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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause as his entrance music. Mendez Papillion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Nelson's chin.
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289 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mendez Papillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Papillion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson moves forwards but Papillion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Papillion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Papillion circles away.
A lazy left from Papillion finds it's target.
Papillion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillion. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papillion looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Papillion looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Mendez Papillion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Papillion sends Nelson down but not out. Papillion dives into side control looking to finish.
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Brad Nelson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nelson wants to control but Papillion postures up.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Papillion trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Papillion working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Papillion keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Papillion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Papillion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Papillion wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Papillion working away.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Papillion is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papillion is one step ahead there.
Papillion trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papillion slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Papillion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Papillion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Papillion trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Papillion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson manages to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Papillion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nelson tries to roll over but Papillion keeps him under control.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Papillion.
Papillion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Papillion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Papillion is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson moves into full guard.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papillion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papillion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papillion stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Papillion working away.
Nelson tries to bench press Papillion off him but Papillion keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mendez Papillion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Nelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Papillion as Nelson shoots in.
Papillion throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papillion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Papillion catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Papillion lands with a cross.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Papillion finish him?
Papillion misses with a body kick.
Papillion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Papillion throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Mendez Papillion is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson loses concentration momentarily and Papillion pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Nelson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Papillion finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mendez Papillion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorn comes to the cage accompanied by Sam & Dave - Soul Man. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcus Hawthorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn misses with the combination.
Hawthorn gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawthorn won't allow it.
Hawthorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eddie Sanchez has been cut.
Hawthorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Hawthorn wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hawthorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawthorn tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawthorn drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Hawthorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Hawthorn sprawls well.
No joy there for Hawthorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throwing strikes but Hawthorn bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Hawthorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawthorn wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawthorn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hawthorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcus Hawthorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Sanchez.
Hawthorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawthorn sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Hawthorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawthorn also avoids with ease.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Hawthorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawthorn.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawthorn pinned against the cage. Hawthorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hawthorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawthorn checks it well.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawthorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawthorn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawthorn thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Hawthorn scores with a three punch combo!
Hawthorn misses with a double jab.
Hawthorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Hawthorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Hawthorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawthorn throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawthorn wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Hawthorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawthorn avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawthorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Hawthorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawthorn.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawthorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawthorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hawthorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawthorn misses with the combination.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hawthorn avoids it well.
Marcus Hawthorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawthorn swivels and escapes.
Hawthorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawthorn but Hawthorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcus Hawthorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawthorn but Hawthorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcus Hawthorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawthorn tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Hawthorn is avoiding it.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawthorn is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Hawthorn circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawthorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Eddie Sanchez's cut even more.
Hawthorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawthorn throws a one two combo.
Sanchez shoots in but Hawthorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorn!
Hawthorn misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawthorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorn clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawthorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawthorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawthorn throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Hawthorn sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Hawthorn both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawthorn gets a clinch.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawthorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorn stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Hawthorn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn clinches.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawthorn walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawthorn darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Hawthorn breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawthorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawthorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawthorn breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorn tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hawthorn. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez shoots in but Hawthorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawthorn swinging wildly here.
Hawthorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Hawthorn as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hawthorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hawthorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawthorn throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawthorn as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawthorn misses with a few strikes there.
Hawthorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Hawthorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hawthorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Hawthorn throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Hawthorn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawthorn throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawthorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Marcus Hawthorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Hawthorn catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Hawthorn circles away easily
and Hawthorn counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawthorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Hawthorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawthorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawthorn which made him look bad.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawthorn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hawthorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Hawthorn does no damage.
Hawthorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawthorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawthorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawthorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawthorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthorn closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Hawthorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawthorn throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Hawthorn shows good takedown defense.
Hawthorn clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eddie Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorn is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawthorn down to the mat. Hawthorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawthorn scores with a four punch combination!
Hawthorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Hawthorn.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a sloppy strike and Hawthorn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hawthorn has ended up in Sanchez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
Hawthorn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawthorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcus Hawthorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Hawthorn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hawthorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawthorn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hawthorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Golanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam Golanski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a right hand
and Golanski counters with a stiff right hand.
Golanski is looking to clinch.
Golanski slips a jab from Jones.
Golanski staying out of range there.
Golanski lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Golanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Golanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Golanski's head but Golanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golanski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Golanski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Golanski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golanski misses with an uppercut.
Golanski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones blocks a jab.
Golanski slips a jab from Jones.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Golanski's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golanski is on top in guard.
Golanski stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Golanski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Golanski forces his way into half guard.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Golanski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Golanski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to stand up but Golanski is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Golanski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golanski wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golanski throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Golanski's shoulder, as Golanski tries to avoid the shot.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golanski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golanski wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Oscar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Golanski misses the target.
Golanski slips a jab from Jones.
Golanski closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Golanski stalls.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Golanski pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golanski fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Golanski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golanski.
Jones slips under a jab from Golanski.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Golanski.
Golanski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Golanski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golanski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Golanski wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golanski is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Golanski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Golanski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golanski staying out of range there.
Golanski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golanski clinches up against the cage.
Golanski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones has Golanski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Golanski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Golanski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golanski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golanski is struggling to control the position.
Golanski misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golanski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golanski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golanski lands with a left to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Golanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golanski lands a nice shot to the body.
Golanski'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.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Golanski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Golanski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Golanski.
Golanski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Golanski lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
It looks like Oscar Jones has been cut.
Golanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golanski lands with a short shot to the head.
Golanski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golanski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golanski pushes Jones against the cage. Golanski is working some dirty boxing. Golanski pushes off with a quick right hook! Jones goes down! Jones tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Golanski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Golanski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter O Flanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Ravenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Flanigan comes to the cage accompanied by Spicy McHaggis Jig. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
193 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter O Flanigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kale Ravenal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenal misses with the body kick
and O Flanigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kale Ravenal has been cut.
O Flanigan throws a leg kick but Ravenal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ravenal moves away from the strike by O Flanigan.
O Flanigan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ravenal eats them both and turns towards O Flanigan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Flanigan looks to land a body kick but Ravenal moved away.
A big left from Ravenal misses.
Ravenal has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Flanigan throws a hook but Ravenal blocks it.
Ravenal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ravenal blocks a jab.
Ravenal slips a jab from O Flanigan.
O Flanigan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ravenal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Flanigans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ravenal clinches up against the cage.
Ravenal blocking some punches.
Ravenal scores with a shot to the side of O Flanigan's head.
O Flanigan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ravenal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Flanigan is looking to control Ravenal's arms but Ravenal gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Flanigan has his back to the cage.
Ravenal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Flanigan or not.
Ravenal pushes O Flanigan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Flanigan is trying to push Ravenal away but Ravenal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Ravenal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ravenal tries to work over O Flanigan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Flanigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ravenal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ravenal blocks an elbow strike.
Ravenal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal tries a body shot but O Flanigan blocks it.
O Flanigan is trying to stall.
Ravenal has O Flanigan pressed against the cage.
O Flanigan tries a body shot but Ravenal blocks it.
O Flanigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ravenal tries a body shot but O Flanigan blocks it.
Ravenal struggles to land a body shot inside as O Flanigan controls his hands.
Ravenal lands a shot to the body.
Ravenal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Flanigan backwards.
Ravenal can't find room to land a body shot as O Flanigan controls the action.
Ravenal lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Flanigan backwards.
Ravenal presses O Flanigan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ravenal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ravenal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ravenal.
Come on Ravenal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ravenal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal controlling the action here for a moment.
Ravenal has O Flanigan pressed against the cage, preventing O Flanigan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ravenal struggles to land a body shot inside as O Flanigan controls his hands.
Ravenal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ravenal can't find room to land a body shot as O Flanigan controls the action.
Ravenal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ravenal cracks O Flanigan with a nice body shot.
O Flanigan is breathing heavily.
O Flanigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ravenal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ravenal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ravenal lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Flanigan backwards.
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!
Ravenal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Ravenal.
Ravenal misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal lands with a short shot to the head.
Ravenal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Flanigans head.
A right hand to the body from Ravenal.
O Flanigan prevents a body shot from Ravenal.
Ravenal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ravenal has O Flanigan pressed against the cage.
O Flanigan blocks a body shot from Ravenal.
Ravenal pushes O Flanigan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ravenal lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ravenal.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ravenal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Ravenal as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ravenal as the two fighters clinch.
Ravenal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ravenal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Flanigan or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Ravenal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Ravenal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ravenal is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Flanigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ravenal looks to score with a jab to the body but O Flanigan is just out of range.
Ravenal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ravenal lands a jab to O Flanigan's midsection.
Ravenal thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Flanigan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ravenal scores with a shot to the body.
Ravenal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Flanigan moves away.
O Flanigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Flanigan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ravenal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Flanigan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Flanigan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ravenal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Flanigan scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Walter O Flanigan has been cut.
Walter O Flanigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ravenal sends O Flanigan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ravenal is motioning to the referee to let O Flanigan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
O Flanigan is rocked!
Kale Ravenal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ravenal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh O Flanigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ravenal tries to close the distance and clinch but O Flanigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kale Ravenal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ravenal stuns O Flanigan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Flanigan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ravenal gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Ravenal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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24
167 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid wants to clinch.
al Rashid lands with an overhand left.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamsky scores with a jab. al Rashid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adamsky avoids a kick to the body.
al Rashid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Rashid throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamsky.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses.
Adamsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Adamsky misses with a leg kick.
Adamsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Adamsky is predictable there
and al Rashid counters with a nice body kick.
al Rashid throws a solid leg kick but Adamsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
al Rashid moves into the clinch.
al Rashid misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Adamsky.
Adamsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adamsky throws a body punch but al Rashid moves out of range.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky thumps al Rashid with a low kick.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al Rashid lands a jab to the nose.
Adamsky with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adamsky. Adamsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Adamsky tries to land a leg kick but al Rashid saw it coming and moves away.
Adamsky throws a leg kick but al Rashid checks it.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Adamsky blocks it.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Rashid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Rashid closes the distance but Adamsky moves to the side
and Adamsky counters with a nice body kick.
al Rashid throws a series of punches but Adamsky avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky lands a head kick!
Adamsky connects with a high kick.
Adamsky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and al Rashid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Rashid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adamsky eats them both and turns towards al Rashid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adamsky dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
al Rashid misses with a few strikes there.
Adamsky throws a chopping leg kick but al Rashid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adamsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Rashid throws out the jab.
Adamsky lands a leg kick that knocks al Rashid off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Rashid avoids the head kick by Adamsky.
An inside leg kick from Adamsky misses.
Adamsky throws a leg kick but al Rashid checks it.
al Rashid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adamsky.
Adamsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adamsky throws a hook but al Rashid blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamsky throws a front kick aimed at al Rashid's knee but al Rashid avoids it well.
Adamsky lands a head kick!
Adamsky throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Adamsky 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Rashid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adamsky. That's going to slow al Rashid down.
Adamsky walks into a left hand.
Adamsky lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adamsky.
Adamsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Rashid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by al Rashid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamsky blocks a jab.
Adamsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adamsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adamsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adamsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Rashid's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Adamsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Rashid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Adamsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Rashid thows a body shot but no joy.
Adamsky is looking to land body kicks.
al Rashid misses with a series of wild punches.
Adamsky thows a leg kick but al Rashid checks it
and al Rashid counters with a good, hard body kick but Adamsky shrugs it off.
Adamsky throws a leg kick
and al Rashid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a sloppy head kick and al Rashid moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al Rashid.
Mike Adamsky is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamsky lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Adamsky blocks it.
al Rashid is stalling here.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamsky has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamsky.
Adamsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from al Rashid.
Adamsky struggles to land a body shot inside as al Rashid controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
Adamsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky tries a head kick but it misses.
al Rashid thumps Adamsky with a low kick.
al Rashid cracks Adamsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
al Rashid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adamsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Rashid counters with a leg kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid scores with a hook.
al Rashid doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamsky circles away.
al Rashid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Rashid motions for Adamsky to come forward. al Rashid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Adamsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Rashid moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamsky misses with a right hand
and al Rashid counters with a leg kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Adamsky moves out of range.
al Rashid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid lands a leg kick that knocks Adamsky off balance momentarily.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Adamsky circles away.
Adamsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamsky thuds a left hand into al Rashid's body.
Adamsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adamsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Adamsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Adamsky throws a head kick but al Rashid moves out of range.
Adamsky misses with a low kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Adamsky is having none of it.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid scores with a jab. Adamsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Rashid tries to move into range but Adamsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Rashid checks a low kick from Adamsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky looks to land a body kick but al Rashid moved away.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adamsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adamsky.
al Rashid checks a leg kick nicely.
Adamsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Rashid moves in looking to clinch but Adamsky pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Adamsky circles away.
al Rashid wants to clinch
and Adamsky counters with a leg kick.
Adamsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Rashid's sensitive parts.
al Rashid misses with a two punch combination.
Adamsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamsky misses with a leg kick
and al Rashid counters with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid checks a leg kick nicely.
al Rashid slips a jab and a cross from Adamsky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from al Rashid. Those never looked like landing.
al Rashid is looking to slow Adamsky down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Rashid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Rashid misses with a wild combination.
al Rashid misses with a double jab.
al Rashid looks to clinch
and Adamsky counters with a low kick, right behind al Rashid 's knee.
Adamsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adamsky swings for the body but al Rashid moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Rashid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adamsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well al Rashid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West-So Appalled. Green has chosen yes as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Green!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banks has Green pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Green manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks tries to score a body lock takedown but Green shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Green.
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 Green.
Banks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks walks into a left hand.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Banks was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banks's guard.
Green has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Banks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Banks is rocked!
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Banks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Green cracks Banks with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Green!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Fort minor Ft. 50 Cent&Eminem - Remember the name Remix as his entrance music. Junior Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
205 lbs
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25
212 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios misses with a double jab.
Rios throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
Rios leaves Lewis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios moves into the clinch.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Lewis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Rios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rios rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rios dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jesus Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Lewis.
Rios scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Rios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios looking to stall.
Rios managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Rios blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Rios lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
Lewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a body shot.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Lewis motions for Rios to come forward. Lewis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Rios slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rios.
Rios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Jesus Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rios is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Rios tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Rios tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Rios staying out of range there.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Rios wants to clinch
and Lewis counters with a three punch combo that has Rios backing up. Rios nods at Lewis to acknowledge the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lewis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rios rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lewis's guard! Nice work there by Rios!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is pulling down on Rios's head. It's preventing any offense from Rios, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand and escape but Rios is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios content to stall in guard here.
Rios has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus Rios has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rios misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Rios will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rios keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Rios is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis throws a right hand that Rios ducks under and follows up with a left that Rios also avoids with ease.
Rios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Junior Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Rios checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios is trying to stall.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Rios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Rios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rios throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a leg kick.
Lewis clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the cage.
Jesus Rios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis tries to circle away but Rios has him pinned against the cage.
Lewis decides to pull guard.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Rios postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Rios misses.
Lewis with a jab.
Rios lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Rios counters with a head kick that wobbles Lewis - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Rios sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Rios!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMasters looks to clinch
and Haye counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Haye.
McMasters moves to clinch but Haye breaks away
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Haye scores with a punch to the head.
McMasters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jonathan McMasters has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMasters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haye counters with a crisp one two that drops McMasters! Haye thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McMasters to his feet! McMasters is in big trouble!
McMasters is rocked!
Haye batters McMasters with a massive right followed by a huge left! McMasters is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Haye lands a final crushing right hand to drop McMasters to the mat with a gruesome thud! Haye is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Haye!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garelli comes to the cage accompanied by Patriarch on a Vespa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
184 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garelli throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Hard throws a shot from downtown. Garelli moves away and avoids it.
Hard swings widly with a right hand
and Garelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hard lands with a hook. Garelli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hard throws a push kick but Garelli slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Garelli.
Garelli misses with a shot to the body
and Hard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
Hard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garelli. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard looks to land a right hand but Garelli moved out of range.
Hard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Dai Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard connects with a body shot that sends Garelli's belly button to the back.
Hard keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hard.
Garelli with a hook.
Hard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hard's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garelli.
It looks like Dai Hard has been cut.
Garelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hard backwards.
Hard has Garelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hard looks for a takedown but Garelli sprawls well.
Joe Garelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Garelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garelli misses with a looping right.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garelli takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Hard throws out a loose jab but Garelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garelli throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Hard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hard duly obliges.
Hard shoots in and gets a takedown into Garelli's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hard throws a big right hand that misses.
Hard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garelli keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.
Garelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Garelli is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hard defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garelli is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garelli has escaped and now he's on top!
Garelli postures up.
Garelli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garelli wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Hard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Hard there.
Garelli digs a good body shot into Hard's ribs.
Hard moves to clinch but Garelli breaks away
and Garelli counters with a head kick. That will keep Hard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hard throws the left hand but Garelli avoids the punch easily.
Garelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hard.
Garelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Hard throws a hook but Garelli blocks it.
Joe Garelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garelli misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Garelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Garelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dai Hard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hard throws a right and a left that Garelli avoids nicely.
Hard misses with a lunging right hand
and Garelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Garelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hard is rocked!
Garelli seems to be stalking Hard here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hard drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Garelli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donowitz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Bear Jew . Donny Donowitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
149 lbs
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21
152 lbs
9 - 0 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Koltun's legs.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Koltun's defenses.
Donowitz lands an overhand right.
Koltun slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koltun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koltun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koltun.
Koltun throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is trying to break the clinch but Koltun is controlling him.
Donowitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun has picked Donowitz up - he's going for a ride! Koltun dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koltun wants to control but Donowitz is keeping him busy.
Koltun winds up and cracks Donowitz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koltun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donowitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donowitz tries to get out of the position.
Koltun is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Koltun has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Konrad Koltun has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donowitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Koltun.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koltun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donowitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koltun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Koltun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Donowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Koltun slips a jab from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz lands a head kick. Koltun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun scores with a jab.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Koltun.
The fighters circling - Koltun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donowitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Koltun thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Koltun dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koltun cracks Donowitz with an open hand slap.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Koltun's ribs.
Donowitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Koltun is looking to clinch.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun cracks Donowitz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Koltun has Donowitz up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a jab.
Donowitz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koltun rushes Donowitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koltun.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donowitz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koltun misses with a body punch.
Koltun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koltun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz's elbow.
Koltun is struggling to control the position.
Koltun misses with an elbow strike.
Koltun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Koltun has Donowitz pressed against the cage.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz manages to break the clinch.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koltun 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.
Koltun loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Koltun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Koltun. Koltun gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donowitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Koltun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Donowitz lands a nice hook to Koltun's body. Koltun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koltun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz lands a jab to Koltun's midsection.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donowitz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koltun counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koltun. Koltun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koltun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donowitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Koltun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donowitz won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koltun asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Koltun looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Donowitz is avoiding damage well.
Koltun trying to control the position but Donowitz is working away.
Donowitz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws an elbow but Donowitz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Koltun throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Koltun working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Donowitz is not content to let Koltun control the position.
Koltun taking a break here but Donowitz is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Donowitz dodges it nicely.
Koltun is keen to just control but Donowitz is a slippery customer.
Koltun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koltun misses with a head shot. Donowitz uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Konrad Koltun just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koltun controlling the action here.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Donowitz dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koltun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koltun is controlling the pace.
Koltun throws a strike but Donowitz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a big right hand that misses.
Donowitz wants to get back to his feet but Koltun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koltun stands up from Donowitz's guard - Koltun perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Nice sprawl there from Donowitz as Koltun shoots in.
Koltun slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koltun.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown but Donowitz shows good takedown defense.
Koltun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donowitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun blocks a low kick nicely.
Koltun connects with a crisp jab.
Donowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Koltun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltun.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz lands a jab to Koltun's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a series of punches but Donowitz avoids them all with ease.
Koltun cracks Donowitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Koltun's defenses.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz throws a front kick that sends Koltun stumbling back into the cage.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Donowitz is avoiding it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Koltun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koltun on the side of the head.
Donowitz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koltun shoots in but no luck this time.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koltun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koltun slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Koltun as he checks the leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Koltun has a takedown stuffed.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Koltun.
Donowitz jabs at Koltun's body.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Koltun.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Koltun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donowitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donowitz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Donowitz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donny Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Konrad Koltun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koltun shoots in for a double leg but Donowitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koltun thows a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Koltun checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Donowitz coming out on top.
Donowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun tries to clinch but Donowitz is having none of it.
Koltun with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koltun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Koltun!
Konrad Koltun is the new featherweight champion!
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