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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Deco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phooey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hong Kong Phooey. Deco has chosen Best Around as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Deco!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phooey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phooey's hands.
Deco clinches up with Phooey and pushes him back against the ropes.
Phooey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deco backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Phooey to keep the fight standing.
Phooey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deco.
Phooey wants to stall.
Phooey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phooey's efforts to push away.
Deco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phooey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phooey throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Phooey on the inside.
Phooey lands an uppercut.
Deco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phooey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Deco.
Phooey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deco's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deco.
Deco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phooey is keeping busy.
Phooey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phooey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phooey pushes off an throws an elbow but Deco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Deco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Deco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phooey stalling the fight.
Phooey taking a breather.
Phooey struggles to land a body shot inside as Deco controls his hands.
Phooey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phooey misses with a body punch.
Deco tries to land knees in the clinch but Phooey avoids the damage to the body.
Phooey throws a punch but it's blocked by Deco.
Deco misses with a punch to the body.
Deco stalling in the clinch but Phooey improves position.
Deco dodges an elbow strike from Phooey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phooey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tommy Deco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deco swings for the body but Phooey moves out of range.
Deco looks to score with a jab to the body but Phooey is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deco blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey thows a leg kick but Deco checks it
and Deco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deco misses with a series of wild punches.
Deco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Deco misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phooey at a distance.
Deco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phooey.
Phooey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deco in his tracks.
Phooey misses with a head kick.
Deco loads up on a big right hand but Phooey slips the punch.
Phooey tries to clinch but Deco moves out of range.
Deco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Deco.
Deco lands a jab-cross combination.
Deco is looking to chop away at Phooey's legs.
Deco throws out a loose jab but Phooey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Phooey.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deco looks to score with a jab to the body but Phooey is just out of range.
Phooey scores with a hook to the body. Deco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deco avoids the head kick by Phooey.
Good leg kick by Phooey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phooey moves away from the strike by Deco.
Phooey lands a head kick. Deco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Phooey.
Phooey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deco.
Phooey swinging wildly here.
Phooey scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phooey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deco throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey dominated that round.
That's time! Phooey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phooey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phooey stuffs the takedown.
Deco avoids the head kick by Phooey.
Deco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deco shoots in for a takedown but Phooey shows good takedown defense.
Deco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phooey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deco works Phooey's body with a nice hook.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phooey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deco.
Deco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Phooey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Deco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries to clinch up.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Deco lands a jab to the nose.
Deco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phooey.
Phooey ducks under a wild hook from Deco.
Deco looks for a takedown but Phooey sprawls well.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Deco.
Deco connects with a solid leg kick.
Phooey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deco.
A big right from Deco misses.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phooey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deco lands a nice shot to the body.
Phooey tries to move into range but Deco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phooey lands a head kick. Deco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Deco. Beautiful body shot.
Deco misses with a hook.
Deco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle, before Phooey throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Deco's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Phooey lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hong Kong Phooey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin comes to the ring accompanied by Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . David Giljotin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, David Giljotin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Askren!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Askren. No joy for Giljotin on that attempt.
Askren gets caught flat footed, as Giljotin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Giljotin drops back looking for a leg! Askren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Askren manages to kick Giljotin off! Giljotin jumps back into Askren's guard.
Giljotin throwing strikes but missing.
Giljotin throwing strikes but missing.
Giljotin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Askren manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Giljotin has Askren in his guard.
Askren got a little sloppy there for a moment and Giljotin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Askren has managed to get both his arms back between Giljotin's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is sitting in close to Giljotin's body. Giljotin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Askren is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Askren is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Giljotin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Giljotin!
David Giljotin is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, David Giljotin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bushido Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boris Brejcha - Flockentanz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynolds cracks the inside of Kahn's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahn is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes.
Reynolds is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Charlie Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Kahn.
Kahn has Reynolds pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Reynolds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kahn looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Kahn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahn is trying to drag Reynolds to the mat but Reynolds just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Reynolds has Kahn pressed against the ropes, preventing Kahn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Oliver Kahn has been cut.
Kahn is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahn's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Kahn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
The referee calls for Reynolds to work.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Oliver Kahn's cut even more.
Reynolds cracks Kahn with a nice body shot.
Reynolds working Kahn over with knees to the body.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Kahn blocks with his arms.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds'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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Oliver Kahn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Kahn in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kahn takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliver Kahn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oliver Kahn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charlie Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatanka Stag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser has chosen Oben am jungen Rhein as his entrance music. Tatanka Stag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatanka Stag!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stag is defended easily by Kaiser.
Stag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaiser as he jumps to the side.
Stag has his takedown stuffed
and Kaiser counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatanka Stag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaiser pinned against the ropes. Kaiser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses.
Kaiser lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stag takes a step back to recover.
Nice sprawl there from Kaiser as Stag shoots in.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Kaiser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stag avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Stag shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaiser slaps away a takedown attempt from Stag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Stag moves out of range easily.
Kaiser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stag drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kaiser manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stag has Kaiser in his guard.
Stag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stag working for submissions but it's allowed Kaiser to get to half guard.
Kaiser tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stag is looking for a sweep. Kaiser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stag gets back to full guard.
Stag working for a triangle but Kaiser defends it easily.
Stag working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaiser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stag is tightening it up a little... Kaiser has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kaiser reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kaiser taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stag!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tatanka Stag!
Tatanka Stag retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage comes to the ring accompanied by Mac Lethal - Black Widow Spider . Leissner has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Phineus Gage had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leissner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leissner shoots in but no luck this time.
Leissner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leissner wants to work for an arm triangle but Gage is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gage tries to roll over but Leissner keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leissner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leissner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gage keeps working.
Leissner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leissner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gage is positioning himself well to prevent Leissner advancing to mount.
Leissner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leissner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leissner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gage is looking to improve his position.
Gage wants to get back to his feet.
Gage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leissner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leissner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gage to regain full guard.
Leissner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gage keeping moving, preventing Leissner from controlling successfully.
Gage wants to stand but Leissner is controlling the position.
Leissner distracts Gage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leissner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leissner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage looking to control.
Leissner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leissner wants to control from the top but Gage keeps moving.
Leissner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leissner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leissner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leissner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leissner.
Gage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leissner throwing strikes but missing.
Leissner throwing strikes but missing.
Gage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leissner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner postures up in Gage's guard and throws a big left but Gage blocks it.
Leissner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leissner is in close to Gage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gage wants to stand and escape but Leissner is having none of it.
Leissner throws a big elbow that misses.
Gage is looking to stand up but Leissner isn't so interested in that idea.
Leissner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leissner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gage is trying to control Leissner's posture but Leissner avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner controlling the position.
Leissner grinds an elbow into Gage's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that round.
That's time! Gage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leissner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leissner slips a jab and a cross from Gage.
Gage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leissner counters with a leg kick.
Gage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leissner circles away quickly and effectively.
Gage stuffs the takedown attempt from Leissner. Leissner gets slowly back to his feet.
Gage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Leissner with that takedown attempt.
Phineus Gage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Leissner.
Gage misses with a lunging right hand
and Leissner counters with a good low kick that Gage was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Gage. Those never looked like landing.
Phineus Gage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gage's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gage duly obliges.
It looks like Nate Leissner has been cut.
Leissner gets a double leg takedown into Gage's guard.
Gage keeping moving, preventing Leissner from controlling successfully.
Leissner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gage has wrist control.
Gage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leissner.
Leissner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gage has wrist control.
Leissner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gage keeping moving, preventing Leissner from controlling successfully.
Gage wants to sweep here but Leissner controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage trying to keep a closed guard but Leissner is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leissner tries for a takedown but Gage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Gage misses with a double jab.
Leissner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gage will feel that in the morning.
Phineus Gage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leissner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leissner cracks Gage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leissner dodges the punch combination from Gage.
Gage throws a looping overhand right but Leissner ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage scores with a sloppy right hand. Leissner should have avoided that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leissner.
Leissner controls the position.
Leissner in side control, throwing shots but Gage defends.
Leissner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leissner working the head with strikes.
Gage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leissner passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage is desperately trying to improve his position but Leissner has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leissner.
The referee warns Gage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Leissner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Leissner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leissner raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leissner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leissner with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Leissner'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leissner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leissner dives in and grabs Gage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gage pushes down on Leissner's head and hops out.
A cross from Leissner lands.
Gage swats away the attempt to clinch by Leissner.
Leissner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gage but Gage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gage looks to land a combination but Leissner avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Gage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner throws a body kick that misses.
Leissner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phineus Gage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Leissner.
Leissner moves away from the strike by Gage.
Gage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leissner is rocked!
Phineus Gage is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Leissner up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Gage from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Leissner's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phineus Gage!
Our winner, Phineus Gage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnatus Carnophage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnatus Carnophage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnophage. Valquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnophage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carnophage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Carnophage misses the target.
Carnophage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carnophage throws a looping overhand right but Valquez ducks down to avoid it.
Carnophage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carnophage misses with an uppercut. Valquez saw that one coming.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carnophage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carnophage missing with a left hand there. Valquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnatus Carnophage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carnophage misses with an uppercut. Valquez saw that one coming.
Valquez blocks a jab.
Valquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnophage cracks Valquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez slips a jab from Carnophage.
Valquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carnophage.
Carnophage misses with an uppercut. Valquez saw that one coming.
Carnophage misses with an uppercut.
Valquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carnophage.
A punch lands to the side of Valquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carnophage throws a big shot that misses.
Carnophage circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Carnophage misses.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carnophage throws out the jab.
Valquez darts in and clinches Carnophage up against the ropes.
Valquez blocks a body shot from Carnophage.
Carnophage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carnophage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carnophage wants to break free but Valquez has control.
Carnophage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carnophage's defenses.
Valquez pushes off an throws an elbow but Carnophage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Valquez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Carnophage tries to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling the position.
Valquez looking to stall.
Carnophage has had enough of the clinch but Valquez keeps him there for the moment.
Valquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carnophage's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez has Carnophage pressed against the ropes, preventing Carnophage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valquez trying to land knees to the body.
Valquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carnophage is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Valquez.
Carnophage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carnophage thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez slips a jab from Carnophage.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carnophage throws out the jab.
Carnophage misses with a straight right.
Carnophage throws a jab but it's blocked by Valquez.
Carnophage gets tackled into the ropes by Valquez. Valquez maintains the clinch.
Valquez landing knees to the body.
Valquez stalling.
Valquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carnophage is defending well for now.
Carnophage tries to circle away but Valquez has him pinned against the ropes.
Carnophage takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Valquez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carnophage misses with a body punch.
Valquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carnophage's efforts to push away.
Valquez landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage tries to throw a body punch but Valquez avoids it by throwing Carnophage back against the ropes.
Carnophage has had enough of the clinch but Valquez keeps him there for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez lands an uppercut.
Valquez looking to stall.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
Carnophage wants to break free but Valquez has control.
Valquez'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.
Valquez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carnophage's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valquez obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Carnophage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carnophage managing to block the knees to the body from Valquez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carnophage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes.
Carnophage is trying to break free.
Carnophage tries to circle away but Valquez has him pinned against the ropes.
Carnophage is trying to push Valquez away but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
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 Ragnatus Carnophage will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carnophage misses with an uppercut.
Valquez blocks a jab.
Carnophage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Carnophage throws a body punch but Valquez moves out of range.
Carnophage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Carnophage.
Ragnatus Carnophage is winning the standup battle so far.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Carnophage circles away.
Carnophage swings widly with a right hand
and Valquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carnophage throws an off balance right hand
and Valquez counters with a big head kick but Carnophage shrugs it off.
Valquez slips a jab from Carnophage.
Carnophage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnophage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valquez.
Carnophage throws a lazy uppercut
and Valquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Valquez moves in looking to clinch but Carnophage pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnophage throws the left hand but Valquez avoids the punch easily.
Valquez slips under a jab.
Carnophage scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Carnophage misses.
Carnophage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnophage.
Carnophage connects with a right hand. Valquez shakes it off.
Valquez walks into a stiff left hand from Carnophage.
Sloppy strikes from Carnophage. Those never looked like landing.
Valquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carnophage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carnophage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valquez can pounce on him.
Carnophage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carnophage misses with a left hand
and Valquez counters by clinching up.
Carnophage is trying to push Valquez away but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnophage takes an elbow to the temple.
Valquez landing knees to the body.
Estoban Valquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Valquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valquez scores a nice knee to the body.
Valquez scores with a knee to the head.
Valquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Valquez.
Carnophage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Valquez.
Valquez lands an elbow that stopped Carnophage in his tracks for a moment.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Carnophage shrugs off.
Carnophage is trying to push Valquez away but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Valquez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valquez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Carnophage shrugs off.
Carnophage takes an elbow to the temple.
Carnophage wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carnophage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valquez scores with a knee to the head.
Valquez with a knee to the head.
Valquez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carnophage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Valquez.
Valquez stalling the fight.
Carnophage has had enough of the clinch but Valquez keeps him there for the moment.
Valquez is struggling to control the position.
Valquez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valquez crunches a lovely knee into Carnophage's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carnophage's efforts to push away.
Valquez prevents Carnophage from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valquez.
Carnophage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
Valquez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valquez leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Valquez.
Carnophage is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
Carnophage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carnophage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carnophage is trying to force a seperation but Valquez has the dominant position.
Valquez prevents a body shot from Carnophage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carnophage tries to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling the position.
Valquez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estoban Valquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carnophage'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.
Valquez defending well as Carnophage loads up on a big left hand.
Carnophage lands with a cross.
Carnophage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carnophage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Carnophage throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Valquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnophage.
Valquez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Carnophage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carnophage tries to keep at a distance but Valquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valquez is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Carnophage has denied him.
Carnophage is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
Valquez lands a good knee to the midsection. Carnophage won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnophage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carnophage is looking to break free of the clinch but Valquez has double underhooks.
Valquez lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valquez.
Nice elbow from Valquez.
Carnophage working hard to break the clinch.
Valquez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carnophage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valquez lands a nice elbow.
Valquez is stalling here.
Carnophage wants to break free but Valquez has control.
Carnophage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valquez has him pressed against the ropes.
Valquez connects with a knee to the head.
Valquez'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.
Carnophage takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez lands an elbow just above Carnophage 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valquez.
Carnophage wants to break free but Valquez has control.
Valquez lands an elbow just above Carnophage 's eye.
Valquez has Carnophage pressed against the ropes.
Carnophage tries to work over Valquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valquez.
Carnophage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valquez lands a right hand.
Valquez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valquez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Valquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carnophage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carnophage as Valquez tries to tie him up.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
Carnophage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Valquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valquez connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valquez.
Valquez lands an elbow just above Carnophage 's eye.
Carnophage is rocked!
Valquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carnophage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carnophage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valquez lands an elbow that stopped Carnophage in his tracks for a moment.
Valquez lands a knee to the body.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valquez has Carnophage pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Carnophage is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Valquez - that's hurt Carnophage badly! Oh, another knee lands and Carnophage is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Carnophage doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Estoban Valquez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Leroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroix comes to the ring accompanied by Jump you f***** jump. Lawson has chosen Decapitated -Post Organic as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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247 lbs
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221 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Leroix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroix just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lawson. Those never looked like landing.
Leroix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Leroix.
Leroix ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ricardo Leroix has been cut.
Lawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leroix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leroix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroix thows a body shot but no joy.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroix thows a body shot but no joy.
Leroix walks into a straight right hand from Lawson.
Lawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ricardo Leroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leroix under the eye.
Lawson throws out a powerful jab.
Leroix thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leroix moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Leroix fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control the position but instead, Leroix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawson into the ropes.
Leroix tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leroix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leroix misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Leroix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kerry Lawson has been cut.
Leroix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Leroix tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Leroix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leroix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroix.
Leroix is looking to wear down Lawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawson swings for the body but Leroix moves out of range.
Leroix tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leroix throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Leroix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leroix misses the body punch
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson stalks Leroix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leroix's face. Leroix staggers backwards, shaken.
Ricardo Leroix's cut is getting worse.
Lawson throws a shot to the body.
Leroix swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Leroix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawson's hands.
Leroix defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Leroix needs to keep his hands up - Lawson had a free shot at his head there.
Lawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leroix is rocked!
Ricardo Leroix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lawson cracks Leroix with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Leroix tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lawson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Leroix is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kerry Lawson! Kerry Lawson retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kerry Lawson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piero Vischi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward moves into the clinch.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Edward controls the action.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vischi cracks Edward with a nice body shot.
Edward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vischi's elbow.
Edward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edward blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Vischi throws a jab when Edward was well out of range.
Vischi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Edward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edward throws out a loose jab but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward missing with a left hand there. Vischi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Edward misses.
Vischi tries to clinch there but Edward circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Edward misses the target.
Vischi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vischi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vischi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edward.
Edward throws a poor cross that misses
and Vischi counters with a low kick, right behind Edward 's knee.
Vischi tries to move into range but Edward moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vischi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edward clinches up against the ropes.
Vischi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edward.
Edward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Vischi.
Edward throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edward.
Edward tries to work over Vischi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vischi.
Edward tries a body shot but Vischi blocks it.
Edward prevents a body shot from Vischi.
Vischi swings wildly with an uppercut but Edward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vischi is working Edward over against the ropes.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Vischi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vischi.
Edward is breathing heavily.
Vischi lands with a left to the head.
Edward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vischi's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vischi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vischi misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edward.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edward avoids it.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Vischi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edward.
Vischi lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vischi.
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Vischi blocks an uppercut.
Edward lands a left hand.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Edward back against the ropes.
Vischi trying to control the position but instead, Edward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vischi into the ropes.
Vischi effectively controlling the action here.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vischi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward tries a body shot but Vischi blocks it.
Edward looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vischi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward avoids the head kick by Vischi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi delivers a nice body kick.
Vischi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Edward throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vischi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Edward really felt that one!
Edward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vischi.
Vischi connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Edward misses the target.
Vischi lands with an overhand left.
Vischi moves out of range of the body kick from Edward.
Vischi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edward.
Ryan Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Edward slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Edward's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vischi wants to clinch.
Vischi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
Edward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vischi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edward misses with a body shot.
Edward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vischi.
Vischi feints and then cracks Edward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edward down.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Edward.
Vischi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edward scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edward misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi tries to clinch up but Edward circles away and keeps his distance.
Edward feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vischi's calf.
Edward misses with a looping right.
Vischi has closed the distance and engaged Edward in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vischi.
Vischi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Edward's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Edward's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vischi prevents a body shot from Edward.
Vischi has Edward pushed against the ropes.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edward can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
Vischi tries to throw a body punch but Edward avoids it by throwing Vischi back against the ropes.
Vischi throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischi trying to control the position but instead, Edward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vischi into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edward scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edward.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edward lands a hook that snaps the head of Vischi backwards.
Edward lands a nice shot to the body.
Vischi blocks a body shot from Edward.
A short left from Edward.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi missing with knees to the body.
Piero Vischi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vischis head.
Vischi is rocked!
Edward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi is still on wobbly legs! Can Edward finish him?
Edward swings wildly with an uppercut but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Edward controls the action.
Vischi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edward blocks it with crossed arms.
Vischi seems to have recovered his senses.
Edward throws a head punch that misses.
Edward lands a right hand.
Edward misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward avoids the elbow strike from Vischi, against the ropes.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vischi.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Edward back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edward.
Vischi tries to work over Edward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Vischi.
Vischi working aggressively here.
Vischi lands a good knee to the midsection. Edward won't want to take too many of those.
Vischi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
A short body shot lands from Edward as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Edward back against the ropes.
Vischi misses with some punches.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Edward controls the action.
Edward cracks Vischi with a nice body shot.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edward blocks a body shot from Vischi.
A left hand lands to the body for Vischi.
A right hook to the body lands for Edward.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edward.
Edward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch but Edward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Vischi.
Edward throws a poor cross that misses
and Vischi counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edward.
Vischi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edward is out of range and Vischi settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edward throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Vischi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Piero Vischi's cut even more.
Edward fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vischi is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Edward dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Edward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edward throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vischi tries to keep at a distance but Edward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vischi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vischi fails to land.
Edward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edward throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Edward is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Vischi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vischi lands a hook that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
Vischi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vischi trying to stall but Edward improves his position.
Vischi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward blocks a body shot from Vischi.
A short body shot lands from Vischi as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward misses with the head strike.
Vischi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edward or not.
Edward misses with the head strike.
Vischi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edward.
Edward swings wildly with an uppercut but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi tries to throw a body punch but Edward avoids it by throwing Vischi back against the ropes.
Vischi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Vischi.
Edward prevents a body shot from Vischi.
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vischi lands with a short shot to the head.
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Vischi controls his hands.
Vischi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edward tries to work over Vischi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vischi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edward is rocked!
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward blocks an uppercut.
Vischi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi lands with a right to the head.
Oh Edward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan Edward's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edward.
Vischi is working Edward over against the ropes.
Vischi has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Edward - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Vischi, and another! Edward is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Piero Vischi!
Piero Vischi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Dragon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cekada just misses with a punch to the body.
Cekada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Cekada.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cekada if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee gets caught napping as Cekada dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Cekada postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Cekada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cekada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is looking to control Cekada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Lee is pressing down on Cekada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee controls Cekada momentarily but Cekada frees himself.
Cekada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Cekada's head back.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Cekada looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Cekada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee thumps Cekada with a low kick.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cekada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cekada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Cekada in the body.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Cekada.
Lee slips under a jab from Cekada.
Lee cracks Cekada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cekada fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Cekada stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee thuds a left hand into Cekada's body.
A big right from Cekada misses.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cekada moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Cekada lands a nice looking body kick.
Cekada misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Cekada shoots in.
Cekada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cekada lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada slips under a jab.
Lee misses with the body kick
and Cekada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cekada cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bro Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Cekada as he checks the leg kick.
Cekada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Cekada misses
and Cekada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee pushes Cekada away with a front kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cekada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cekada manages to avoid it.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cekada. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Cekada lands a body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Cekada.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Cekada saw that one coming.
A big right from Cekada misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cekada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cekada does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Cekada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Cekada's legs.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Cekada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cekada closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cekada throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Cekada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cekada is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cekada won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Cekada is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cekada!
Cekada manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Cekada defends it.
Cekada is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Lee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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!
Cekada tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Cekada actively working from the bottom here.
Cekada tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Cekada regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Cekada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cekada lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee avoids the head kick by Cekada.
Cekada lands a jab to the nose.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Cekada misses the shot to the body.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cekada is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Cekada misses with a wild body shot.
Lee with a nice cross.
Cekada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Cekada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cekada.
Nice cross by Cekada.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Cekada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cekada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cekada digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cekada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Cekada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cekada.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cekada misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Cekada didn't see that one coming.
Cekada takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Cekada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cekada.
Cekada lands a jab.
Cekada misses with a left hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Cekada.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Cekada is out of range.
Lee tries to bum rush Cekada with a series of wild strikes but Cekada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cekada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cekada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Cekada in the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Lee leaves Cekada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cekada tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cekada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cekada somewhat.
Cekada looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Cekada throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Cekada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Cekada throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cekada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cekada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Cekada closes the distance and clinches.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bro Lee just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cekada blocks the body kick.
Cekada misses with a straight right.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Cekada is out of range.
Cekada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee thows a body kick. Cekada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cekada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cekada throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Cekada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Cekada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cekada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cekada.
Cekada working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cekada winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Ground and pound from Cekada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cekada lands a nice short elbow.
Lee tries to roll over but Cekada keeps him under control.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Cekada landing some decent shots from guard.
Cekada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cekada tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Cekada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cekada!
Cekada can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control the pace but Cekada is squirming around nicely.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cekada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cekada can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
Cekada trying to control the action but Lee just sinks the hooks in.
Cekada wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada had his way with Bro Lee in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cekada swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Cekada's front leg but catches the back leg as Cekada tries to avoid it.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada avoids a kick to the body.
Cekada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cekada scores with a nice head shot.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Cekada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Cekada misses.
Cekada checks a leg kick.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cekada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Cekada drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee controls Cekada momentarily but Cekada frees himself.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cekada preventing the sweep.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Cekada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to hold on to Cekada's head to control him but Cekada postures up.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cekada trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
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!
Cekada throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Cekada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cekada working Lee over with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cekada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Lee won't allow Cekada to pass to mount.
Cekada takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boris Cekada has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cekada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cekada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Cekada's head back.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cekada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cekada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Cekada's legs.
Cekada dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Cekada's head and hops out.
Cekada fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cekada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee wants to slow Cekada down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Cekada moved away.
Lee misses with a hook.
Cekada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cekada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Boris Cekada!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Boris Cekada!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada wins by unanimous decision!
Boris Cekada retains his lightweight title!
Boris Cekada took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue's entrance music is Viikate - Viina, terva & hauta. A fine choice. Saint has chosen Be Aggresive by Faith No More as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kain Saint enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saint to the mat! Saint manages to get full guard.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Saint seems keen to control Inoue's posture.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.
Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.
Inoue seems to be working for a kimura but Saint defends the submission attempt.
Saint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saint tries to get to full guard but Inoue has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saint is just riding it out for now. Inoue eventually gives up the hold.
Saint wants to improve his position but Inoue is controlling well.
Saint is looking to control Inoue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint avoid being mounted?
Saint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue is looking for a kimura here.
Inoue frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inoue jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Saint is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Saint and Inoue has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Inoue thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to get an arm triangle but Saint is defending well.
Inoue tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inoue has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saint wants to control but Inoue postures up.
Saint is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Inoue is staying active.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard.
Inoue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to get an arm triangle but Saint is defending well.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Inoue's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Inoue is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saint defends it well.
Saint wants to control but Inoue is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.
Saint is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saint is trying to maintain the position but Inoue is very close to passing his half guard.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inoue is looking to advance position but Saint has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saint trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
Saint looking to control but Inoue is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue can't escape the position.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue taking shots to the head.
Inoue tries to reverse the position but Saint maintains control.
Saint controlling his opponent.
Inoue working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Saint.
Inoue lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saint misses with a body shot.
Inoue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Inoue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Inoue throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Inoue with a jab.
A left lands for Saint.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue slips under a jab from Saint.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
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!
Saint takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a leg kick but Inoue moved away.
That kick from Saint tenderised Inoue's leg. Inoue is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Inoue jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint pushes Inoue up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Come on Saint - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Inoue is working Saint over against the ropes.
Inoue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saint is defending well.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Saint.
Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Saint misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Inoue sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Saint checks a low kick from Inoue.
Saint scores with a nice body kick.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saint but Saint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.
Saint swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the head kick by Inoue.
Saint lands a lovely overhand right.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Inoue.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint.
Inoue tries for a takedown but Saint circles away easily
and Saint counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Inoue is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
Inoue misses with a body kick.
Saint looks to land a body kick but Inoue moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saint.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint lunges at Inoue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inoue's hand.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kain Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint is looking to score with low kicks.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Saint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint keeps Inoue at a distance using the push kick.
Saint throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Saint scores with a jab to the body.
Saint throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Saint misses with a body kick.
A jab from Saint misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inoue blocks a leg kick.
Inoue throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saint misses with a hook.
Inoue misses with a hook to the body
and Saint counters with a good low kick that Inoue was not able to check.
Saint lands with a straight right. Inoue didn't see that one coming.
Saint tries to score with a low kick but Inoue moves his leg out of the way.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Inoue.
Inoue misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inoue's knee momentarily.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
Inoue shoots in but Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
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!
Inoue misses with a head kick.
Inoue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inoue's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Inoue wants to slow Saint down by chopping away at his legs.
Inoue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Inoue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint scores with a hook.
Inoue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inoue there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Inoue with a jab.
Inoue with a poor takedown
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Saint misses.
Inoue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue ducks right into an uppercut from Saint.
Kain Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint slips a straight right by Inoue.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inoue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue checks a low kick from Saint.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inoue. Inoue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inoue dives in and grabs Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes down on Inoue's head and hops out.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint scores with a hook.
Saint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Saint keeps Inoue at a distance using the push kick.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Saint digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Inoue down.
Inoue looks for a takedown but Saint sprawls well.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inoue tries a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Inoue is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Saint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint moves out of range as Inoue strikes.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Inoue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Inoue connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Inoue misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Saint.
Saint shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Saint misses.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Saint really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Inoue. Beautiful body shot.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoue misses with a hook.
Saint has closed the distance and engaged Inoue in a clinch.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Saint gets through Inoue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Inoue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint is keeping busy.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Saint gets through Inoue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inoue tries to pull guard but Saint won't allow it.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint avoids the body shot from Inoue.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Saint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint pinned against the ropes. Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue tries to land a front kick but Saint steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Inoue misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Inoue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint finds it's way round the side to connect with Inoue's head.
Saint throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saint. Inoue shrugs it off though.
Inoue scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint is looking to slow Inoue down with leg kicks.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.
Inoue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Good work by Inoue as he checks the leg kick.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Inoue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Inoue's knee but Inoue avoids it well.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Inoue works the jab nicely.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inoue tries a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inoue.
Saint avoids the head kick by Inoue.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Saint swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inoue checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Saint - just one landing.
Inoue drops his hands momentarily and Saint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint avoids the body shot from Inoue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoue scores a takedown into full mount!
Inoue goes for an armbar but Saint turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Saint.
Inoue keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Saint dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saint misses with a head kick.
Saint blocks a jab.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint's head.
Saint punishes Inoue's body with a nice straight punch.
Inoue looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Inoue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Inoue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inoue is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inoue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Inoue misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Inoue.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Saint is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Inoue fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saint sprawls well initially but Inoue persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saint gets full guard.
Inoue postures up.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.
Yuya Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Inoue is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Saint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Inoue throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inoue is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saint is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saint has escaped and now he's on top!
Saint avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Inoue has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saint wants to control from the top but Inoue keeps moving.
Saint working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Inoue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inoue drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Inoue jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Inoue is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Inoue is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Inoue scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kain Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue being controlled here momentarily.
Inoue throws a strike but Saint rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kain Saint.
I've got Saint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Kain Saint!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Kain Saint!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Kain Saint!
Kain Saint wins by unanimous decision!
Kain Saint is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kain Saint seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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