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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nannie Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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184 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nannie Doss!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss looks to clinch
and Putin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Putin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doss to regain full guard.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Doss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Putin is controlling him.
Putin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Doss blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Putin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Putin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Putin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Putin won't allow Doss to get back to his feet.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Putin.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Putin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doss wants to stand and escape but Putin is having none of it.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Putin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Putin throws a strike but Doss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Putin wants to sweep but no luck.
Doss throws a strike but Putin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Putin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Putin connects with a couple of short punches.
Doss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Putin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Putin.
Putin throws a strike but Doss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doss stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Putin has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Doss manages to get his head free but now Putin has transitioned to an armbar! Doss grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Putin! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Putin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. Alexander James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Muhammed back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James misses with a wild combination.
Muhammed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Muhammed working the head and body with strikes.
James regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Muhammed.
James keeping full guard, as Muhammed tries to pass.
Muhammed trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhammed throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muhammed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
James wanted to stand there but Muhammed had control of the position.
Muhammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muhammed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is trying to stand.
Muhammed wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James is looking to escape.
Muhammed 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.
Muhammed is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Akbar Muhammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muhammed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muhammed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Muhammed. Those never looked like landing.
Muhammed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
James lands with an overhand left.
Muhammed walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Muhammed throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Muhammed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muhammed momentarily.
Muhammed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
James thuds a left hand into Muhammed's body.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muhammed's head.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Muhammeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhammed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muhammed moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhammed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James throws a jab when Muhammed was well out of range.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muhammed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Muhammed seems unphased.
Muhammed dodges the punch combination from James.
James misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Muhammed does no damage.
Muhammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Muhammed. Those never looked like landing.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muhammed tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muhammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a straight left.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
Muhammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Muhammed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James scores with a body shot.
Muhammed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James connects with a right hand. Muhammed shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James clobbers Muhammed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Muhammed throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James lands a big uppercut and Muhammed crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Muhammed looks OK. James waves Muhammed back to his feet!
Muhammed is rocked!
A jab from James misses.
Oh Muhammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Muhammed! James dives in looking to finish! Muhammed is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mclane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Palad!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palad defends it nicely.
Palad lands with an overhand left.
Mclane shoots in for a takedown but Palad shows good takedown defense.
Palad lands a jab to the head.
Palad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palad tries to avoid it but Mclane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palad to the ground. Palad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mclane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclane fails with a takedown attempt.
Palad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mclane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palad tries to avoid it but Mclane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palad to the ground. Palad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mclane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palad lands a body shot.
Palad stuffs the takedown.
Palad scores with a hook to the body. Mclane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclane shoots and misses
and Palad counters with a left to the body.
Palad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mclane.
Mclane is breathing heavily.
Palad drives through and clinches with Mclane against the cage.
Mclane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Palad jabs Mclane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Palad does no damage.
Palad connects with a right hand. Mclane shakes it off.
Palad lands a nice looking body shot.
Mclane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palad sprawls well. Palad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mclane gets slowly back to his feet.
Palad lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palad closes the distance and pushes Mclane back into the cage.
Mclane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mclane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Palad tests Mclane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mclane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mclane walks into a jab.
Palad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palad throws a hook but Mclane blocks it.
Mclane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palad circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mclane shoots in looking for a takedown. Palad tries to sprawl out of it but Mclane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mclane closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palad's guard.
Palad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mclane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclane drops back looking for a leg! Palad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palad manages to kick Mclane off! Mclane jumps back into Palad's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclane advances position into side control!
Palad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mclane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mclane in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Palad is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Mclane!
John Mclane decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikheil Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bakradze's choice of entrance music: Good Feeling. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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273 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Mola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikheil Bakradze!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakradze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mola throws a series of punches but Bakradze moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Bakradze.
Mola misses with a body shot.
Bakradze dips to his left and cracks Mola with an uppercut!
Mola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakradze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mola. Bakradze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mola shoots for a takedown but Bakradze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bakradze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mola's calf.
Bakradze throws a head kick that misses.
Bakradze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Bakradze.
Mikheil Bakradze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakradze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mola is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bakradze scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakradze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mola walks into a stiff left hand from Bakradze.
Bakradze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bakradze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bakradze cracks Mola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bakradze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mola doesn't seem bothered though.
Bakradze connects with a leg kick. Mola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze has closed the distance and engaged Mola in a clinch.
Mola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bakradze lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Totoy Mola has been cut.
Bakradze manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bakradze pushes Mola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bakradze lands a left hand.
Mola is rocked!
Bakradze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oh Mola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakradze unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mola! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bakradze is unloading with more strikes now! Mola drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikheil Bakradze!
A relieved looking Mikheil Bakradze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcos's choice of entrance music: Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone slips under a jab from Marcos.
Marcos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corleone.
Marcos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corleone counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricardo Marcos has been cut.
Marcos slips a jab from Corleone.
Corleone throws a front kick aimed at Marcos's knee but Marcos avoids it well.
Corleone misses with a hook.
Corleone lands with an uppercut that bounces Marcos off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corleone's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Corleone.
Marcos misses with a looping right.
Marcos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corleone momentarily.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Corleone swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Marcos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
Marcos tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Marcos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marcos.
It looks like Gus Corleone has been cut.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos pushes Corleone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcos lands a nice uppercut.
Corleone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marcos is leaning against Corleone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Marcos.
Marcos pushes Corleone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marcos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corleone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marcos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone is trying to push Marcos away but Marcos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marcos pushes Corleone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corleone.
Marcos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos has Corleone pressed against the cage, preventing Corleone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone is looking to break free of the clinch but Marcos has double underhooks.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Corleone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corleone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Marcos rushes Corleone and presses him up against the cage.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
Marcos controlling the action here for a moment.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Marcos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Marcos.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corleone avoids it.
Marcos landing knees to the head.
Marcos pushes Corleone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ricardo Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marcos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corleone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcos lands an uppercut.
Marcos is working Corleone over against the cage.
Marcos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcos tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
Marcos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marcos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos scores with a knee to the head.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corleones head.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
Marcos digs a right hand into Corleone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corleone's gas tank.
Marcos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corleone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marcos.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Marcos tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos digs a right hand underneath Corleone's ribcage. Corleone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcos slows down the pace here.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Marcos digs a right hand underneath Corleone's ribcage. Corleone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcos throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
Marcos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marcos lands a nice hook to Corleone's body. Corleone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcos lands a right hook to the body.
Marcos throws a shot to the body.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcos defending well as Corleone loads up on a big left hand.
Marcos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone stalks Marcos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcos's face. Marcos staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcos scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcos, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Marcos - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corleone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ricardo Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos drives through and clinches with Corleone against the cage.
Corleone has had enough of the clinch but Marcos keeps him there for the moment.
Marcos crunches a lovely knee into Corleone's ribcage.
Marcos digs a right hand into Corleone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corleone's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Marcos gets through Corleone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body.
Gus Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcos presses Corleone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marcos lands a nice elbow.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Marcos.
Marcos effectively controlling the action here.
Marcos lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Marcos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marcos.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Marcos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
Ricardo Marcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Marcos pushes Corleone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corleones head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corleone's efforts to push away.
Marcos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Marcos!
Ricardo Marcos very nearly forgot to thank RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Margallo misses.
A cross from Scalante lands.
Margallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scalante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Margallo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Margallo moves away from the strike by Scalante.
Good shot there by Scalante.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scalante lands with a right hand.
Margallo misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scalante, as that shot connected.
Scalante slips a jab from Margallo.
Scalante jabs at Margallo's body.
Margallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scalante works Margallo's body with a nice hook.
Margallo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scalante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Margallo scrambles back to his feet.
Scalante lands with a big right hook that stumbles Margallo - he's out on his feet here! Scalante follows up with another monster hook that separates Margallo from consciousness! Margallo falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Scalante stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Scalante!
Rocky Scalante is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rocky Scalante very nearly forgot to thank RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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