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WPFC 21 - Lawrence vs Lothbrok PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woodford May (ranked 5912 p4p, 506 weight class) and Mark Doncaster (ranked 6725 p4p, 527 weight class). Mark Doncaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Woodford May's chin.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woodford May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Doncaster!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May pushes Doncaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Doncaster gets control of May's arms and successfully pulls guard. Doncaster will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Doncaster has his feet on May's thighs here. He's pushed May off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! May screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Doncaster!
An out of breath Mark Doncaster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Woodford May had this to say: 'Live and learn. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 5589 p4p, 486 weight class) and Donovan Meyer (ranked 3072 p4p, 353 weight class). Donovan Meyer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donovan Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Fadden pushes him off.
Meyer cracks the inside of Fadden's front leg.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Fadden circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Fadden circles away.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyer tries a knee to the head but Fadden blocks it.
Meyer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fadden is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meyer to the mat. Meyer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fadden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fadden.
Fadden 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.
Fadden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fadden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fadden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fadden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fadden.
Fadden tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fadden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fadden controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadden wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fadden clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fadden is defending well for now.
Fadden has picked Meyer up - he's going for a ride! Fadden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fadden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meyer wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadden is working for a kimura but Meyer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden slows the pace down in half guard.
Fadden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fadden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer tries to kick Fadden off but Fadden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fadden is controlling the pace.
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.
Meyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fadden.
Fadden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fadden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fadden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Still in half guard, Fadden seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fadden with a hook.
Fadden takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meyer lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fadden as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Meyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fadden managing to block the knees to the body from Meyer.
Fadden avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fadden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meyer trying to control the position but instead, Fadden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meyer into the cage.
Fadden misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses.
Fadden avoiding damage as Meyer throws knees to the body.
Fadden has clasped his hands together around Meyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fadden throws an elbow but Meyer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fadden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Meyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fadden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meyer some visible discomfort.
Fadden with the ground and pound but Meyer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
John Fadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fadden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fadden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden not doing much here.
Meyer won't allow Fadden to pass to mount.
Fadden is looking for a kimura here.
Fadden is looking for a kimura here.
Fadden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fadden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meyer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fadden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Meyer pushes Fadden off looking to stand but Fadden dives back in and keeps control.
Fadden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fadden is taking a breather. Meyer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fadden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fadden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meyer has hold of Fadden's hands but Fadden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fadden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fadden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fadden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meyer can turn it around.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Fadden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fadden.
Donovan Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fadden has clasped his hands together around Meyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fadden tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fadden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fadden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fadden controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full mount!
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Fadden punching from mount but Meyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fadden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Meyer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Meyer shrugs it off.
Fadden controlling the position easily from mount.
Fadden continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Fadden throwing strikes here but Meyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fadden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fadden sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fadden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meyer looks a forlorn figure.
Fadden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fadden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fadden goes for an armbar but Meyer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Meyer.
Meyer wants to get up but he can't break Fadden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fadden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fadden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fadden wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fadden has his foot on Meyer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Meyer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meyer's guard.
John Fadden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fadden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Fadden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fadden looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Donovan Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fadden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fadden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fadden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Kong (ranked 6847 p4p, 439 weight class) and Dean Moxley (ranked 6952 p4p, 442 weight class). Moxley has chosen Highway to Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley misses with a few strikes there.
Moxley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kong's half guard.
Moxley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kong keeps working.
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kong tries to roll over but Moxley keeps him under control.
Moxley seems to be looking for submissions.
Moxley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moxley is keen to just control but Kong is a slippery customer.
Kong is trying to control but Moxley passes into side control!
Moxley stands up and beckons Kong to his feet.
Moxley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is trying to improve his position.
Moxley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
Kong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kong lands a nice short elbow.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moxley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moxley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong slips a nice elbow through Moxley's hands, connecting with Moxley's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kong lands a nice short elbow.
Moxley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kong's back!
Kong covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Moxley throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley connects with a big shot to the side of Kong's head.
Moxley looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley misses with an elbow to the head.
Moxley has the hooks in. Kong is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Moxley gets his hands free as Kong looks to control.
Moxley lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kong wants to control his opponent's hands but Moxley gets his hands free.
Moxley keeps control of the position as Kong tries to break free.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Moxley avoiding Kong 's attempts to control his hands.
Kong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moxley doesn't have the hooks in and Kong manages to turn into his guard.
Kong working some strikes from top position.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Moxley's brow.
Moxley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Moxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong lands a couple of elbows.
Kong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kong defends it easily.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moxley on the ground.
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Moxley is looking for a triangle but Kong pushes his legs off easily.
Kong stands up over Moxley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kong trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
Moxley looking to control.
Kong distracts Moxley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moxley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong is in close to Moxley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Kong distracts Moxley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moxley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong distracts Moxley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kong works over Moxley with some ground and pound from guard.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
Kong trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Moxley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kong avoids the head kick by Moxley.
Kong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moxley is trying to defend but Kong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kong lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong is trying to control. Moxley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moxley taking some punishment here, with Kong in his half guard.
Kong drops an elbow to the side of Moxley's head.
Kong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moxley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kong with a nice head shot there.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Moxley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Moxley is going to stand back up.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong actively working from the bottom here.
Kong with the active half guard here but Moxley passes nicely into side control.
Kong struggling a bit here.
Kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moxley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Kong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kong tries to improve position but can't.
Kong wants to control but Moxley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moxley working the ground and pound.
Moxley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moxley is breathing heavily.
Moxley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kong wants to control but Moxley postures up.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.
Kong tries to bench press Moxley off him but Moxley keeps the position.
Kong is trying to work for a sweep but Moxley has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to hold on but Moxley pushes him away.
Kong is looking to improve his position but Moxley isn't that keen on the idea.
Kong is bucking up trying to escape but Moxley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kong tries to lock up and control but Moxley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moxley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
BOOM! Moxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moxley pulls his head out easily.
Moxley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moxley is working away from the top position though.
Moxley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Moxley 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! This is the final round!
Kong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moxley did well to prevent Kong getting side control.
Moxley wants to control but Kong is keeping busy.
Moxley is staying active underneath Kong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kong lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong wants to take a breather but Moxley is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley has hold of Kong's hands but Kong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Moxley's temple.
Kong trying to control the action but Moxley is working from the bottom.
Moxley is trying to maintain the position but Kong is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moxley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moxley won't allow Kong to pass to mount.
Moxley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kong winds up and cracks Moxley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kong is looking to advance position but Moxley won't allow it.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moxley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moxley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moxley gets full guard.
Moxley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moxley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Moxley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kong working some strikes from top position.
Moxley working for a triangle but Kong defends it easily.
Kong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kong distracts Moxley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong lands a couple of elbows.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Moxley's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kong won't allow Moxley to sweep him here.
Kong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong cracks Moxley with a solid left hand.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moxley's head.
Kong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong with a nice head shot there.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong landing with the ground and pound.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moxley's head.
Kong stands up over Moxley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Moxley has momentary wrist control but Kong slips an elbow through the middle.
Kong cracks Moxley with a solid left hand.
Kong working some strikes from top position.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moxley 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Moxley!
A pretty intense looking Dean Moxley took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgar Beornegar (ranked 2856 p4p, 286 weight class) and Guillaume Ouelette (ranked 5682 p4p, 409 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Beornegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillaume Ouelette!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouelette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beornegar takes the fight into the clinch.
Beornegar is stalling here.
Beornegar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ouelette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ouelette is trying to break the clinch but Beornegar is controlling him.
Beornegar is trying to trip Ouelette. He has hold of a leg but Ouelette is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beornegar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ouelette is trying to hold Beornegar in close to prevent damage but Beornegar has managed to pass into half guard.
Beornegar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beornegar slows the pace down in half guard.
Ouelette wants to get back to full guard.
Ouelette won't allow Beornegar to pass to mount.
Beornegar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelette is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Beornegar.
Ouelette has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ouelette is defending against the submission attempts here by Beornegar.
Beornegar thows a huge punch but Ouelette dodges it nicely.
Ouelette tries to roll over but Beornegar keeps him under control.
Beornegar working over Ouelette with some ground and pound. Ouelette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beornegar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beornegar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beornegar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beornegar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beornegar in particular looking to stall.
Ouelette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beornegar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelette is holding on to half guard well.
Beornegar slips a nice elbow through Ouelette's hands, connecting with Ouelette's forehead.
Beornegar is looking for a kimura but Ouelette is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beornegar to get the leverage.
Ouelette is staying active underneath Beornegar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been hearing that Beornegar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ouelette is concentrating on defense, preventing Beornegar from advancing position.
Beornegar is trying to work for a kimura but Ouelette is defending well.
Ouelette trying to control here.
Beornegar is nestled in close to Ouelette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beornegar is looking to advance position but Ouelette won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Beornegar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beornegar lands a heavy elbow.
Ouelette wants to hold on but Beornegar pushes him away.
Ouelette might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beornegar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Beornegar with a couple of short strikes.
Beornegar avoids the attempt from Ouelette to control.
Beornegar controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette wants to control but Beornegar is having none of it.
Beornegar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ouelette tries to hold on but Beornegar pushes him away.
Beornegar lands a big shot there that rocks Ouelette but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beornegar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Beornegar lands a big elbow.
Ouelette tries to lock up and control but Beornegar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beornegar trying to control but Ouelette is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgar Beornegar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouelette throws a lazy head kick
and Beornegar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ouelette!
Ouelette struggling a bit here.
Beornegar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ouelette keeps working.
Beornegar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beornegar moves into full mount!
Beornegar landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouelette is looking to get to half guard.
Wulfgar Beornegar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beornegar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Guillaume Ouelette has been cut.
BOOM! Beornegar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Beornegar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beornegar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ouelette to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ouelette shrugs it off.
Beornegar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ouelette's face.
That has opened up Guillaume Ouelette's cut even more.
Beornegar cracks Ouelette with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beornegar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ouelette is rocked!
The cut above Guillaume Ouelette's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beornegar is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ouelette goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Beornegar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wulfgar Beornegar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Brenner (ranked 2846 p4p, 330 weight class) and John Goldberg (ranked 24451 p4p, 580 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brenner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldberg at a distance.
Goldberg drives through with a takedown into Brenner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brenner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brenner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Brenner is keeping the position.
Goldberg postures up in Brenner's guard and throws a big left but Brenner blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg stands up over Brenner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldberg works over Brenner with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brenner has momentary wrist control but Goldberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg trying to control but Brenner is working from the bottom.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg landing with the ground and pound.
Brenner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Brenner is keeping the position.
Goldberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg passes into half guard.
Goldberg working over Brenner with some ground and pound. Brenner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brenner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg working over Brenner with some ground and pound. Brenner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Goldberg working Brenner over with strikes.
Brenner is rocked!
Goldberg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brenner reverses the position - he's now on top in Goldberg's guard.
Brenner is fighting to break Goldberg's control of his arms but Goldberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goldberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brenner stopping the sweep attempt from Goldberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg pulls Brenner in close to prevent any damage.
Brenner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg seems keen to control Brenner's posture.
Brenner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goldberg's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goldberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brenner stopping the sweep attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg pulls Brenner in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brenner.
Goldberg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldberg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Goldberg dominated that round.
That's time! Brenner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goldberg looking to score a takedown here. Brenner is defending well but Goldberg drives through and ends up in Brenner's guard.
Goldberg landing with the ground and pound.
Goldberg throws a strike but Brenner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg controlling Brenner's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg 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.
Brenner wanted to stand there but Goldberg had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldberg is keeping the position for now.
Brenner won't allow Goldberg to sweep him here.
Goldberg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brenner wanted to stand there but Goldberg had control of the position.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goldberg forces Brenner back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Brenner.
Goldberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brenner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goldberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brenner blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brenner.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goldberg.
A short right from Brenner.
Brenner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brenner.
Goldberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brenner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brenner blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goldberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like John Goldberg has been cut.
Brenner tries to sprawl but Goldberg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Brenner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldberg pulls his head out easily.
John Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Brenner is defending well.
Brenner moves into full guard.
Brenner keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner 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.
Goldberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goldberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Brenner keeps moving.
Goldberg stands up over Brenner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Brenner is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg with a nice head shot there.
Goldberg pushing down on Brenner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brenner tries to get to full guard but Goldberg has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Goldberg's cut.
That's time! Brenner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brenner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goldberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goldberg looking to sit in guard and control but Brenner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg has Brenner pulled in close to control his posture.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Brenner from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brenner preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner throwing strikes but missing.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brenner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldberg, not yet.
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.
Brenner is fighting to break Goldberg's control of his arms but Goldberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldberg grinds an elbow into Brenner's temple.
Goldberg wants to control but Brenner is keeping him busy.
Goldberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brenner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg cracks Brenner with a big right hand but Brenner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goldberg lands some shots froms side control.
Goldberg scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Brenner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldberg is staying tight to Brenner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brenner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goldberg connects with a decent elbow.
Goldberg wants to control but Brenner is keeping him busy.
Goldberg is chipping away with strikes.
Goldberg in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Brenner looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Goldberg turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Goldberg!
Our winner, John Goldberg, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 3771 p4p, 365 weight class) and Will Craig (ranked 4213 p4p, 387 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Craig!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Craig throws a right hand that Kulik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulik also avoids with ease.
Kulik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Craig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kulik circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Craig cracks Kulik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Craig tries to bum rush Kulik with a series of wild strikes but Kulik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Craig crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kulik - the referee stops the clock and Craig gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kulik. Craig manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Craig looks winded!
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!
Craig on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Craig ducks into an uppercut from Kulik and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasiliy Kulik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Kratos (ranked 2961 p4p, 314 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 3791 p4p, 367 weight class). Kratos comes to the cage accompanied by Choices. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Kratos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tropper.
Tropper misses with a combination
and Kratos counters with a takedown into side control.
Kratos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kratos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kratos misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tropper.
Kratos jabs. That one connects to the head 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!
Tropper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kratos.
Kratos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kratos misses the target.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Kratos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tropper's guard.
Kratos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tropper on the ground.
Kratos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tropper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tropper looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kratos throws an elbow that misses. Tropper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kratos's guard. Nice move by Tropper!
Kratos is wriggling around but Tropper manages to pass to half guard.
Tropper controlling the action here.
Tropper is looking to advance position but Kratos won't allow it.
Tropper controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kratos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kratos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tropper passes to full mount!
Tropper content just to control the position here.
Kratos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tropper wants to control the pace but Kratos is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kratos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tropper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tropper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kratos is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tropper landing punches.
Kratos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tropper moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kratos has worked his arm free - good work by Kratos!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tropper working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tropper tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kratos's legs.
Kratos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tropper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tropper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tropper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tropper cracks Kratos with a good jab.
Tropper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tropper scores with a jab to the body.
Tropper lands a body shot.
Tropper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nick Tropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tropper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tropper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kratos rather than just go for the knockout.
Tropper jabs Kratos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tropper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kratos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kratos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kratos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Augustus Kratos has been cut.
Kratos blocks the elbow strike.
Kratos wants to break free but Tropper has control.
Tropper gets through Kratos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tropper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kratos.
Tropper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kratos.
Tropper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tropper swings for the body but Kratos moves out of range.
Tropper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Tropper does no damage.
Kratos misses with a straight left.
Tropper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Kratos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tropper.
Tropper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tropper throws a right hand that Kratos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kratos also avoids with ease.
Kratos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nick Tropper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tropper misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kratos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tropper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kratos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tropper.
Tropper misses with a body shot.
Kratos throws a series of punches but Tropper moves out of range.
Kratos misses with a lunging right hand
and Tropper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kratos avoids the body shot from Tropper.
Kratos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tropper sprawls and moves away.
Tropper misses the shot to the body.
Kratos sizes up Tropper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tropper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tropper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kratos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tropper. Beautiful body shot.
Tropper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kratos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kratos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kratos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kratos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Kratos.
Tropper slips a jab and a cross from Kratos.
Tropper connects with a crisp jab.
Tropper throws a body punch but Kratos moves out of range.
Kratos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kratos throws a lazy right hand but Tropper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kratos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tropper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nick Tropper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tropper misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper punishes Kratos's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kratos with a hook.
Tropper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kratos moves away.
Kratos throws a lazy right hand but Tropper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tropper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kratos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tropper blocks a jab.
Tropper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tropper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kratos.
Tropper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tropper throws a shot from downtown. Kratos moves away and avoids it.
Tropper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kratos throws a jab when Tropper was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tropper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Augustus Kratos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tropper misses with a double jab.
Tropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kratos counters with a shoot takedown. Tropper fights it but they end up in guard.
Kratos stands and steps away. Tropper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tropper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kratos throws a jab but it's blocked by Tropper.
Kratos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tropper misses with an uppercut. Kratos saw that one coming.
Tropper jabs at Kratos's body.
Kratos walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tropper lands a nice hook to Kratos's body. Kratos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tropper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tropper misses with a combination
and Kratos counters with a takedown into side control.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratos throws an elbow but Tropper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tropper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kratos.
Kratos wants to control but Tropper is keeping him busy.
Tropper regains half guard.
Tropper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kratos is working away from the top position though.
Kratos is looking for a kimura but Tropper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kratos to get the leverage.
Kratos thows a huge punch but Tropper dodges it nicely.
Tropper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kratos stands up and waves to Tropper to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kratos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropper lands a nice hook to Kratos's body. Kratos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tropper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tropper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tropper jabs at Kratos's body.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kratos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper slips under a jab.
Tropper throws a counter combo.
Tropper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kratos is just out of range.
Tropper throws a hook but Kratos blocks it.
Tropper connects with a body shot.
Kratos throws a hook to the side of Tropper's head but Tropper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tropper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kratos was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tropper misses the target.
Tropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kratos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kratos.
Tropper pushes off an throws an elbow but Kratos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tropper working aggressively here.
Kratos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kratos throws a lazy right hand but Tropper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tropper throws a counter combo.
Kratos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tropper throws a body shot but no joy.
Kratos scores with a jab to the head.
Tropper digs a good hook to Kratos's body.
Tropper lands a jab to Kratos's midsection.
Kratos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kratos looks to land a right hand but Tropper moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper slips under a jab.
Kratos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kratos misses with a right hand
and Tropper counters with a nice body shot.
Tropper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropper. Kratos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tropper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Tropper.
Kratos feinted with a counter takedown.
Tropper misses with a double jab
and Kratos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kratos.
Tropper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kratos's efforts to push away.
Tropper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kratos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augustus Kratos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Tropper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kratos scores with a jab. Tropper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Tropper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tropper 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Tropper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 3444 p4p, 350 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 4672 p4p, 409 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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160 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushrod lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krueger takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Bushrod.
Bushrod lands a head kick!
It looks like Freddy Krueger has been cut.
Bushrod with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bushrod scores with a leg kick.
Bushrod is looking to slow Krueger down with leg kicks.
Bushrod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krueger. That did some damage!
Bushrod lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bushrod lands with a kick to the temple. Krueger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushrod slows down the pace here.
Bushrod lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Bushrod has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bushrod is pushing Krueger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bushrod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bushrod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krueger jumps guard but Bushrod stands there with Krueger around his waist. Krueger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bushrod throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krueger blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krueger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod scores with a knee to the head.
Bushrod stalls.
Bushrod will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krueger up against the cage.
Bushrod manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scruffy Bushrod.
Nice body kick there by Bushrod.
Bushrod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bushrod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Krueger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bushrod moves into the clinch.
Come on Bushrod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krueger is rocked!
Bushrod lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krueger is still on wobbly legs! Can Bushrod finish him?
Bushrod lands a knee to the head.
Bushrod jerks Krueger's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Krueger drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bushrod goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bushrod because Krueger was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Scruffy Bushrod!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2796 p4p, 289 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 2491 p4p, 266 weight class). Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inoue circles away quickly and effectively.
Camacho throws a combination that misses
and Inoue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inoue lands with a cross.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Inoue slams his shin into Camacho's torso.
Inoue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Inoue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Camacho walks into a stiff left hand from Inoue.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Inoue tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Inoue looks to clinch
and Camacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Camacho misses with a few strikes there.
Inoue connects with a crisp jab.
Inoue clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho can't break the clinch.
Inoue lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inoue lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inoue pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho is trying to push Inoue away but Inoue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Inoue.
Inoue keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Inoue lands with a left to the head.
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!
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Inoue won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Inoue.
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Camacho in his tracks for a moment.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camachos head.
Inoue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Inoue pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Camacho shrugs off.
Camacho can't break the clinch.
Camacho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inoue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Inoue on the inside.
Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Inoue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Inoue.
Camacho is rocked!
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inoue throws a big uppercut that drops Camacho! More strikes from Inoue and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Camacho lies dazed against the cage as Inoue celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiji Inoue!
A determined Kaiji Inoue didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1956 p4p, 249 weight class) and Ivar Lothbrok (ranked 3140 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
and Lothbrok counters by moving into the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawrence manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Lothbrok.
Lawrence is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Lothbrok moves out of range easily.
Lothbrok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lawrence thuds a left hand into Lothbrok's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Lothbrok wants to counter with a clinch but Lawrence pushes him away.
Lothbrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
Lothbrok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but Lawrence is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawrence misses with a combination
and Lothbrok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence's coaches at The Forge have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lothbrok throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lawrence to regain full guard.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Lothbrok from controlling successfully.
Lawrence lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lawrence stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Lothbrok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lothbrok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lothbrok is trying to stall.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Lothbrok.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lothbrok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawrence won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lawrence prevents Lothbrok from improving position.
Lothbrok is looking to take a break and control but Lawrence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
Lothbrok wants to control but Lawrence is keeping him busy.
Lawrence tries to buck Lothbrok off but Lothbrok is having none of it.
Lawrence is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lothbrok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lothbrok trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
Lawrence is looking to reverse the position.
Lothbrok is trying to move to mount but Lawrence reverses beautifully and ends up in Lothbrok's guard.
Lawrence wants to stand but Lothbrok is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lothbrok is looking for a triangle here but Lawrence uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lawrence has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lawrence scores with a body shot.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Lothbrok.
As Lothbrok looks to move away, Lawrence throws a big counter combo but Lothbrok just gets out of the way.
Lothbrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lothbrok is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
Lothbrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lothbrok's sensitive parts.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
Lothbrok is looking to clinch.
Malachi Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Lawrence - just one landing.
Lawrence forces Lothbrok back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Lothbrok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawrence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lothbroks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawrence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lothbrok, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lothbrok eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a big counter combination but Lothbrok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lothbrok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lothbrok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Lothbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrok also avoids with ease.
Lothbrok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lothbrok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lothbrok doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lothbrok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lothbrok gets control of Lawrence's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lothbrok will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence wants to stand but Lothbrok is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lothbrok can do to turn this around?
Lothbrok isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lawrence stacks Lothbrok on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lawrence!
Lawrence decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawrence.
Lothbrok doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lothbrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Lothbrok letting Lawrence take a breather here.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lothbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawrence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lothbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has closed the distance and engaged Lothbrok in a clinch.
Lothbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lothbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawrence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lothbrok tries to stall but Lawrence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malachi Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivar Lothbrok.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Lawrence content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lothbrok backwards.
Lothbrok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lothbrok is looking to clinch.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawrence duly obliges.
Lothbrok takes one to the side of the head.
Lawrence scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lothbrok is rocked!
Lothbrok darts in trying to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Lothbrok falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Malachi Lawrence!
Malachi Lawrence retains his welterweight title!
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