's out cold! Stackhouse stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Stackhouse !
After winning the bout, Jason Stackhouse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 1435 p4p, 153 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 2559 p4p, 244 weight class). Burnham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just Thinking. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Perez did well to prevent Burnham getting side control.
Perez tries to kick Burnham off in order to stand up. Burnham Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Burnham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burnham is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
Perez is pushing Burnham's head away, looking to escape. Burnham manages to hold on to the position though.
Burnham has an Americana. Perez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Burnham is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Burnham hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lester Burnham!
A very excited looking Lester Burnham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 886 p4p, 105 weight class) and Ramon Gianni (ranked 1180 p4p, 141 weight class). Hide comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish. Raphael Hide has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Gianni!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide thows a leg kick but Gianni checks it
and Gianni counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Hide's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gianni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hide.
Hide connects with a body shot that sends Gianni's belly button to the back.
Gianni throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gianni staying out of range there.
Gianni is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gianni lands a jab to the nose.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Gianni.
An inside leg kick from Gianni misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Hide's head but Hide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hide misses the target.
Hide throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Hide fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gianni.
Hide moves into range and clinches up with Gianni.
Gianni misses with some punches.
Gianni being controlled against the cage.
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hide as Gianni tries to tie him up.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Gianni controls the action.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hide.
Hide has clasped his hands together around Gianni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hide working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hide.
Gianni is being controlled here.
Gianni manages to get back to half guard.
Hide is looking to take a break and control but Gianni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gianni wants to improve his position but Hide is controlling well.
Hide wants to take a breather but Gianni is having none of it.
Hide thows a huge punch but Gianni dodges it nicely.
Hide looks to land a strike but Gianni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hide loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gianni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gianni is trying to keep Hide in close.
Gianni is looking for a triangle but Hide pushes his legs off easily.
Gianni trying to keep a closed guard but Hide is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hide throws an elbow that misses. Gianni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hide's guard. Nice move by Gianni!
Hide working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gianni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gianni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni tries to free his leg and advance position but Hide is retaining full guard.
Hide looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hide can't keep his opponent in guard - Gianni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gianni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hide tries to hold on but Gianni pushes him away.
Hide is controlling an arm, preventing Gianni from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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 Raphael Hide will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hide lands a slapping body shot.
Gianni takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
Gianni has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gianni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hides jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gianni thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hide checks a leg kick.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gianni.
Gianni misses with a left hand
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gianni.
Hide is looking to counter the offense by Gianni and move into the clinch.
Gianni thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hide moves out of range as Gianni strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni cracks Hide with an open hand slap.
Hide punishes Gianni's body with a nice straight punch.
Gianni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hide momentarily.
Gianni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hide misses with a jab to the body
and Gianni counters with an inside leg kick.
Hide throws a body punch but Gianni moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gianni misses.
Hide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hide blocks a jab.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Ramon Gianni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gianni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gianni misses with a head kick.
Hide backs away from a small jab... but Gianni lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hide crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Gianni with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ramon Gianni!
A victorious Ramon Gianni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Candy Van (ranked 1485 p4p, 197 weight class) and Dixon Camara (ranked 917 p4p, 119 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Candy Van!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Camara!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Camara scoring well with a low kick there.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van forces Camara back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Van on the inside.
Van with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Camara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Camara tries to work over Van's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van walks into a stiff left hand from Camara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara misses with a shot to the body
letting Van counter with a right hand.
Camara connects with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Van has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Camara lands with a straight right. Van didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camara! But no joy.
Camara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dixon Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camara and Van are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Camara throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Van into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Camara knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dixon Camara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 1336 p4p, 147 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 1449 p4p, 161 weight class). Aorigele comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xe misses with a body shot.
Xe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aorigele bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Xe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aorigele leaves Xe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Aorigele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Aorigele.
We've been informed that Xe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xe misses with a takedown attempt - Aorigele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe takes a swing at Aorigele's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Xe with that takedown attempt.
Panda Aorigele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Xe.
Xe misses with a left hand
and Aorigele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xe thinking.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Xe rushes Aorigele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aorigele.
Xe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele working aggressively here.
Xe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele working aggressively here.
Aorigele misses with the head strike.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele throws a head punch that misses.
Aorigele misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Aorigele.
Aorigele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xe looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aorigele.
Aorigele working aggressively here.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aorigele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aorigele struggles to land a body shot inside as Xe controls his hands.
Xe gets through Aorigele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Aorigele fails to land.
Xe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aorigele misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aorigele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Aorigele tries to work over Xe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xe is working Aorigele over against the cage.
Aorigele lands with a short shot to the head.
Xe pulls guard.
Xe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Aorigele has his hands clasped together but Xe extends and breaks Aorigele's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Xe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Professor Xe!
A relieved looking Professor Xe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 857 p4p, 122 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 1136 p4p, 160 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Garuda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Ryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garuda on the side of the head.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Garuda moved out of range nicely.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Garuda avoids it.
Garuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a lazy body kick
letting Garuda counter with a right hand.
It looks like Aran Ryan has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Garuda slips the punch.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garuda has time to react.
Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Garuda. Garuda maintains the clinch.
Garuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Garuda slowing the pace effectively.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Ryan.
Garuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Garuda takes a shot to the head.
Garuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garuda.
Garuda tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Garuda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Garuda won't allow it.
Garuda working aggressively here.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Garuda lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Garuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Garuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garuda scores with a hook to the body.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Garuda controls his hands.
Garuda blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Garuda.
Garuda throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Garuda lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Garuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Garuda unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ryan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garuda is unloading with more strikes now! Ryan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 179 p4p, 27 weight class) and Billy The Bastard (ranked 559 p4p, 86 weight class). The Bastard has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy The Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Bastard feints and then cracks Romero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard stuffs the takedown.
The Bastard throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero moves away from the strike by The Bastard.
The Bastard scores with a punch to the head.
The Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
The Bastard throws a body kick that misses.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Bastard sprawls well. The Bastard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bastard misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
The Bastard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romero.
The Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bastard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Bastard throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard lands a nice shot that snaps Romero's head back.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Romero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bastard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Bastard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
The Bastard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero closes the distance and pushes The Bastard back into the cage.
The Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Bastard backwards.
The Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Bastard walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bastard misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from The Bastard misses.
The Bastard misses with a hook.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bastard.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but The Bastard avoids it well and moves away.
Romero takes a swing at The Bastard's ribcage but misses.
The Bastard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Romero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Bastard connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Bastard is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, The Bastard circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero misses with a looping right.
The Bastard throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero misses with a right hand
and The Bastard counters with a left to the body.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
The Bastard looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
A big right from The Bastard misses.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but The Bastard avoids it well and moves away.
The Bastard throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.
The Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bastard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by The Bastard - just one landing.
The Bastard lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by The Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Bastard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Bastard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romero.
The Bastard manages to get back to half guard.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romero is keen to just control but The Bastard is a slippery customer.
The Bastard is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard dominated that round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romero gets a takedown into half guard.
The Bastard won't allow Romero to pass to mount.
Romero wants to control but The Bastard is keeping him busy.
The Bastard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Bastard looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is looking to advance position but The Bastard won't allow it.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Bastard is positioning himself well to prevent Romero advancing to mount.
The Bastard gets back to full guard.
The Bastard keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero is working The Bastard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Bastard keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
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.
Romero 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.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
Romero tries for a takedown but The Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero's corner calls for a 1-2. Romero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
The Bastard misses with a looping left.
The Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
The Bastard lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
The Bastard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard slips a straight right by Romero.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
The Bastard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bastard manages to avoid it.
The Bastard misses with the combination.
The Bastard misses with a straight right.
The Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
The Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
Good standup being displayed there by The Bastard as he connects with a hook.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Bastard punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero misses with a body shot.
The Bastard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Billy The Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bastard throws a head kick that misses.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
The Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bastard.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bastard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from The Bastard misses the target.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bastard.
The Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
The Bastard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Bastard.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Romero swings for the body but The Bastard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Bastard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Bastard connects with a single shot there.
The Bastard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bastard manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook.
The Bastard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. The Bastard moves away and avoids it.
The Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bastard circles away.
The Bastard lands a slapping body shot.
The Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romero cracks The Bastard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. The Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero 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 Bastard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bastard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Bastard looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero moves out of range as The Bastard strikes.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard throws a one two combo.
The Bastard misses with an uppercut.
The Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
The Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
The Bastard misses the jab.
Romero blocks a jab.
The Bastard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bastard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
The Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero takes a swing at The Bastard's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - The Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bastard avoids the body shot from Romero.
The Bastard throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Bastard to the mat! The Bastard manages to get full guard.
The Bastard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard 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.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero postures up in The Bastard's guard and throws a big left but The Bastard blocks it.
Romero trying to move into half guard but instead The Bastard has managed to sweep!
Romero looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Bastard has picked Romero up and slammed him! Romero can't keep hold of the triangle and The Bastard manages to pass to side control!
Romero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Bastard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romero manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Bastard's best efforts.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero gets full guard.
Joel Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romero holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bastard preventing the sweep.
The Bastard gets to his feet. Romero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bastard.
The Bastard connects with an inside leg kick.
The Bastard connects with a jab.
The Bastard thuds his right hand into Romero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Bastard cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bastard circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bastard misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero avoids the body shot from The Bastard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bastard really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bastard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bastard.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bastard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bastard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero shoots in and bounces The Bastard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero pushing down on The Bastard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Bastard controlling the position for now.
Romero trying to mount his opponent but The Bastard defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Bastard's head.
The Bastard wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Bastard is not content to let Romero control the position.
Romero wants to advance to full mount but The Bastard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Bastard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Bastard can't keep his opponent in guard - Romero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero throwing shots but The Bastard is blocking nicely.
The Bastard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to The Bastard's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bastard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
We've been hearing that Romero has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The Bastard is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Bastard is in trouble now - Romero has advanced to mount!
Romero tries to control but The Bastard wriggling away.
Romero controlling from mount.
Romero trying to control but The Bastard is having none of it.
Romero landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Romero landing shots from mount.
The Bastard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romero.
The Bastard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Bastard is looking to escape.
Romero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Romero had his way with Billy The Bastard in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from The Bastard misses.
The Bastard tries to land a body kick
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Bastard won't be happy with that.
The Bastard is looking to reverse the position.
Romero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
Romero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
The Bastard can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Bastard down.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bastard keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero tries to move to mount but The Bastard blocks the move with his legs.
Romero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The Bastard defending against the ground and pound.
Romero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Bastard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bastard keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Bastard!
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Bastard circles away.
A swing and a miss from The Bastard.
The Bastard misses with a straight right.
The Bastard moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Bastard lands a front kick.
Romero dodges the punch combination from The Bastard.
The Bastard looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Billy The Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bastard.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from The Bastard as Romero shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bastard throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Billy The Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
The Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Joel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero moves out of range as The Bastard strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Bastard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Bastard!
Billy The Bastard is the new light heavyweight champion!
Billy The Bastard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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