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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marian Nilski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marian Nilski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandor Clegan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clegan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nilski jabs at Clegan's body.
Nilski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clegan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nilski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilski lands with a shot to the body.
Clegan looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilski leaves Clegan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marian Nilski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegan.
Nilski lands with a nice combination. Clegan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Sandor Clegan has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Nilski as he connects with a hook.
Nilski lands a body shot.
Nilski stuns Clegan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nilski lands a left and a right that send Clegan crashing to the mat, dazed. Nilski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nilski drops Clegan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Clegan looks back up at him and smiles so Nilski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Clegan is rocked!
Nilski wobbles Clegan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Nilski dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Clegan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marian Nilski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mocny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Must Be The Money. 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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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Mocny Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Vlad keeps the fight on the outside.
Vlad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vlad has managed to clinch.
Vlad gets underhooks to prevent Fisher's takedown attempt.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vlad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vlad throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Vlad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vlad keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vlad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher leaves Vlad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Vlad.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Vlad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vlad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fisher sprawls well. Fisher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vlad gets slowly back to his feet.
Vlad misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Vlad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a left and a right that stings Vlad.
Vlad lands with a nice combination. Fisher backs away looking to recover.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vlad. Vlad obviously looking to wear him down.
Fisher misses with a jab to the body
and Vlad counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vlad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fisher throws a head kick but Vlad moves out of range.
Fisher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Vlad.
Vlad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vlad misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad gets a clinch.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Vlad controls the action.
Fisher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vlad can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mocny Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad breaks the clinch.
Vlad moves out of range of the body kick from Fisher.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Vlad moves out of range easily.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vlad.
Fisher avoids the head kick by Vlad.
Fisher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vlad.
Vlad scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisher circles away.
Fisher moves out of range of the body kick.
Fisher takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vlad has closed the distance and engaged Fisher in a clinch.
Vlad goes for a takedown attempt but Fisher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fisher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vlad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vlad has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mocny Vlad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vlad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vlad gets to his feet. Fisher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vlad darts in trying to clinch
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Vlad fights it but they end up in guard.
Fisher slips nicely into half guard.
Vlad is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlad wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher prevents Vlad from improving his position.
Vlad holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vlad tries to get to full guard but Fisher has control of the leg.
Vlad is pressing down on Fisher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vlad is trying to keep Fisher in close.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher distracts Vlad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vlad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control but Vlad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fisher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vlad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fisher is one step ahead there.
Fisher stops Vlad from standing up.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Vlad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Vlad's attempts to control the action.
Vlad is really struggling to control Fisher but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vlad.
Vlad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Vlad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vlad avoids the attempt from Fisher to control.
Vlad moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fisher has worked his arm free - good work by Fisher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher sneaks back into half guard.
Vlad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fisher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vlad.
Vlad is stalling here. Fisher is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vlad seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fisher has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Fisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vlad looks for the body kick but Fisher saw that one coming.
Vlad wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Vlad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vlad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fisher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vlad tries a head kick but it misses.
Vlad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vlad darts in and clinches Fisher up against the cage.
Vlad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fisher after a bit of a struggle.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Vlad controls the action.
Fisher lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mocny Vlad has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vlad's elbow.
Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vlad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Vlad.
Vlad is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vlad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fisher looking for a takedown.
Fisher pushes Vlad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
A nice left hand lands by Fisher.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Vlad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher tries to work over Vlad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad is trying to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling him.
Vlad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher is working for takedown but Vlad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mocny Vlad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Fisher.
Vlad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher wants to take the fight to the mat but Vlad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vlad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad tries a head kick but it misses.
Vlad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vlad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fisher back to the cage. Vlad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fisher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vlad on his heels. He'll look to pass Vlad's guard now, I'm sure.
Fisher landing some decent shots from guard.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Vlad.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vlad is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad trying to control the position.
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Vlad blocks nicely.
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vlad wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
Vlad manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Vlad.
Vlad misses with a hook.
Vlad misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fisher.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
Vlad throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher drives through and clinches with Vlad against the cage.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Vlad tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position.
Vlad blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Steve Fisher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vlad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fisher keeps control of Vlad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher gets through Vlad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fisher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fisher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harques Wolfwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maru Sefo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harques Wolfwood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maru Sefo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfwood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sefo has time to react.
Wolfwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sefo.
Wolfwood darts in trying to clinch
and Sefo counters with a single leg into guard. Wolfwood didn't expect that.
Sefo throws an elbow that misses. Wolfwood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sefo's guard. Nice move by Wolfwood!
Sefo 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.
Wolfwood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfwood preventing the sweep.
Sefo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wolfwood!
Sefo looking to ground and pound but Wolfwood is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sefo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolfwood looks a forlorn figure.
Wolfwood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolfwood tries to get out of the position.
Wolfwood is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sefo with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Harques Wolfwood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sefo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wolfwood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sefo on the ground.
Sefo raining down shots from the mount!
Sefo misses with a head shot.
Sefo scoring with strikes but Wolfwood is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sefo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sefo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sefo scoring with strikes but Wolfwood is staying in there.
Wolfwood is rocked!
Harques Wolfwood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wolfwood blocking the ground and pound.
Sefo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sefo lands with some strikes.
Oh Wolfwood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Harques Wolfwood's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harques Wolfwood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maru Sefo!
Maru Sefo is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Maru Sefo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey comes to the cage accompanied by Friday. Casper Orion is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Orion!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion darts in and clinches Ivey up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivey.
Orion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orion is trying to pull guard but Ivey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ivey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivey is keeping busy.
Orion blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey prevents a body shot from Orion.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion misses with a knee to the head.
Orion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Orion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it.
Orion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orion slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Ivey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike.
Orion tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phil Ivey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Orion.
Ivey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Ivey scores with a shot to the side of Orion's head.
Orion blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Orion lands a right hand.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ivey fails to land.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ivey as the two fighters clinch.
Orion looks gassed!
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivey trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
Ivey digs a right hand into Orion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orion's gas tank.
Ivey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Casper Orion has been cut.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orion.
Ivey stalling against the cage.
Ivey lands a left hand.
Ivey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey prevents Orion from breaking the clinch.
Ivey lands a left hand.
Ivey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivey is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Ivey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orion or not.
Ivey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Ivey misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
Orion wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivey won't allow it.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike.
Ivey lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion taking a breather.
Ivey managing to block the knees to the body from Orion.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivey scores with a shot to the side of Orion's head.
Orion is trying to pull guard but Ivey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Orion is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivey has double underhooks.
Ivey prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivey is working Orion over against the cage.
Ivey pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivey is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ivey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ivey.
Ivey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Ivey gets through Orion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casper Orion'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.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivey scores with a jab.
Orion blocks the body kick.
Ivey throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ivey.
A punch combination from Orion misses.
Orion clinches up against the cage.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Orion improves position.
Ivey keeps control of Orion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivey cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Orion blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Orion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivey controls his hands.
Ivey tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Ivey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivey.
Ivey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivey.
Ivey tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Ivey back against the cage.
Orion is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivey has double underhooks.
Orion stalling in the clinch but Ivey improves position.
Orion has Ivey pressed against the cage.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 body shot lands from Ivey as the two fighters clinch.
Phil Ivey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orion is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ivey on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivey.
Orion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivey is defending well.
Orion jumps guard but Ivey stands there with Orion around his waist. Orion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ivey to keep the fight standing.
Phil Ivey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Orion.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey misses with a body punch.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey tries to land knees in the clinch but Orion avoids the damage to the body.
Ivey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orion tries to pull guard but Ivey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ivey keeps control of Orion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orion prevents a body shot from Ivey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Orion blocks with his arms.
Orion working hard to break the clinch.
Ivey is struggling to control the position.
Orion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orion has Ivey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ivey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Ivey - that landed with a thud.
Orion prevents a body shot from Ivey.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivey tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
Orion wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivey won't allow it.
Ivey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orion is rocked!
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivey pushes Orion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
Orion is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivey finish him?
Orion tries to pull guard but Ivey won't allow it.
Orion seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivey lands a nice uppercut.
Ivey works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Ivey lands with a light punch inside.
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orion avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey effectively controlling the action here.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casper Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivey darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Orion's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Ivey before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Ivey!
Phil Ivey 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters comes to the cage accompanied by Sevendust - Enemy. Henson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Warrior's Call by Volbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mickey Henson enters the cage!
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199 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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29
192 lbs
23 - 18 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Peters blocks the low kick.
Peters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henson manages to avoid it.
Peters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henson lands a nice shot that snaps Peters's head back.
Peters throws a nice head kick!
Peters tries for a takedown but Henson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Peters moves out of range of the body kick.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Peters is looking to chop away at Henson's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henson.
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!
Peters throws a hook but Henson avoids it easily.
Henson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peters circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson moves into range and clinches up with Peters.
Peters blocks a body shot from Henson.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henson keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peters lands a nice uppercut.
Henson can't find room to land a body shot as Peters controls the action.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peters looking to slow down the pace here.
Peters gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Henson regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Henson has Peters pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters preventing the sweep.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Henson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mickey Henson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Peters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters throws a hook but Henson blocks it.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peters misses with a lunging right hand
and Henson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Peters is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henson in his tracks.
A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peters manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mickey Henson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henson misses with a kick to the body
and Peters counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peters shoots in looking for a takedown. Henson tries to sprawl out of it but Peters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Henson eats them both and turns towards Peters to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peters under the eye.
Henson throws the kick towards the body but Peters avoids it.
Peters dips to his left and cracks Henson with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters throws a hook to the side of Henson's head but Henson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henson.
Henson throws a low kick but Peters moves out of range easily.
Peters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson tries to land a front kick but Peters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Peters misses.
Peters thows a body shot but no joy.
Peters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peters misses with an uppercut.
Henson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson.
Peters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henson was well out of range. Poor timing from Peters.
A cross from Henson lands.
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 Mike Peters will probably get the nod.
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.
Henson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Henson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peters throws a push kick but Henson slaps the foot to one side.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Henson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Henson looks for the body kick but Peters saw that one coming.
Henson throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick and Henson moves out of range easily.
Peters misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Henson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson staying out of range there.
Henson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Peters to counter with a crisp jab.
Henson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henson throws a leg kick but Peters sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henson catches Peters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henson throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
Henson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henson throws a right hand that Peters ducks under and follows up with a left that Peters also avoids with ease.
Peters scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a head kick but Peters moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peters fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henson sprawls well initially but Peters persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peters content to control rather than advance.
Peters lands strikes from half guard.
Henson wants to get back to his feet.
Peters lands with a punch from half guard.
Henson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Peters manages to pass to mount!
Henson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henson is desperately trying to improve his position but Peters has a good base and remains in mount.
Peters controlling from the full mount.
Peters with the ground and pound from mount.
Henson working to try and regain half guard.
Peters cracks Henson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henson is looking to escape.
Henson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands with some strikes.
Henson wants to control but Peters is having none of it.
Henson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Henson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henson tries to hold on but Peters postures up.
Peters is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henson is surviving well by controlling Peters's body position as best he can.
Peters wants to control the pace but Henson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peters postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Henson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Peters and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Peters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sobral might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West-Stronger. TheMan has chosen Get Up Again as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral looks to land a right hand but TheMan moved out of range.
TheMan tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobral fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobral staying out of range there.
Sobral throws a series of punches but TheMan avoids them all with ease.
Sobral throws a combination that misses
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stan TheMan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral throws a low kick, looking for TheMan's leg but TheMan calmly moves out of range.
Sobral slips a jab from TheMan.
TheMan lands a head shot.
TheMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
TheMan connects with a single shot there.
Sobral misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps TheMan's head backwards.
Sobral throws a right hand that misses
and TheMan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sobral needs to keep his hands up - TheMan had a free shot at his head there.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
TheMan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sobral loads up on a big right hand but TheMan slips the punch.
Sobral throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by TheMan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of TheMan.
TheMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral tries to clinch but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan slips a jab from Sobral.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobral misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sobral slips under a jab from TheMan.
TheMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobral counters with a solid body kick.
TheMan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from TheMan.
Sobral throws a right hand that misses
and TheMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
TheMan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Stan TheMan has been cut.
TheMan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sobral had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but TheMan moves away.
A head kick from Sobral lands but TheMan takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by TheMan.
Sobral throws a push kick but TheMan slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from TheMan does it's job there.
Sobral moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
TheMan lands the left hand.
Sobral looks to land a right hand but TheMan moved out of range.
TheMan misses the jab.
TheMan throws a shot to the body.
TheMan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sobral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! TheMan scrambles back to his feet.
TheMan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
TheMan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobral takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TheMan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by TheMan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
TheMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral throws out a powerful jab.
Sobral is looking to clinch but TheMan is avoiding it.
TheMan misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from TheMan.
Sobral checks the leg kick nicely there.
TheMan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan TheMan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sobral lands with a hook. TheMan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
TheMan missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
TheMan connects with a crisp jab.
TheMan misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
TheMan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
TheMan misses with a hook
and Sobral counters with a left to the body.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
TheMan breaks from the clinch.
TheMan missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
TheMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. TheMan moves away and avoids it.
TheMan misses the body punch
and Sobral counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Sobral lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
TheMan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
TheMan misses with a wild body shot.
TheMan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sobral checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sobral tries to clinch but TheMan moves out of range.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
TheMan just misses with a punch to the body.
TheMan misses with a body punch
and Sobral holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sobral gets underhooks to prevent TheMan's takedown attempt.
TheMan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sobral prevents it.
TheMan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from TheMan is predictable there
and Sobral counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as TheMan throws out the jab.
TheMan scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sobral defending well as TheMan loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a hook. TheMan ducked under it nicely.
Sobral clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
TheMan throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Sobral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and TheMan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobral scrambles back to his feet.
Sobral lands a really nice looking cross but TheMan seems unphased.
Sobral throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
TheMan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan misses with a leg kick
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
TheMan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sobral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan.
TheMan cracks a nice hook into Sobral's ribs.
A big left from TheMan misses.
Sobral slips a straight right by TheMan.
TheMan throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan slips under a jab.
Sobral staying out of range there.
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan scores with a jab.
TheMan lands a leg kick that knocks Sobral off balance momentarily.
TheMan keeps the fight on the outside.
TheMan thows a body shot but no joy.
TheMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from TheMan.
Sobral walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TheMan misses with a body shot.
TheMan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but TheMan manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TheMan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
TheMan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral tries to clinch but TheMan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan TheMan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sobral has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from TheMan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sobral's head.
Sobral avoids the body shot from TheMan.
Sobral pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobral cracks the inside of TheMan's front leg.
TheMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobral.
Sobral looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobral wants to break free but TheMan has control.
TheMan breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by TheMan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of TheMan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
TheMan avoids a kick to the body.
Sobral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral misses with a looping left.
TheMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from TheMan.
Sobral scores with a shot to the body.
Sobral throws a right hand that TheMan ducks under and follows up with a left that TheMan also avoids with ease.
Sobral is looking to clinch but TheMan is avoiding it.
TheMan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
TheMan lands a right hook to the body.
TheMan lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sobral tries to clinch up but TheMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - TheMan circles away.
TheMan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobral throws a head kick but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan jabs Sobral right on the nose. Sobral blinks but takes it well.
TheMan blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobral throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TheMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TheMan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stan TheMan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - TheMan circles away.
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheMan.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from TheMan.
Renato Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TheMan looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Sobral fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
TheMan connects with a right hand. Sobral shakes it off.
Sobral showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from TheMan.
Sobral wants to clinch but TheMan slips to the side
and TheMan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from TheMan.
Sobral cracks TheMan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TheMan with a hook.
Nice body kick from Sobral.
Sobral throws the left hand but TheMan avoids the punch easily.
Sobral looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from Sobral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TheMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobral.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TheMan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! TheMan slams his shin into Sobral's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. TheMan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renato Sobral.
I think TheMan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan TheMan!
Our winner, Stan TheMan, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z's entrance music is New York. A fine choice. Jay Z could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manuel Paquiao's chin.
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Z is defended easily by Paquiao.
Z misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquiao.
Paquiao looks to land a combination but Z avoids it well.
Z looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Z scores with a sloppy right hand. Paquiao should have avoided that one.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Z misses with a left hand
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paquiao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Z shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A cross from Paquiao lands.
Z takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Z jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Z throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Z's shoulder, as Z tries to avoid the shot.
Paquiao misses with a straight right.
Z throws a right and a left that Paquiao avoids nicely.
Paquiao throws a jab when Z was well out of range.
Paquiao blocks a jab.
Z uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquiao.
No joy there for Z, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Z takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses.
Z slips under a jab.
Z avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paquiao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Z slips the punch.
Z has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Z throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Z looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Z. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Z thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquiao blocks a jab.
Z misses the jab.
Z stalks Paquiao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paquiao's face. Paquiao staggers backwards, shaken.
Z throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Z misses with a jab, cross combination.
Z takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Z lands with a good body shot.
Z throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Paquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Z doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Z throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Z throws a series of punches but Paquiao avoids them all with ease.
Paquiao slips under a jab.
Z misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquiao.
Paquiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paquiao swings for the body but Z moves out of range.
Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Z.
Paquiao throws a jab when Z was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Z scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Z 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.
Z throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao is not content to let Z control the position.
Paquiao wants to get back to full guard.
Z wants to free his trapped foot but Paquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Z dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquiao. Z does a little dance to reset his feet.
Z lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paquiao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Z throws an off balance right hand
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Z misses the jab.
Z looks to land a left hand but Paquiao moved out of range nicely.
Jay Z seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Z fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquiao manages to avoid it.
Paquiao cracks Z with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Z misses with an uppercut.
Z ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Paquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Z misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Z misses.
Paquiao missing with a left hand there. Z was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Z throws a combination that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Z throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao misses with a double jab.
Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Z.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Z takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses.
Z misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Z.
Z misses with a body shot
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Z misses with a few strikes there.
Z slips a straight right by Paquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Z jabs Paquiao right on the nose. Paquiao blinks but takes it well.
Z ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Z swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Z slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Z misses.
Z misses with an uppercut
and Z takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Z manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Paquiao on his heels. He'll look to pass Paquiao's guard now, I'm sure.
Paquiao keeping moving, preventing Z from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Z stopping the sweep attempt from Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Z looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Z bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paquiao thuds a left hand into Z's body.
Z jabs Paquiao right on the nose. Paquiao blinks but takes it well.
Z looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z slips a straight right by Paquiao.
Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Z cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Z ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Z looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paquiao misses with a hook.
Z throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Z uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
A jab from Paquiao does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquiao sizes up Z with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paquiao misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Z keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquiao.
No joy there for Z, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paquiao takes a swing at Z's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manuel Paquiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Z throws a one two combo.
Z ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Z.
Z throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Z takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Z misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Z is rocked!
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Z throws a series of punches but Paquiao moves out of range.
Z looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao 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.
Oh Z is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Z seems to have got his legs back now.
Paquiao lands a head shot.
Z gets a double leg takedown into Paquiao's guard.
Z might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Z trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao wriggles free and stands up.
Z throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Z keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Z connects with a jab.
Z moves out of range as Paquiao strikes.
Z shoots in for a takedown but Paquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay Z is winning the standup battle so far.
Z scores with a jab to the head.
Z misses the jab.
Z scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Paquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Z shoots in but Paquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Z.
Paquiao scores with a hook.
Paquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao lands the left hand.
A big left from Paquiao misses.
Z displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Z connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Z misses the jab.
Z misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquiao.
Z throws a series of punches but Paquiao moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z staying out of range there.
Z moves out of range as Paquiao strikes.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Z.
Z throws a looping overhand right but Paquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Z shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paquiao sprawls well. Paquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Z gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Z. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Z misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paquiao stalks Z and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Z's face. Z staggers backwards, shaken.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Z moves out of range.
Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Z slips under a jab.
Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Z misses with a jab, cross combination.
Z shoots in looking for a takedown. Paquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Z keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Z ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Z manages to avoid it.
Z shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paquiao but Paquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Z uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Z.
Well Z has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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