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Pride Heavyweight GP (Finals) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tseng (ranked 4982 p4p, 5175 weight class) and Marcel Columbia (ranked 465 p4p, 479 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wu Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Columbia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tseng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbia.
Tseng lands a body shot.
Columbia misses with a two punch combination.
Tseng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tseng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Columbia misses with a few strikes there.
Columbia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Columbia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Columbia misses with an uppercut. Tseng saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Columbia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Columbia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tseng lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tseng lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tseng digs a right hand underneath Columbia's ribcage. Columbia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Columbia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Columbia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tseng stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tseng.
Columbia looks winded!
Tseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tseng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Columbia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tseng's elbow.
Tseng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tseng.
 It looks like Marcel Columbia has been cut.
Columbia misses with the head strike.
Tseng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tseng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tseng holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tseng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tseng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Tseng on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tseng.
Tseng stalling.
Tseng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tseng is trying to maintain a safe position but Columbia gets an underhook and turns Tseng into the ropes.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Tseng.
Good body shot from Tseng.
Tseng scores with a shot to the side of Columbia's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
Tseng lands a nice shot to the body.
Tseng lands a shot to the body.
Tseng presses Columbia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tseng.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Tseng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tseng scores with a shot to the side of Columbia's head.
Tseng lands with a right to the head.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
Tseng pushes Columbia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tseng cracks Columbia with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Tseng.
Tseng cracks Columbia with a nice body shot.
Tseng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbias head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Tseng.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tseng.
Tseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tseng has Columbia pushed against the ropes.
Tseng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Columbia's efforts to push away.
Tseng is trying to maintain a safe position but Columbia gets an underhook and turns Tseng into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Tseng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tseng presses Columbia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tseng digs a right hand underneath Columbia's ribcage. Columbia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tseng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbia or not.
Tseng pushes Columbia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tseng presses Columbia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tseng is leaning against Columbia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tseng lands with a left to the head.
Tseng lands a nice shot to the body.
Tseng is working Columbia over against the ropes.
Tseng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tseng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tseng lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tseng.
Nice body punch from Tseng.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tseng.
Columbia throws a punch but it's blocked by Tseng.
Tseng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbia or not.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Tseng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tseng.
Tseng lands a nice shot to the body.
Tseng trying to control the position but instead, Columbia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tseng into the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good body shot from Tseng.
Tseng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tseng has Columbia pressed against the ropes.
Tseng is trying to stall.
Tseng leaning against his opponent.
Tseng tries to stall but Columbia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wu Tseng.
Tseng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tseng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Columbia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tseng cracks a nice hook into Columbia's ribs.
Tseng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tseng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Columbia, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
Tseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Tseng is trying to stall.
Columbia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tseng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tseng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tseng scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Marcel Columbia's cut even more.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tseng.
Tseng is leaning against Columbia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tseng lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tseng cracks Columbia with a nice body shot.
Tseng stalling against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
Tseng lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tseng.
Tseng lands a body shot.
Tseng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Columbia is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tseng stalling in the clinch but Columbia improves position.
Tseng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Tseng.
Tseng stalls.
Tseng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng wants to stall.
Tseng is trying to maintain a safe position but Columbia gets an underhook and turns Tseng into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wu Tseng.
Nice shot lands for Tseng.
Columbia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tseng pushes Columbia up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tseng works on Columbia's body with a couple of short punches.
Tseng lands a shot to the body.
Tseng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tseng tries to stall but Columbia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tseng lands a left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
Tseng works on Columbia's body with a couple of short punches.
Tseng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
Tseng pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tseng stalling in the clinch.
Tseng is leaning against Columbia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tseng lands a body shot.
Tseng digs a right hand into Columbia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbia's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Tseng as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Tseng'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.
Tseng stalls.
Tseng stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Columbia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tseng lands a glancing blow to the side of Columbia's head.
Tseng throws out a powerful jab.
Tseng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tseng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tseng rushes Columbia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Columbia swings wildly with an uppercut but Tseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tseng.
Columbia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Tseng.
Tseng blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tseng here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Columbia is breathing heavily.
Tseng taking a breather.
Tseng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbias head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tseng.
Nice body punch from Tseng.
Columbia swings wildly with an uppercut but Tseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tseng tries to stall but Columbia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tseng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tseng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tseng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tseng effectively controlling the action here.
Tseng holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tseng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbias head.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tseng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Columbia as Tseng tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbia or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Columbia as Tseng tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wu Tseng.
Tseng closes the distance and pushes Columbia back into the ropes.
Tseng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Columbia is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Tseng.
Columbia is trying to break the clinch but Tseng is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Tseng as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Tseng on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tseng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tseng effectively controlling the action here.
Tseng lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Columbia up against the ropes.
Tseng lands a body punch.
Tseng lands with a left to the head.
Tseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tseng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tseng.
Tseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Columbia is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tseng.
Columbia is still on wobbly legs! Can Tseng finish him?
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
Tseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tseng digs a right hand underneath Columbia's ribcage. Columbia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wu Tseng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is looking to control Columbia's arms but Columbia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tseng has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Tseng on the inside.
Tseng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Tseng.
Tseng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Columbia up against the ropes.
Tseng looking to slow down the pace here.
Columbia seems to have recovered his senses.
Tseng digs a right hand into Columbia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbia's gas tank.
Tseng lands with a left to the head.
Columbia misses with some punches.
Columbia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tseng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbia can do to turn this around?
Tseng stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tseng stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Tseng as the two fighters clinch.
Tseng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tseng lands a shoulder strike.
Tseng digs a right hand into Columbia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbia's gas tank.
Tseng effectively controlling the action here.
Tseng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tseng trying to control the position but instead, Columbia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tseng into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Tseng.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tseng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tseng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbia.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Columbia misses with some punches.
Columbia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tseng taking a breather.
Tseng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
Tseng digs a right hand underneath Columbia's ribcage. Columbia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tseng scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tseng.
Tseng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
Nice body punch from Tseng - that landed with a thud.
Tseng scores with a shot to the side of Columbia's head.
Tseng scores with a hook to the body.
Tseng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tseng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Columbia backwards.
Tseng lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Columbia to his knees! Tseng keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Tseng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Burner (ranked 5197 p4p, 5029 weight class) and Marcelo De La Rosa (ranked 597 p4p, 582 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Burner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa has closed the distance and engaged Burner in a clinch.
De La Rosa managing to block the knees to the body from Burner.
Burner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burner is trying to break free.
De La Rosa blocking some punches.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
De La Rosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burner tries to break the clinch but De La Rosa is controlling the position.
Burner lands a nice shot to the body.
Burner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De La Rosa has a couple of punches blocked by Burner.
Burner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
Burner is trying to break free.
Burner throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner digs a right hand into De La Rosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Rosa's gas tank.
Burner misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burner misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Rosa won't allow it.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from De La Rosa.
Burner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
Burner lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Burner.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa tries to work over Burner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burner blocks a body shot from De La Rosa.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burner is breathing heavily.
Burner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Rosa just leaning against Burner, taking a breather.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from De La Rosa.
A short body shot lands from De La Rosa as the two fighters clinch.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa avoiding damage.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
A body shot lands from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa leaning his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
A short right from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rosa'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.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa is struggling to control the position.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
De La Rosa lands with a right to the head.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
Still in the clinch, De La Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burner or not.
De La Rosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa has Burner pushed against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a left hand.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
The referee calls for De La Rosa to work.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Rosa lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De La Rosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Rosa.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcelo De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with the left hand. Burner knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Rosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De La Rosa forces Burner back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a body shot.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa slows down the pace here.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De La Rosa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on De La Rosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on De La Rosa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa is pushing Burner up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De La Rosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De La Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo De La Rosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De La Rosa thuds a left hand into Burner's body.
De La Rosa lands a lovely overhand right.
De La Rosa takes a swing at Burner's ribcage but misses.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy Burner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Rosa forces Burner back against the ropes and clinches.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa stalling the fight.
A short left from De La Rosa.
Burner is trying to push De La Rosa away but De La Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner can't find room to land a body shot as De La Rosa controls the action.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burner misses with the head strike.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
Burner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner working aggressively here.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner is trying to force a seperation but De La Rosa has the dominant position.
Burner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Rosa is defending well for now.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Rosa effectively controlling the action here.
Marcelo De La Rosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burner up against the ropes.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body punch.
De La Rosa stalling.
De La Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De La Rosa lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
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!
De La Rosa has Burner pressed against the ropes.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcelo De La Rosa.
De La Rosa moves into range and clinches up with Burner.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De La Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Rosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa has Burner pushed against the ropes.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa lands a left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa slowing the pace effectively.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
Burner swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy Burner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burner letting De La Rosa take a breather here.
De La Rosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body shot.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De La Rosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De La Rosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Rosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa has Burner pressed against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
A body shot lands from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
De La Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa taking a breather.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcelo De La Rosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from De La Rosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo De La Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Rosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!
Marcelo De La Rosa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Flint (ranked 5198 p4p, 5066 weight class) and Tian Wang (ranked 481 p4p, 473 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tian Wang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Flint.
Flint sets himself, and Wang steps forward looking for the clinch! Flint avoids it this time.
Wang slips under a jab.
Wang wants to counter the offense by Flint and move into the clinch position.
Flint misses with the combination.
Flint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Tian Wang has been cut.
Flint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wang tests Flint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flint tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang with a nice cross.
Flint misses with a few strikes there.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flint.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flint.
Wang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Flint misses with a body shot.
Flint throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Wang lands with a straight right. Flint didn't see that one coming.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flint counters with a series of strikes. Wang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Flint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang throws a hook but Flint blocks it.
Flint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flint.
An attempted straight right counter from Flint misses the target.
Wang has Flint up against the ropes in a clinch.
Flint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flint throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.
A left hand lands to the body for Wang.
Flint is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Wang.
A right hand to the body from Wang.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flint backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wang digs a right hand underneath Flint's ribcage. Flint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wang stalling in the clinch.
Wang presses Flint against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wang.
Wang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flint being controlled against the ropes.
Flint takes a shot to the head.
Flint misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wang.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flint backwards.
Wang controlling the action here for a moment.
Wang controlling the action here for a moment.
Wang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang digs a right hand into Flint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flint's gas tank.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flint backwards.
Wang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Wang - that landed with a thud.
Wang lands a right hand.
Flint takes a shot to the head.
Wang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wang presses Flint against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wang digs a right hand underneath Flint's ribcage. Flint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wang lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wang.
Wang is working Flint over against the ropes.
Wang leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wang lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Wang.
Wang digs a right hand into Flint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flint's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Wang.
Wang scores with a hook to the body.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wang.
Wang drops Flint onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Flint is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
 Flint is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Flint with a big uppercut! Flint tries to clinch up but Wang pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Flint to the mat! Flint covers up and Wang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tian Wang!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Shearer (ranked 4646 p4p, 6431 weight class) and David Kelly (ranked 167 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Shearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Shearer is out of range.
Shearer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Shearer misses with a straight left.
Kelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shearer.
Shearer throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shearer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a crisp one two that drops Shearer! Kelly thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shearer to his feet! Shearer is in big trouble!
Shearer blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Shearer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shearer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Shearer backing up. Shearer nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shearer looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly lands a jab.
Shearer is rocked!
 It looks like Alan Shearer has been cut.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Shearer out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Kelly!
In his post fight interview, David Kelly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 4564 p4p, 4980 weight class) and Les Ferdinand (ranked 162 p4p, 174 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Les Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand throws a lazy uppercut
and Beardsley counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Les Ferdinand has been cut.
Beardsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferdinand was well out of range. Poor timing from Beardsley.
Ferdinand misses with a body punch
and Beardsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beardsley throws the left hand but Ferdinand avoids the punch easily.
Beardsley takes a swing at Ferdinand's ribcage but misses.
Ferdinand throws a poor cross that misses
and Beardsley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferdinand connects with a looping right hand.
Ferdinand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beardsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferdinand.
Beardsley lands a head shot.
Ferdinand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beardsley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beardsley misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beardsley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferdinand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Ferdinand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beardsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferdinand.
Beardsley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferdinand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beardsley.
Beardsley throws a hook to the side of Ferdinand's head but Ferdinand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferdinand misses with a looping right.
Oooooh!!! Beardsley has knocked Ferdinand down with a huge combo! Beardsley steps away and waves a wobbly Ferdinand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ferdinand is rocked!
Beardsley lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ferdinand falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Beardsley!
After the fight, Peter Beardsley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Quinn (ranked 4818 p4p, 4874 weight class) and Lee Clark (ranked 171 p4p, 172 weight class). Micky Quinn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Micky Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Clark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Clark's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Decent striking displayed by Quinn there.
Donk. Clark catches Quinn right on the button with a cross.
Quinn jabs Clark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Lee Clark has been cut.
Quinn moves into the clinch.
Quinn tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn is looking to control Clark's arms but Clark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quinn has his back to the ropes.
Quinn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Quinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quinn tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Quinn back against the ropes.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Quinn misses the target.
Quinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quinn looks to land a combination. Clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clark slips under a jab from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Quinn.
Quinn drops Clark with a beautiful combination! Clark stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quinn is looking for the KO!
Clark is rocked!
That has opened up Lee Clark's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn is stalking Clark. Clark circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Quinn, and it's lights out! Clark really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Micky Quinn!
A very excited looking Micky Quinn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 5242 p4p, 6309 weight class) and Cal Butcherlow (ranked 178 p4p, 197 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Butcherlow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gascoigne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcherlow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gascoigne throws a nice looking combination but Butcherlow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Butcherlow strikes.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcherlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gascoigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcherlow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcherlow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcherlow misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Gascoigne misses the target.
Gascoigne throws a right hand that Butcherlow ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcherlow also avoids with ease.
Gascoigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcherlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Gascoigne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gascoigne looks to throw the jab but Butcherlow is out of range.
Gascoigne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gascoigne throws a combination that misses
and Butcherlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne walks into a stiff left hand from Butcherlow.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Butcherlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcherlow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcherlow misses with a hook. Gascoigne ducked under it nicely.
Gascoigne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butcherlow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butcherlow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butcherlow misses with an uppercut.
Gascoigne scores with a hook.
A left lands for Gascoigne.
Butcherlow misses the shot to the body.
Butcherlow moves away from the strike by Gascoigne.
Butcherlow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gascoigne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gascoigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gascoigne throws a combination that misses
enabling Butcherlow to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcherlow.
Butcherlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne misses with a looping left.
Butcherlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne scores with a body shot.
Gascoigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcherlow.
Nice uppercut there from Gascoigne.
It looks like Cal Butcherlow has been cut.
Gascoigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcherlow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Butcherlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gascoigne.
Butcherlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butcherlow circles away quickly and effectively.
Gascoigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcherlow manages to avoid it.
Butcherlow ducks under a wild hook from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne lands a really nice looking cross but Butcherlow seems unphased.
Butcherlow lands a slapping body shot.
Butcherlow throws a right hand that misses
letting Gascoigne counter with a right hand.
Butcherlow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gascoigne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butcherlow cracks Gascoigne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Butcherlow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butcherlow scores with a nice right hand.
Butcherlow tries to move into range but Gascoigne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gascoigne connects with a body shot.
Gascoigne connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gascoigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcherlow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gascoigne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gascoigne.
The fighters circling - Gascoigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gascoigne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gascoigne wants to clinch
and Butcherlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gascoigne staying out of range there.
Butcherlow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne misses with a left hand
and Butcherlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gascoigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gascoigne looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gascoigne misses with a hook.
Butcherlow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Butcherlow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcherlow duly obliges.
Gascoigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcherlow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow misses with a wild body shot.
Gascoigne is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gascoigne.
Butcherlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Gascoigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gascoigne.
Butcherlow cracks Gascoigne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Butcherlow misses with a hook
enabling Gascoigne to counter with a crisp jab.
Gascoigne throws a right hand that misses
and Butcherlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Gascoigne misses with a double jab
and Butcherlow counters with a straight right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcherlow throws a jab when Gascoigne was well out of range.
Gascoigne tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcherlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcherlow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcherlow duly obliges.
Butcherlow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gascoigne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gascoigne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butcherlow momentarily.
Butcherlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gascoigne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Butcherlow counter with a right hand.
Butcherlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Gascoigne misses the target.
Butcherlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne misses with a wild combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow throws a right hand that Gascoigne ducks under and follows up with a left that Gascoigne also avoids with ease.
Gascoigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcherlow throws out a counter right but Gascoigne avoids it with no problem.
Butcherlow misses with a looping right.
Butcherlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne tries to clinch up
and Butcherlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Gascoigne throws a series of punches but Butcherlow avoids them all with ease.
Gascoigne misses with a hook
and Butcherlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Gascoigne as he connects with a hook.
Gascoigne ducks under a wild hook from Butcherlow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne throws a series of punches but Butcherlow moves out of range.
Gascoigne cracks Butcherlow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Butcherlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gascoigne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gascoigne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Butcherlow.
Gascoigne connects with a jab.
Gascoigne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcherlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcherlow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Gascoigne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butcherlow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Butcherlow strikes.
Butcherlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gascoigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcherlow is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow misses with a hook. Gascoigne ducked under it nicely.
Butcherlow misses with a looping right.
Butcherlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Gascoigne is just out of range.
Butcherlow throws a jab but it's blocked by Gascoigne.
Butcherlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butcherlow.
Gascoigne misses with some punches.
Butcherlow manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gascoigne.
Butcherlow throws a shot from downtown. Gascoigne moves away and avoids it.
Gascoigne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcherlow rushes Gascoigne and presses him up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butcherlow as Gascoigne tries to tie him up.
Butcherlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cal Butcherlow will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Butcherlow misses with an uppercut. Gascoigne saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Butcherlow 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.
A left lands for Gascoigne.
Donk. Butcherlow catches Gascoigne right on the button with a cross.
Gascoigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcherlow throws out the jab.
Gascoigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcherlow manages to avoid it.
Gascoigne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butcherlow cracks Gascoigne with a good jab.
Butcherlow needs to keep his hands up - Gascoigne had a free shot at his head there.
Butcherlow scores with the left hand. Gascoigne knows he should have avoided that one.
Gascoigne misses with a double jab.
Butcherlow connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gascoigne misses the body punch
and Butcherlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcherlow works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcherlow looks to land a left hand but Gascoigne moved out of range nicely.
Gascoigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcherlow throws a combination. Gascoigne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Butcherlow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcherlow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butcherlow trying to control the position but instead, Gascoigne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butcherlow into the ropes.
Butcherlow manages to break the clinch.
Paul Gascoigne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Gascoigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcherlow throws a right hand that misses
and Gascoigne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cal Butcherlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcherlow is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Gascoigne.
Butcherlow is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gascoigne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Gascoigne does it's job there.
Gascoigne clobbers Butcherlow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gascoigne throws a body punch but Butcherlow moves out of range.
Butcherlow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gascoigne. Those never looked like landing.
Butcherlow jabs at Gascoigne's body.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcherlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gascoigne throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcherlow counters with a straight right hand.
Gascoigne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butcherlow circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcherlow closes the distance and clinches.
Gascoigne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gascoigne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gascoigne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow is stalling here.
Gascoigne looking to slow down the pace here.
Gascoigne is trying to stall.
Butcherlow breaks the clinch.
Butcherlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gascoigne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcherlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gascoigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcherlow.
Butcherlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcherlow misses with an uppercut
and Gascoigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gascoigne blocks a jab.
Butcherlow moves away from the strike by Gascoigne.
A jab from Butcherlow misses.
Gascoigne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcherlow.
Butcherlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Butcherlow misses.
Gascoigne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gascoigne doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcherlow circles away.
Gascoigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Gascoigne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gascoigne dodges the punch combination from Butcherlow.
Gascoigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcherlow moves out of range as Gascoigne strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gascoigne.
Butcherlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gascoigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcherlow.
Gascoigne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butcherlow counters with a straight right hand.
Butcherlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gascoigne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gascoigne drops Butcherlow with a beautiful combination! Butcherlow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gascoigne is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gascoigne digs a good body shot into Butcherlow's ribs.
Gascoigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcherlow misses the shot to the body.
Gascoigne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Butcherlow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gascoigne misses.
Butcherlow throws a counter combo.
Gascoigne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gascoigne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butcherlow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butcherlow slips a jab from Gascoigne.
Butcherlow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gascoigne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcherlow throws a right hand that misses
and Gascoigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcherlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcherlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Butcherlow right on the button. Butcherlow goes down! Gascoigne follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gascoigne gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Gascoigne!
Paul Gascoigne tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 825 p4p, 1468 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 94 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Cole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin connects with a jab.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Cole was not able to check.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Darwin moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Darwin misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darwin lands a really nice looking cross but Cole seems unphased.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Darwin throws a shot to the body.
Darwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a hook.
Darwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Darwin tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Darwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Darwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
Darwin throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
A left lands for Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin scores with a jab to the head.
Darwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
A big right from Cole misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole clinches up against the ropes.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cole's sensitive parts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
Darwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darwin.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the ropes.
Cole blocks a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Darwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Darwin slips a jab from Cole.
Darwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cole looks to land a combination but Darwin avoids it well.
Darwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Darwin lands a high kick!
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin connects with a leg kick.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cole, pushing him back against the ropes.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole blocks a jab.
Darwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Cole throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Cole is looking for a counter combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Darwin misses with a body kick.
Cole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darwin motions for Cole to come forward. Darwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin wants to clinch
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darwin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin lands with an overhand left.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Darwin misses with the body kick
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin is rocked!
Darwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cole under the eye.
Darwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole misses with a left hand
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Darwin seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin scores with a jab.
Cole checks a leg kick nicely.
Darwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darwin clinches up against the ropes.
Darwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cole drops Darwin with a beautiful combination! Darwin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cole is looking for the KO!
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Darwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cole moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Cole checks it
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Darwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Darwin's belly button to the back.
Charlie Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Darwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cole forces Darwin back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darwin walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole instigates a clinch.
Cole lands a left hand.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole jumps guard but Darwin stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Darwin is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Darwin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Cole fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole pulls guard successfully.
Darwin wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Cole's legs - danger averted.
Darwin looking to sit in guard and control but Cole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Cole preventing the sweep.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cole pushes down on Darwin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole is stalling here. Darwin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cole seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darwin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
Darwin is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darwin decides to stand back up.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Darwin thuds his shin into the meat of Cole's side.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin lands with a cross.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Darwin scores with a head kick.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Cole looks to land a combination. Darwin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole lands a big right hook! Darwin looks hurt but is still standing! Cole lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Darwin falls down and Cole dives in with a huge hammer fist! Darwin's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Cole runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Cole!
A very excited looking James Cole rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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