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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Thiele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiele comes to the cage accompanied by Why can´t we be friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Thiele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Watson Carrera!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson Carrera defending well as Thiele loads up on a big left hand.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Thiele both land. Nice combination.
Thiele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Thiele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson Carrera manages to avoid it.
Thiele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson Carrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thiele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson Carrera but Watson Carrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson Carrera tries a low kick but Thiele avoids it.
Christian Thiele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiele closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thiele scoring with punches and elbows.
Thiele in the domination position with Watson Carrera hanging on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele throws a strike aimed at the side of Watson Carrera's head but Watson Carrera avoids it well.
Thiele lands some shots froms side control.
Watson Carrera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thiele.
Watson Carrera dodges the ground and pound from Thiele.
An elbow from Thiele crashes against the mat.
Thiele scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thiele 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.
Thiele throws a strike aimed at the side of Watson Carrera's head but Watson Carrera avoids it well.
Thiele lands a nice forearm strike.
Thiele lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Watson Carrera down.
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.
Watson Carrera is looking for a sweep.
Watson Carrera can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson Carrera is trying to improve his position.
Thiele fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thiele scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watson Carrera to see if he's OK.
Thiele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watson Carrera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thiele looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Watson Carrera is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Watson Carrera is looking to regain half guard here but Thiele keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Thiele seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thiele postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thiele is trying to ground and pound but Watson Carrera uses the momentary lack of control by Thiele to regain half guard.
Thiele looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson Carrera throws out a leg kick but Thiele moves out of range and Watson Carrera only half commits.
Thiele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson Carrera is fending him off so far but Thiele persists. Nope, Watson Carrera circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiele lands a head shot.
Watson Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiele misses with a straight right.
Watson Carrera slips a jab from Thiele.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thiele is defended easily by Watson Carrera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thiele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiele scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiele is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson Carrera is desperately trying to improve his position but Thiele has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Thiele dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thiele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thiele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson Carrera slips under a jab.
Thiele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Watson Carrera is desperately trying to improve his position but Thiele has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson Carrera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thiele.
Thiele unloads with some shots from mount but Watson Carrera bucks and avoids them well.
Thiele avoids the attempt from Watson Carrera to control.
Thiele looking to finish with strikes here!
Thiele prevents Watson Carrera from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele unloads with some shots from mount but Watson Carrera bucks and avoids them well.
Thiele looking to secure an arm triangle but Watson Carrera defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiele thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thiele thowing shots but they're missing.
Thiele throws some wild stikes that Watson Carrera manages to avoid easily.
Watson Carrera regains half guard.
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.
Thiele misses with a head shot. Watson Carrera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thiele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson Carrera is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watson Carrera holds on and takes a little breather.
Watson Carrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele preventing the sweep.
Thiele looking to sit in guard and control but Watson Carrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson Carrera trying to control but Thiele is working from the bottom.
Watson Carrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watson Carrera stopping the sweep attempt from Thiele.
Watson Carrera wants to control from the top but Thiele keeps moving.
Thiele trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thiele throws a hook but Watson Carrera blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watson Carrera moves out of range as Thiele strikes.
Thiele shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thiele throws a strike but Watson Carrera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Watson Carrera is trying to keep Thiele in close.
Thiele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thiele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Watson Carrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson Carrera throws the kick towards the body but Thiele avoids it.
Thiele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson Carrera.
Thiele misses the jab.
Thiele thuds a left hand into Watson Carrera's body.
Watson Carrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiele tests Watson Carrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson Carrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thiele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson Carrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson Carrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson Carrera cracks Thiele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson Carrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiele.
Watson Carrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiele misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele avoids the head kick by Watson Carrera.
Watson Carrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson Carrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson Carrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson Carrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thiele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson Carrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiele lands a jab.
Thiele scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiele throws a hook but Watson Carrera blocks it.
Thiele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson Carrera misses with a double jab.
Thiele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley Watson Carrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiele connects with a body shot.
Watson Carrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Thiele, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christian Thiele is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Thiele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson Carrera misses with a few strikes there.
Watson Carrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thiele manages to avoid it.
Thiele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson Carrera swinging wildly here.
Watson Carrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thiele finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson Carrera's head.
Watson Carrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson Carrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thiele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thiele checks a low kick from Watson Carrera.
Thiele throws a sloppy body shot
and Watson Carrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thiele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson Carrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thiele feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thiele wants to control from the top but Watson Carrera keeps moving.
Christian Thiele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson Carrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiele postures up.
Thiele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson Carrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thiele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thiele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson Carrera is keeping the position for now.
Thiele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiele shoots in for a takedown but Watson Carrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Thiele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thiele 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Thiele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruff Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruff Diamond was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jussi Kyronviita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ruff Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyronviita tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Kyronviita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyronviita tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kyronviita or perhaps it was just good defense by Diamond which made him look bad.
Diamond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kyronviita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyronviita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diamond avoids it really well and circles away.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruff Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyronviita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diamond is fending him off so far but Kyronviita persists. Nope, Diamond circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Kyronviita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyronviita fails with the takedown.
Diamond lands a nice shot that snaps Kyronviita's head back.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Kyronviita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kyronviita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kyronviita lands a nice hook to Diamond's body. Diamond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond scores with a hook.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kyronviita staying out of range there.
Kyronviita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diamond stuffs the takedown.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyronviita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyronviita is breathing heavily.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Kyronviita saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Diamond.
Diamond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diamond with a nice cross.
Kyronviita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond wants to stand but Kyronviita is controlling the position.
Diamond wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyronviita throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyronviita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diamond manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kyronviita has Diamond in his guard.
Diamond trying to control but Kyronviita is working from the bottom.
Diamond stands and steps away. Kyronviita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Diamond lands with a cross.
Kyronviita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyronviita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Nice takedown defense from Diamond. No joy for Kyronviita on that attempt.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Kyronviita dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Kyronviita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kyronviita misses with the combination.
Kyronviita takes one on the button.
Diamond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyronviita.
Diamond jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diamond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kyronviita had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kyronviita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diamond but Diamond pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diamond scores with a hook to the body. Kyronviita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Kyronviita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kyronviita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kyronviita takes one on the button.
Kyronviita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diamond finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyronviita's head.
Kyronviita with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diamond to score with a decent uppercut.
Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyronviita backs up against the cage.
Diamond moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Kyronviita off the cage and back into rage.
Diamond scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Kyronviita backpedaling.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyronviita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diamond digs a good hook to Kyronviita's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruff Diamond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diamond thuds his right hand into Kyronviita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diamond scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyronviita should have avoided that one.
Kyronviita throws a combination that misses
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond lands a body shot.
Diamond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kyronviita has a takedown stuffed.
Diamond goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diamond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diamond lands with a nice combination. Kyronviita backs away looking to recover.
Diamond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyronviita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Kyronviita down.
Diamond connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyronviita is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond with a hook.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Kyronviita avoids them all with ease.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Kyronviita backpedaling.
Diamond lands a head shot.
Kyronviita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diamond tests Kyronviita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyronviita checks the leg kick.
Diamond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kyronviita on the side of the head.
Kyronviita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diamond.
Kyronviita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kyronviita checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Diamond there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita misses with a hook.
Kyronviita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diamond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diamond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyronviita.
Diamond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kyronviita has time to react.
Nice sprawl there from Diamond as Kyronviita shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Kyronviita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruff Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Diamond as he connects with a hook.
Diamond lands with a nice body punch.
Kyronviita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diamond lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyronviita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diamond connects with a nice looking jab.
Diamond lands a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Jussi Kyronviita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyronviita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kyronviita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diamond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diamond.
Diamond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond scores with a jab. Kyronviita acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diamond digs a good hook to Kyronviita's body.
Kyronviita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diamond.
Diamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyronviita on the side of the head.
Diamond digs a good hook to Kyronviita's body.
Diamond connects with a body shot.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyronviita.
Decent striking displayed by Diamond there.
Diamond lands a really nice looking cross but Kyronviita seems unphased.
Diamond is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diamond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diamond!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyronviita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyronviita checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Diamond. Beautiful body shot.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruff Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diamond throws a shot to the body.
Diamond tests Kyronviita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyronviita fails to land the takedown.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
Diamond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyronviita.
Diamond connects with a body shot.
Diamond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Kyronviita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyronviita dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Kyronviita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruff Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyronviita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyronviita walks into a stiff left hand from Diamond.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Kyronviita moved away.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Diamond works over Kyronviita's head and body with a nice combination.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diamond connects with the punch.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond scores with a jab to the body.
Kyronviita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kyronviita on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Diamond goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyronviita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kyronviita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diamond connects with a single shot there.
Diamond connects with a body shot.
Diamond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyronviita tries to move into range but Diamond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diamond is looking to chop away at Kyronviita's legs.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diamond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diamond lands an overhand right.
Kyronviita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Diamond lands but Kyronviita takes it in his stride.
Diamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jussi Kyronviita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond connects with a jab.
Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Kyronviita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diamond.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyronviita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kyronviita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diamond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruff Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond dips to his left and cracks Kyronviita with an uppercut!
Diamond's corner calls for a 1-2. Diamond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kyronviita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diamond throws out a powerful jab.
Kyronviita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Diamond catches Kyronviita right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond scores with a nice strike.
Diamond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kyronviita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyronviita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Diamond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyronviita doesn't seem phased though.
Kyronviita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kyronviita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kyronviita's head backwards.
Kyronviita fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diamond sprawls well initially but Kyronviita persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond controlling the position well.
Kyronviita trying to control from half guard but Diamond is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruff Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diamond 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruff Diamond!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stav Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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167 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stav Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio tries for a takedown but Woods sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods lands a nice hook to Ignacio's body. Ignacio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Woods moves into the clinch.
Woods gets underhooks to prevent Ignacio's takedown attempt.
Ross Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stav Ignacio.
Woods avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignacio.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Stav Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio tries to score a body lock takedown but Woods shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ignacio looks gassed!
Ignacio is working for takedown but Woods is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Woods.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignacio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woods digs a right hand underneath Ignacio's ribcage. Ignacio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woods lands an elbow inside.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignacio.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods forces Ignacio back against the cage and clinches.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignacio is rocked!
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignacio is still on wobbly legs! Can Woods finish him?
Woods closes the distance and pushes Ignacio back into the cage.
Ignacio takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Woods stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Woods.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignacio.
Woods working Ignacio over with knees to the body.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Woods as the two fighters clinch.
Ignacio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Woods prevents it.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Ignacio shrugs off.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Ignacio seems to have recovered his senses.
Woods lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignacio or not.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Ignacio has him pressed against the cage.
Ignacio blocks the elbow strike.
Ignacio managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Ignacio is controlling the position.
Ignacio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Woods.
Ignacio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Woods gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignacio pulls Woods into guard.
Ignacio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ignacio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woods gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignacio looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignacio, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods 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.
Ignacio keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Ignacio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
Woods might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is looking to stand up but Ignacio won't let him.
Ignacio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woods is controlling him.
Ignacio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ignacio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ignacio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woods defends well.
Ignacio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignacio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stav Ignacio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woods misses with the combination.
Woods moves into the clinch.
Woods pushes Ignacio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ignacio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ignacio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Ignacio has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Woods does no damage.
Ignacio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woods's waist but Woods gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ignacio off to one side.
Ross Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stav Ignacio.
Ignacio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Ignacio persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Woods there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignacio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woods defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
Ignacio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Woods swivels and escapes.
Ignacio tries to keep at a distance but Woods has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woods dodges an elbow strike from Ignacio.
Ignacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Woods.
Ignacio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods lands an uppercut.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignacios head.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Ignacio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Woods lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ignacio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Ignacio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Woods gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Woods scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Woods.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woods prevents the takedown attempt.
Ignacio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Woods gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods lands a good knee to the midsection. Ignacio won't want to take too many of those.
Ignacio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignacio can do to turn this around?
Woods digs a right hand into Ignacio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ignacio's gas tank.
Ignacio has Woods pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woods manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
Ignacio pushes off an throws an elbow but Woods leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignacio wants a takedown but no success here.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignacios head.
Ignacio tries to score a body lock takedown but Woods shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ignacio wants a takedown.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignacio lands a takedown into guard.
Woods avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ignacio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Woods looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Woods looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Woods!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ignacio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ignacio shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Ignacio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woods scores with a head kick.
Woods throws a chopping leg kick but Ignacio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Woods moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Woods.
Woods lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ignacio is working for takedown but Woods is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ignacio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woods avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignacio wants a takedown but no success here.
Woods crunches a lovely knee into Ignacio's ribcage.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Ignacio in his tracks for a moment.
Woods lands an elbow inside.
Ignacio is trying to drag Woods to the mat but Woods just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignacio can't get the takedown.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignacio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Woods.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignacio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Ignacio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woods jabs Ignacio right on the nose. Ignacio blinks but takes it well.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods throws a right and a left that Ignacio avoids nicely.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Ignacio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ignacio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stav Ignacio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ignacio fails to land the takedown.
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Ignacio. Ignacio gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignacio. That did some damage!
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Ignacio. Ignacio gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stav Ignacio.
Woods with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignacio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woods.
Woods throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Woods.
Woods jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woods sprawls well initially but Ignacio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ignacio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Woods defends it well.
Ignacio seems to be looking for submissions.
Ignacio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Woods keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio trying to work for an americana but Woods has managed to regain full guard.
Ignacio throwing strikes but missing.
Ignacio trying to move into half guard but instead Woods has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ignacio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Ignacio's legs - danger averted.
Ignacio wants to sweep here but Woods controlling him for the moment.
Ignacio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woods slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ignacio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woods stands up from Ignacio's guard - Woods perhaps looking for a knockout.
Woods scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ross Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods clinches with his opponent.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Ignacio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woods obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
Stav Ignacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignacio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Woods gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ignacio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Woods!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Bisping!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mano moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Bisping there.
Bisping tries to clinch up but mano circles away and keeps his distance.
Bisping tries to clinch but mano moves out of range.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Bisping throws a right and a left that mano avoids nicely.
mano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if mano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
mano is trying to work for a kimura but Bisping is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano trying to pass the guard but Bisping defending well.
Bisping wants to get back to full guard.
mano tries to pass to full mount but Bisping defends it.
mano wants to work for an arm triangle but Bisping is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bisping is looking for a sweep. mano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
mano wants to take a breather but Bisping is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mano slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Bisping throws a series of punches but mano avoids them all with ease.
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mano counters with a takedown into side control.
mano wants to control but Bisping is keeping him busy.
Bisping wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
An elbow from mano crashes against the mat.
mano prevents Bisping from escaping the position.
mano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
mano trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.
mano throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bisping works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bisping throws a combination that misses
and mano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bisping's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mano won't allow Bisping to get back to his feet.
mano works over Bisping with some ground and pound from guard.
mano looking to pass the guard.
Bisping wants to stand and escape but mano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rooie mano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bisping misses with a combination
and mano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
mano misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mano counters with a single leg into guard. Bisping didn't expect that.
mano trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mano wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
mano wants to pass the guard but Bisping is keeping the position.
Bisping utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and mano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bisping won't be happy with that.
Bisping tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bisping is trying to stand back up.
Bisping trying to control the hands but mano won't let him.
mano looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping covering up well under a series of strikes from mano.
Bisping is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bisping is trying to get back to his feet but mano has full control of the position and if anything, Bisping has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
mano working for a choke but Bisping reverses nicely into mano 's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisping defends well.
mano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rooie mano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
mano blocks the body kick.
Bisping throws an overhand right that lands on mano's shoulder, as mano tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping misses with a hook.
mano swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Bisping throws a combination that misses
and mano counters with a two punch combo.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses
and Bisping takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bisping throws a combination that misses
and mano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bisping's guard.
mano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bisping is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bisping has escaped and now he's on top!
mano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bisping!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bisping is now in mano's guard. A big mistake from mano there, giving up the dominant position!
mano throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bisping uses it to pass to side control.
Bisping tries to move to mount but mano blocks the move with his legs.
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.
mano is not content to let Bisping control the position.
mano is looking to reverse the position.
Bisping controlling the position from side mount.
Bisping working the strikes but mano uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mano trying to control from the bottom.
Bisping tries to pass the half guard into mount. mano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
mano trying to control from the bottom.
Bisping keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
mano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
rooie mano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bisping is trying to control. mano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mano won't allow Bisping to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bisping connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mano momentarily.
Bisping throws a left that rocks mano and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bisping dives into side control, looking to finish! Can mano regain composure!
mano is rocked!
Bisping controlling the position.
Oh mano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
mano manages to get back to half guard.
Sam Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mano seems to have got his legs back now.
Bisping wants to take a breather but mano is having none of it.
Bisping scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rooie mano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cunns II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
283 lbs
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280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cunns II!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunns II throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunns II slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cunns II sprawls well. Cunns II wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Li feints and as Cunns II raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cunns II's head.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cunns II's head.
Li preventing the sweep.
Li postures up.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Cunns II blocks nicely.
Cunns II is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li thows a big elbow that misses.
Cunns II working a defensive guard here.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunns II has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunns II avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cunns II lands with a straight right. Li didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Brian Li has been cut.
Li walks into a left hand.
Li shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Li showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li throws a strike but Cunns II avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Li 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.
Cunns II looking for a sweep. Not yet Cunns II, not yet.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunns II has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Cunns II blocks nicely.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cunns II controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunns II's head.
Cunns II is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Li works over Cunns II with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents Cunns II from getting back to his feet.
Li stands up over Cunns II, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li controlling from the top position.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunns II has wrist control.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunns II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cunns II can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II trying to control here.
Cunns II blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Cunns II blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Li with the ground and pound but Cunns II uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cunns II is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunns II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunns II has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Li's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Cunns II tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cunns II manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cunns II is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Li.
Li sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunns II defending well though.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunns II trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Cunns II is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Li slips a nice elbow through Cunns II's hands, connecting with Cunns II's forehead.
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. Li connects with a nice short shot to Cunns II's temple.
Li throwing shots but Cunns II is blocking nicely.
Cunns II tries to kick Li off but Li keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cunns II is not content to let Li control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II is looking to escape.
Li throwing shots but Cunns II is blocking nicely.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunns II's head.
Cunns II blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunns II!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunns II fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cunns II circles away.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cunns II as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunns II but Cunns II pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cunns II sprawls well. Cunns II wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunns II fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brian Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Cunns II throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brian Li's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Cunns II misses.
Cunns II stalks Li and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Li's face. Li staggers backwards, shaken.
A slow jab from Cunns II misses its intended target.
Cunns II throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li scores with a takedown into Cunns II's guard.
Cunns II is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cunns II's head.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunns II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cunns II working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Cunns II wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Cunns II. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cunns II missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Cunns II will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Li's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Li shoots in for a takedown but Cunns II shows good takedown defense.
Li tries for a takedown but Cunns II circles away easily
and Cunns II counters with a two punch combo.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cunns II fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Li on the side of the head.
Cunns II with a nice cross.
Brian Li's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunns II lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cunns II looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jeez, Brian Li's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cunns II fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Cunns II has a takedown stuffed.
Li feints and as Cunns II raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cunns II working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to control but Cunns II is working from the bottom.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li trying to control but Cunns II is working from the bottom.
Cunns II is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Li's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunns II is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li distracts Cunns II with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brian Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cunns II wants to stand but Li is controlling the position.
Cunns II looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunns II has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li stops Cunns II from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Li's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Li wants to control from the top but Cunns II keeps moving.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Cunns II blocks nicely.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunns II's head.
Cunns II is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li distracts Cunns II with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li wants to control from the top but Cunns II keeps moving.
Li scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li postures up in Cunns II's guard and throws a big left but Cunns II blocks it.
Cunns II is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cunns II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cunns II 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cunns II!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Domingo comes into the arena with Angel Doze - Agitala blaring out of the sound system. Juan Sebastian Domingo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
217 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian Domingo gets a takedown into half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Sebastian Domingo wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebastian Domingo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khan is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Sebastian Domingo sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sebastian Domingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sebastian Domingo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sebastian Domingo.
Sebastian Domingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Juan Sebastian Domingo has been cut.
Sebastian Domingo shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sebastian Domingo moves away.
Sebastian Domingo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khan's guard.
Khan wants to stand but Sebastian Domingo is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sebastian Domingo.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Sebastian Domingo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sebastian Domingo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan wants to stand up but Sebastian Domingo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Sebastian Domingo avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sebastian Domingo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sebastian Domingo is controlling him.
Khan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sebastian Domingo pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khan is trying to stand back up but Sebastian Domingo is controlling him
Sebastian Domingo tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.
Khan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sebastian Domingo manages to move to mount!
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 Juan Sebastian Domingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan swings for the body but Sebastian Domingo moves out of range.
Sebastian Domingo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Sebastian Domingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sebastian Domingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sebastian Domingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sebastian Domingo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sebastian Domingo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sebastian Domingo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sebastian Domingo has hold of Khan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Khan seems comfortable defending it but Sebastian Domingo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Khan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Khan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sebastian Domingo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Sebastian Domingo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen 99 Problems by Jay Z as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
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217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Weber!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weber misses with a wild body shot.
Bricis lands a right hook to the body.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bricis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Levi Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bricis slips a jab from Weber.
Weber misses with a straight right.
Weber looks to land a right hand but Bricis moved out of range.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bricis circles away quickly and effectively.
Weber misses with a straight left.
Weber works Bricis's body with a nice hook.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bricis.
Bricis slips under a jab from Weber.
Bricis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber.
A big right from Weber misses.
Weber misses with the combination.
Bricis loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
Bricis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis misses with a double jab.
Weber throws a big shot that misses.
Bricis punishes Weber's body with a nice straight punch.
Weber looks gassed!
Bricis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bricis dips to his left and cracks Weber with an uppercut!
It looks like Levi Weber has been cut.
Weber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bricis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bricis tests Weber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bricis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bricis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weber's calf.
Bricis scores with a leg kick.
Bricis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bricis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bricis cracks a nice hook into Weber's ribs.
Bricis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bricis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bricis feints and then cracks Weber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weber down.
Bricis tries to bum rush Weber with a series of wild strikes but Weber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bricis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weber backs up against the cage.
Bricis is looking to slow Weber down with leg kicks.
Bricis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weber's sensitive parts.
Bricis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bricis scores with a hook.
Weber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Levi Weber's cut even more.
Bricis lands a nice shot to the body.
Bricis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Weber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weber walks into a stiff left hand from Bricis.
Bricis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weber. Weber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bricis defending well as Weber loads up on a big left hand.
Weber throws a big shot that misses.
Bricis scores with a punch to the head.
Weber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bricis counters with a nice leg kick.
Bricis darts in and clinches Weber up against the cage.
Bricis digs a right hand into Weber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weber's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Bricis.
A body shot lands from Bricis.
Bricis leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bricis.
Bricis slowing the pace effectively.
Bricis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Bricis misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bricis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bricis lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bricis blocks an uppercut.
Bricis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktors Bricis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Weber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bricis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bricis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weber.
Bricis throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Weber misses its intended target.
Weber lands a nice shot to the body.
Viktors Bricis is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weber.
Weber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bricis momentarily.
Weber misses with a body shot
and Bricis counters with a straight right hand.
Bricis misses with a straight right.
Weber misses the jab.
Bricis staying out of range there.
Weber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bricis.
Weber takes a swing at Bricis's ribcage but misses.
Weber is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis defending well as Weber loads up on a big left hand.
Bricis moves out of range as Weber strikes.
Bricis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weber misses with an uppercut. Bricis saw that one coming.
Weber tries to move into range but Bricis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bricis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bricis misses with a body shot
and Weber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weber looks to score with a jab to the body but Bricis is just out of range.
Weber looks to throw the jab but Bricis is out of range.
Weber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bricis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weber.
Bricis throws a leg kick which misses Weber's front leg but catches the back leg as Weber tries to avoid it.
Bricis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weber at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricis is looking to slow Weber down with leg kicks.
Bricis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Bricis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bricis slips a jab from Weber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bricis.
Bricis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weber. That did some damage!
Bricis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber drops his hands momentarily and Bricis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bricis slips under a jab.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Bricis.
Bricis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bricis is looking to slow Weber down with leg kicks.
Bricis lands with a nice combination. Weber backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricis lands a jab to Weber's midsection.
Bricis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weber has time to react.
Bricis throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
Bricis stalks Weber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weber's face. Weber staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bricis, right into the meat.
Weber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weber throws a sloppy body shot
and Bricis counters with a stiff right hand.
Weber lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bricis.
Bricis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bricis jabs Weber right on the nose. Weber blinks but takes it well.
Weber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bricis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bricis moves into range and clinches up with Weber.
Bricis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bricis stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bricis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bricis lands with a right to the head.
Bricis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bricis fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktors Bricis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Levi Weber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bricis scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Weber misses its intended target.
Bricis connects with a jab.
Bricis throws a body punch but Weber moves out of range.
Weber throws a lazy right hand but Bricis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weber takes a swing at Bricis's ribcage but misses.
Bricis lands a jab to Weber's midsection.
Weber looks to throw the jab but Bricis is out of range.
Bricis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bricis connects with a right hand. Weber shakes it off.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bricis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weber.
A left lands for Bricis.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bricis pushes Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bricis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bricis.
Bricis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Bricis.
Weber has a couple of punches blocked by Bricis.
Bricis tries a body shot but Weber blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weber in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bricis blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bricis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Weber.
Bricis presses Weber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bricis stalling.
Weber misses with some punches.
Bricis stalling in the clinch.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weber throws a head punch that misses.
Weber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber misses with some punches.
Bricis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bricis lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bricis fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bricis fails to land.
Bricis is working Weber over against the cage.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Bricis lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bricis is struggling to control the position.
Bricis misses with the head strike.
Weber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weber throws a head punch that misses.
Weber working aggressively here.
Bricis lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Levi Weber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bricis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bricis throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Levi Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bricis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktors Bricis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bricis 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktors Bricis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Abdallah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdallah has chosen Walk Like An Egyptian as his entrance music. Raymond Abdallah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Estoban Valquez'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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Abdallah or perhaps it was just good defense by Valquez which made him look bad.
Abdallah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valquez swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valquez slows down the pace here.
Abdallah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Estoban Valquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Abdallah.
Abdallah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valquez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Abdallah tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valquez scores a nice knee to the body.
Abdallah looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valquez lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Raymond Abdallah has been cut.
Valquez leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Estoban Valquez.
Valquez darts in and clinches Abdallah up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Valquez.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Valquez.
Valquez stops a takedown attempt from Abdallah.
Valquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valquez obliges.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Raymond Abdallah's cut even more.
Valquez lands a nice elbow.
Valquez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valquez lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdallah won't want to take too many of those.
Valquez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Valquez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Valquez scores with a knee to the head.
Valquez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valquez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valquez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdallah's face.
Abdallah takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Raymond Abdallah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Valquez crunches a lovely knee into Abdallah's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah takes an elbow to the temple.
Valquez scores with a knee to the head.
Valquez is struggling to control the position.
Abdallah takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdallah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valquez.
A knee to the head by Valquez.
Valquez lands a nice elbow.
Valquez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raymond Abdallah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Valquez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Valquez.
Valquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdallah's defenses.
Valquez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Abdallah shrugs off.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Valquez.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Abdallah shrugs off.
Abdallah takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raymond Abdallah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Estoban Valquez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Homie Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clown's entrance music is Eazy-E - Real Muthaphukkin G's. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen ACDC - You Want Blood? You Got It as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homie Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right and a left that Clown avoids nicely.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Clown circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clown connects with a crisp jab.
Clown swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clown throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Clown.
A left hand lands to the body for Clown.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Clown is blocking nicely.
Clown is stalling here.
Clown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clown throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Clown avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Clown lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Clown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Clown gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
A short right from Clown.
Clown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson is rocked!
Clown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Clown finish him?
Clown is struggling to control the position.
Clown lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Clown finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homie Clown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocko Blocko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Broadous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadous has chosen Snoop Dogg I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Knocko Blocko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Broadous!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Knocko Blocko has been cut.
Blocko misses with a hook. Broadous ducked under it nicely.
Broadous tries to clinch but Blocko is having none of it.
Blocko looks to score with a jab to the body but Broadous is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broadous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broadous moves away.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous blocks it.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.
Knocko Blocko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broadous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blocko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Broadous.
Blocko slips a jab and a cross from Broadous.
Blocko lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko lands a nice shot that snaps Broadous's head back.
Blocko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Broadous.
Broadous throws a jab when Blocko was well out of range.
Blocko scores with a sloppy right hand. Broadous should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Broadous misses
enabling Blocko to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blocko.
Blocko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broadous is looking to clinch but Blocko is avoiding it.
Blocko lands a jab to Broadous's midsection.
Broadous forces Blocko back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Blocko.
A short right from Blocko on the inside.
Blocko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blocko slaps away a takedown attempt from Broadous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knocko Blocko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a body punch
and Broadous counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blocko!
Blocko tries to hold on but Broadous postures up.
Broadous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blocko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blocko is working hard here to advance position.
Blocko taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko holds on for dear life, controlling Broadous's posture momentarily.
Blocko gets back to half guard.
Broadous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Broadous is looking to take a break and control but Blocko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Broadous is thwarting Blocko's attempts to control the position.
Broadous perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blocko looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blocko misses with an uppercut.
Broadous misses with a straight left.
Blocko lands a nice looking body shot.
Broadous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Broadous throws out a loose jab but Blocko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broadous misses the shot to the body.
Blocko lands with a right hand.
Blocko throws a sloppy body shot
and Broadous counters with a stiff right hand.
Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Broadous.
Broadous takes a swing at Blocko's ribcage but misses.
Broadous throws a leg kick
and Blocko counters with a nice body shot.
Broadous takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko moves forwards but Broadous connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blocko misses with a straight right.
Blocko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blocko slips a jab from Broadous.
Blocko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Broadous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blocko misses with a straight left.
Blocko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Broadous misses the target.
Blocko looks to land a left hand but Broadous moved out of range nicely.
Broadous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blocko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broadous.
Blocko dips to his left and cracks Broadous with an uppercut!
Broadous decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko won't allow Broadous to pass to mount.
Broadous is trying to control the action in half guard but Blocko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blocko manages to get to full guard.
Blocko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blocko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko is looking to stand up but Broadous isn't so interested in that idea.
Broadous wants to control from the top but Blocko keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Broadous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blocko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knocko Blocko is winning the standup battle so far.
Blocko blocks a leg kick.
Blocko misses with a body shot
and Broadous counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a punch on the inside.
Blocko is stalling here.
Blocko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blocko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.
Blocko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Broadous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blocko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Blocko.
Blocko misses with the head strike.
Blocko works on Broadous's body with a couple of short punches.
Broadous is breathing heavily.
Broadous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blocko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Blocko misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blocko jabs at Broadous's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blocko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blocko misses the body punch
and Blocko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blocko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broadous.
Broadous throws a hook but Blocko avoids it easily.
Blocko misses with a body shot
and Broadous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broadous lands a nice shot to the body.
Blocko blocks a jab.
Blocko misses the shot to the body.
Blocko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Broadous misses its intended target.
Broadous tests Blocko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blocko lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko looks to throw the jab but Broadous is out of range.
Broadous takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blocko, as that shot connected.
Broadous misses with a straight left.
Broadous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blocko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Broadous somewhat.
Blocko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Broadous looks to clinch
and Blocko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Broadous momentarily.
Broadous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blocko is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blocko.
A leg kick checked by Blocko.
Broadous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blocko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blocko connects with a crisp jab.
Broadous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blocko lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blocko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Broadous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Broadous thumps Blocko with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses the jab.
Blocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broadous.
A left and a right from Blocko both land. Nice combination.
Blocko connects with a right hand. Broadous shakes it off.
Broadous takes one to the chin there.
Blocko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous blocks it.
Blocko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blocko scores with a body shot.
Blocko connects with a looping right hand.
Blocko scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blocko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadous misses with an uppercut.
Broadous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blocko connects with a single shot there.
Broadous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blocko misses with a wild body shot.
Broadous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Broadous slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Broadous. That's going to slow Blocko down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broadous.
Blocko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Blocko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broadous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broadous misses with a looping right.
Broadous missing with a left hand there. Blocko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blocko looks to land a left hand but Broadous moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Broadous.
Broadous is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadous slips a jab from Blocko.
Blocko throws a looping overhand right but Broadous ducks down to avoid it.
Broadous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadous misses with an uppercut.
Blocko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Broadous.
Broadous tries to clinch up but Blocko circles away and keeps his distance.
Broadous ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
Broadous slips a straight right by Blocko.
Broadous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko connects with the punch.
Broadous looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blocko thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko slips a straight right by Broadous.
Broadous throws an overhand right that lands on Blocko's shoulder, as Blocko tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Blocko there.
Broadous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blocko counters with a series of strikes. Broadous will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Broadous.
Blocko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blocko swats away the attempt to clinch by Broadous.
Blocko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadous slips a straight right by Blocko.
Broadous ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
The fighters circling - Broadous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blocko throws a shot from downtown. Broadous moves away and avoids it.
Blocko lands a jab.
Blocko misses with an uppercut.
Blocko lands with a shot to the body.
Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko throws an overhand right that lands on Broadous's shoulder, as Broadous tries to avoid the shot.
Blocko misses the jab.
Broadous staying out of range there.
Blocko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blocko scores with a decent looking hook.
Blocko connects with a jab.
Blocko scores with a sloppy right hand. Broadous should have avoided that one.
Blocko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broadous at a distance.
Blocko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Broadous counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blocko's knee momentarily.
Blocko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broadous can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blocko misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko had his way with Calvin Broadous in that round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Broadous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blocko lands with a left to the head.
Broadous has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blocko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.
Blocko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blocko connects with a jab.
Blocko checks a leg kick.
Broadous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blocko.
Blocko throws a jab when Broadous was well out of range.
Broadous looks to land a left hand but Blocko moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Broadous or perhaps it was just good defense by Blocko which made him look bad.
Blocko scores with a hook to the body. Broadous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broadous is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous avoids it easily.
Broadous throws a jab when Blocko was well out of range.
Blocko thuds a left hand into Broadous's body.
Broadous slips a jab from Blocko.
A big right from Blocko misses.
Blocko scores with a nice head shot.
Broadous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blocko throws a looping overhand right but Broadous ducks down to avoid it.
Blocko blocks a head kick by Broadous.
Blocko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadous tries to land a front kick but Blocko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blocko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broadous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blocko.
Blocko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blocko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Broadous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Broadous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broadous walks into a straight right hand from Blocko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blocko misses with a hook.
Broadous misses with a low kick.
Blocko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blocko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.
Blocko connects with the punch.
Blocko throws a right and a left that Broadous avoids nicely.
Broadous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blocko.
Broadous misses with a looping left.
Broadous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blocko throws out the jab.
Blocko jabs at Broadous's body.
Blocko lunges at Broadous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Broadous's hand.
Broadous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Broadous walks into a straight right hand from Blocko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Blocko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blocko.
Blocko loads up on a big right hand but Broadous slips the punch.
Broadous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Broadous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blocko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Broadous counters with a straight right hand.
Blocko cracks a nice hook into Broadous's ribs.
Blocko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knocko Blocko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blocko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Broadous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broadous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calvin Broadous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blocko throws a jab when Broadous was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knocko Blocko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blocko, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knocko Blocko!
Knocko Blocko retains his heavyweight title!
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