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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanen has chosen BURN ONE DOWN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pindegren takes a step back to recover.
Pindegren thows a body shot but no joy.
Pindegren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pindegren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pindegren throws a lazy right hand but Kanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pindegren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanen ducks under a wild hook from Pindegren.
Kanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pindegren.
Kanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Lentti Pindegren has been cut.
Kanen looks to land a left hand but Pindegren moved out of range nicely.
Pindegren tries to bum rush Kanen with a series of wild strikes but Kanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pindegren throws a head kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pindegren checks a leg kick.
Kanen lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pindegren misses.
Pindegren looks to throw the jab but Kanen is out of range.
Kanen throws a low kick, looking for Pindegren's leg but Pindegren calmly moves out of range.
Kanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Pindegren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pindegren.
Pindegren shoots in but no luck this time.
Pindegren tried to score with a low kick but Kanen checks it.
Kanen ducks under a wild hook from Pindegren.
Lentti Pindegren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pindegren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pindegren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lentti Pindegren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren is looking to land body kicks.
Pindegren throws a nice looking combination but Kanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pindegren misses with an uppercut.
Kanen takes one on the button.
Kanen missing with a left hand there. Pindegren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kanen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pindegren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanen.
A jab from Pindegren misses.
Pindegren misses with a leg kick
and Kanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samor Kanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pindegren misses with a wild combination.
Kanen throws a nice looking combination but Pindegren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanen. Pindegren shrugs it off though.
Pindegren fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanen checks it well.
Pindegren is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pindegren thows a body shot but no joy.
Pindegren swinging wildly here.
Pindegren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kanen. That one must have hurt.
Pindegren is breathing heavily.
Kanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pindegren.
Kanen moves away from the strike by Pindegren.
Kanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pindegren.
Pindegren throws a lazy head kick
and Kanen counters with a nice body kick.
Kanen lands with a shot to the body.
Kanen with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pindegren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pindegren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Kanen.
Lentti Pindegren's cut is getting worse.
Kanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pindegren's head backwards.
Pindegren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pindegren ducks into an uppercut from Kanen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samor Kanen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Samor Kanen thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hornblower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hornblower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
Hornblower shoots in but no luck this time.
Hornblower shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuen as he jumps to the side.
Hornblower on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuen. Yuen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hornblower tries a head kick but it misses.
Hornblower shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yuen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sean Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathanial Hornblower.
Yuen connects with a body shot that sends Hornblower's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen tries to clinch but Hornblower moves out of range.
Hornblower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornblower wants to clinch but Yuen slips to the side
and Yuen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower with a poor takedown
and Yuen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hornblower looks gassed!
Yuen lands a really nice looking cross but Hornblower seems unphased.
Hornblower misses with a takedown attempt - Yuen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuen scores with a sloppy right hand. Hornblower should have avoided that one.
Hornblower throws a wild hook but Yuen just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Hornblower gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Yuen raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Yuen!
Sean Yuen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it Back by Lil Wayne. Willis has chosen Hometown Hero as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands with a hook. Willis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Willis thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Willis moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell cracks a nice hook into Willis's ribs.
Campbell's corner calls for a 1-2. Campbell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Willis looks gassed!
Campbell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Campbell's corner calls for a 1-2. Campbell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell gets full guard.
Campbell looking for subs off his back but Willis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Campbell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Campbell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Willis.
Campbell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has Willis pulled in close to control his posture.
Willis postures up.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campbell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.
Willis is controlling Campbell's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Campbell leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruce Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Willis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willis needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.
Campbell lands with a kick to the temple. Willis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Campbell throws a good cross that connects.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Campbell.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Campbell has knocked Willis down with a huge combo! Campbell steps away and waves a wobbly Willis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Willis is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
A head kick by Campbell - that's a beauty! Willis is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Campbell can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Campbell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (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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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cannon.
Pettersson throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Pettersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cannon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cannon lands a jab to the head.
Pettersson connects with a crisp jab.
Pettersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson misses with a looping right.
Christer Pettersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon misses with an uppercut. Pettersson saw that one coming.
Cannon checks a leg kick.
Pettersson throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon feints a jab promting Pettersson to slip. Cannon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pettersson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cannon tests Pettersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cannon checks a leg kick.
Pettersson misses with a left hand
and Cannon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cannon misses with a double jab
and Pettersson counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettersson. Cannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pettersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut.
Pettersson lands with a right hand.
Pettersson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson dips to his left and cracks Cannon with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cannon.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Pettersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pettersson throws an off balance right hand
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Pettersson 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.
Pettersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
A jab from Pettersson misses.
Good leg kick by Pettersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pettersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Pettersson misses
and Cannon counters with a one-two to the body.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettersson lunges at Cannon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannon's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Pettersson throws a nice head kick!
Cannon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Pettersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pettersson scores with a head kick. Cannon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pettersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cannon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettersson.
Pettersson wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Pettersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettersson wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.
Pettersson loads up on a big right hand but Cannon slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon throws a hook to the side of Pettersson's head but Pettersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a hook. Pettersson ducked under it nicely.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Pettersson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pettersson.
Pettersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cannon lands with a nice body punch.
Cannon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cannon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Cannon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Pettersson tenderised Cannon's leg. Cannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christer Pettersson dominated that round.
That's time! Pettersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cannon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettersson.
Cannon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pettersson counters with a nice body shot.
Cannon misses with a hook. Pettersson ducked under it nicely.
Cannon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettersson.
Pettersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cannon.
Pettersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Pettersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pettersson.
Cannon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pettersson eats them both and turns towards Cannon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon misses with a looping left.
Pettersson moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Pettersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Cannon misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson throws a jab when Cannon was well out of range.
Cannon takes a swing at Pettersson's ribcage but misses.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Cannon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cannon.
Pettersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cannon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pettersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cannon off the cage and back into range.
Cannon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a jab to Cannon's midsection.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannon takes a swing at Pettersson's ribcage but misses.
Christer Pettersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannon swings for the body but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettersson cracks Cannon with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Pettersson - just one landing.
Cannon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Pettersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettersson lands a body shot.
Pettersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.
Pettersson scores with a head kick. Cannon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
Pettersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettersson throws a nice head kick!
Cannon slips a straight right by Pettersson.
Pettersson scores with a leg kick.
Pettersson misses with a looping left.
Pettersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettersson.
Pettersson tries to score with a low kick but Cannon moves his leg out of the way.
Pettersson throws a lazy right hand but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cannon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pettersson has got the better of the exchanges.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettersson staying out of range there.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettersson misses with a hook. Cannon ducked under it nicely.
Pettersson throws a big shot that misses.
Cannon walks into a stiff left hand from Pettersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christer Pettersson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pettersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cannon.
Pettersson rushes Cannon and presses him up against the cage.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Pettersson lands a shoulder strike.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Pettersson misses with the head strike.
Pettersson effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettersson backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettersson.
Pettersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cannon is trying to break free.
Pettersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pettersson.
Cannon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettersson backwards.
Cannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pettersson has Cannon pushed against the cage.
Pettersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettersson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pettersson lands with a right to the head.
Pettersson has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Cannon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettersson taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Pettersson.
Cannon is rocked!
Pettersson scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettersson finish him?
Pettersson lands an elbow inside that Cannon shrugs off.
Pettersson throws a big uppercut that drops Cannon! More strikes from Pettersson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cannon lies dazed against the cage as Pettersson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Tong Po. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33
281 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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271 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Po's guard.
Po is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall stops Po from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Po looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Po wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Po is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po tries to strike from the bottom.
Hall 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.
Po controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Po tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Po is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Po's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Col. John T. Hall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Col. John T. Hall waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Ensemble of the restless. Loaded has chosen BOOOOOT!!! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Up Loaded was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
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172 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a hook
and Loaded connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Loaded fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Loaded misses.
Loaded lands a slapping body shot.
Loaded lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia slips a straight right by Loaded.
Loaded's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Loaded.
Loaded tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loaded throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loaded.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaded scores with a jab to the body.
Loaded has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Loaded throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia jumps guard but Loaded turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Loaded can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loaded up against the cage.
Loaded misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loaded can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Loaded defends easily.
Garcia looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loaded trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Loaded defends easily.
Loaded sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Up Loaded.
Loaded thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Loaded misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loaded throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loaded ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Loaded dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Loaded.
Loaded takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia takes a swing at Loaded's ribcage but misses.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loaded's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a swing at Loaded's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loaded.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Loaded.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Loaded does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Loaded cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loaded ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Loaded takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia misses with a hook.
Loaded is looking to land body kicks.
Up Loaded is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loaded throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Loaded defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Up Loaded dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loaded swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loaded.
Loaded finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loaded throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loaded throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Loaded throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loaded misses with a kick to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Loaded throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loaded avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Loaded.
Loaded digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Loaded lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Loaded counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaded throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loaded misses with a body kick.
Loaded looks to throw a body kick
and Loaded takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loaded wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia punishes Loaded's body with a nice straight punch.
Loaded is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loaded explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Loaded pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaded trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Up Loaded.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia stuns Loaded with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loaded pinned against the cage. Loaded gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Up Loaded seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loaded closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Garcia avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaded blocks an uppercut.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loaded pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loaded, as that shot connected.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Loaded.
The crowd cheers as Loaded lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia is rocked!
Loaded has managed to clinch.
Loaded fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loaded tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Loaded back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaded tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loaded lands with a right to the head.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loaded works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loaded scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia is looking to control Loaded's arms but Loaded gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Loaded has Garcia pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Garcia is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Loaded - that's hurt Garcia badly! Oh, another knee lands and Garcia is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Garcia doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Up Loaded!
A relieved looking Up Loaded 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Wilson (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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34
298 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
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34
299 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson defending well as Tchepikov loads up on a big left hand.
Tchepikov misses with a looping left.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tchepikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tchepikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchepikov wants to clinch.
Jab from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Tchepikov lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Tchepikov is defending the position.
Tchepikov pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Tchepikov won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Tchepikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wilson wants to advance to full mount but Tchepikov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Tchepikov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tchepikov keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson postures up in Tchepikov's guard and throws a big left but Tchepikov blocks it.
Tchepikov has his feet on Wilson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tchepikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Tchepikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchepikov darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchepikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchepikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.
Wilson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tchepikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tchepikov is keeping the position for now.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Tchepikov blocks nicely.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tchepikov has wrist control.
Tchepikov keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tchepikov has wrist control.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tchepikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tchepikov tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tchepikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tchepikov connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tchepikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchepikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Tchepikov gets a clinch.
Tchepikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Tchepikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tchepikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tchepikov down to the mat. Tchepikov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Tchepikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tchepikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tchepikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchepikov misses with a punch to the body.
Tchepikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov throws a head punch that misses.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.
Tchepikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Tchepikov gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Maksimilian Tchepikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Wilson.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to push Tchepikov away but Tchepikov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.
Tchepikov tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Tchepikov back against the cage.
Tchepikov lands a right hand.
Tchepikov can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Tchepikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchepikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tchepikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Tchepikov.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchepikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Tchepikov is controlling the position.
Tchepikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tchepikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Tchepikov tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Tchepikov back against the cage.
A short right from Tchepikov on the inside.
Tchepikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchepikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Tchepikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tchepikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchepikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Tchepikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tchepikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Maksimilian Tchepikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchepikov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchepikov lands a left hand.
Tchepikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Tchepikov lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Tchepikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tchepikov lands with a left to the head.
Tchepikov lands a right hand.
Tchepikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchepikov gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov lands with a left to the head.
Tchepikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Tchepikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchepikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchepikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchepikov drops Wilson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wilson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wilson is rocked!
Tchepikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tchepikov finish him?
Tchepikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tchepikov is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Wilson flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wilson is out cold! Tchepikov holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem. Sam Kwaak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
152 lbs
21 - 5 - 1 |
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25
152 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Sam Kwaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun scores with the left hand. Kwaak knows he should have avoided that one.
Kwaak lands a head kick. Koltun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kwaak tries for a takedown but Koltun circles away easily
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwaak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koltun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koltun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwaak checks a leg kick.
A big left from Kwaak misses.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwaak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koltun connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun doesn't manage to clinch there - Kwaak circles away.
Kwaak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koltun doesn't seem bothered though.
Kwaak throws a good cross that connects.
Koltun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kwaak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kwaak throws out a leg kick but Koltun moves out of range and Kwaak only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun blocks the body kick.
Kwaak shoots in looking for a takedown but Koltun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kwaak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Kwaak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koltun cracks Kwaak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Kwaak.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Kwaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwaak takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Koltun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koltun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koltun.
Kwaak blocks a head kick by Koltun.
Kwaak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Konrad Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kwaak.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kwaak.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a leg kick
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun drives through and clinches with Kwaak against the cage.
Kwaak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Kwaak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kwaak looking to throw knees to the head but Koltun is blocking nicely.
Kwaak missing with knees to the body.
Koltun is leaning against Kwaak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koltun struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwaak controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kwaak throws an elbow but misses.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwaak trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwaak.
Kwaak lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwaak controls his hands.
Kwaak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kwaak dodges an elbow strike from Koltun.
Kwaak lands a good knee to the midsection. Koltun won't want to take too many of those.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwaak prevents a body shot from Koltun.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwaak scores a nice knee to the body.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kwaak.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwaak goes for a takedown attempt but Koltun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Konrad Koltun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kwaak throws a leg kick which misses Koltun's front leg but catches the back leg as Koltun tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Kwaak moves away and avoids it.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Kwaak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kwaak misses with a wild body shot.
Kwaak fails with a takedown attempt.
Kwaak throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Kwaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koltun.
Kwaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwaak throws a big shot that misses.
Koltun loads up on a big right hand but Kwaak slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koltun.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kwaak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koltun counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koltun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Kwaak.
Kwaak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koltun defends it nicely.
Kwaak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kwaak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koltun.
Kwaak swings widly with a right hand
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koltun lands a head shot.
Kwaak thuds a left hand into Koltun's body.
Kwaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koltun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koltun works the jab nicely.
Kwaak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwaak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.
Koltun clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kwaak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kwaak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwaak takes a shot to the head.
Kwaak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Kwaak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kwaak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koltun blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Koltun.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwaak slips under a jab from Koltun.
Kwaak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwaak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwaak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun gets a clinch.
Koltun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Koltun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Kwaak controls the action.
Kwaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koltun's efforts to push away.
Kwaak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Kwaak.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konrad Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun moves out of range of the strikes.
Koltun tries to bum rush Kwaak with a series of wild strikes but Kwaak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Koltun finds it's way through Kwaak's defenses.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwaak is just out of range.
Kwaak lands with a kick to the temple. Koltun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kwaak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Kwaak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwaak.
Kwaak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kwaak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Kwaak is avoiding it.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Kwaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwaak keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwaak looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Koltun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koltun tries to clinch but Kwaak moves out of range.
Kwaak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koltun counters with an outside leg kick.
Konrad Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kwaak.
Kwaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Kwaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Koltun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun doesn't manage to clinch there - Kwaak circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Koltun there.
Kwaak lands a nice hook to Koltun's body. Koltun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kwaak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kwaak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwaak checks a leg kick.
Kwaak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koltun rather than just go for the knockout.
Koltun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kwaak on the side of the head.
Kwaak is trying desperately to land a takedown but Koltun is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kwaak.
Koltun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Koltun.
Kwaak needs to keep his hands up - Koltun had a free shot at his head there.
Kwaak throws a leg kick
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Kwaak.
Koltun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kwaak's head backwards.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwaak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Koltun dominated that second round.
That's time! Koltun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kwaak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwaak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koltun at a distance.
Kwaak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Koltun. That snapped Kwaak's head back.
Kwaak misses with a body kick.
Kwaak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kwaak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwaak is just out of range.
No joy there for Koltun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kwaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koltun blocks the body kick.
Koltun blocks a leg kick.
Kwaak thows a body shot but no joy.
Kwaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Kwaak there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koltun.
Kwaak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koltun lands a leg kick that knocks Kwaak off balance momentarily.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.
Kwaak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koltun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koltun clobbers Kwaak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koltun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwaak. That did some damage!
Kwaak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kwaak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koltun misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
Koltun misses with the combination.
Koltun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Koltun cracks Kwaak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwaak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koltun doesn't manage to clinch there - Kwaak circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koltun, right into the meat.
Koltun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koltun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koltun takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koltun.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwaak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kwaak tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
Konrad Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kwaak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Kwaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koltun avoids it.
Kwaak misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Kwaak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kwaak trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike.
Kwaak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kwaak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koltun trying to stall but Kwaak improves his position.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Kwaak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koltun stalling against the cage.
Kwaak tries to work over Koltun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kwaak prevents a body shot from Koltun.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwaak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koltun is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kwaak.
Kwaak prevents a body shot from Koltun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak gets through Koltun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwaak.
A hook to the body from Koltun.
Kwaak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koltun just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwaak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwaak.
Koltun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike.
Kwaak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kwaak trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwaak working aggressively here.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwaak misses with the head strike.
Kwaak tries to work over Koltun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Konrad Koltun.
Well Koltun 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Konrad Koltun!
During a confident post fight interview, Konrad Koltun thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . The crowd seem to be enjoying Poochyena's choice of entrance music: This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Piru Parka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka throws a leg kick but Poochyena sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piru Parka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poochyena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poochyena. Parka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poochyena if he has to take too many more of those.
Parka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poochyena avoids it really well and circles away.
Parka throws a sloppy body shot
and Poochyena counters with a thumping low kick.
Poochyena takes a swing at Parka's ribcage but misses.
Parka shoots for a takedown but Poochyena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poochyena throws a big shot that misses.
Poochyena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Poochyena misses.
Parka has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Parka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka breaks from the clinch.
Poochyena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parka swinging wildly here.
Parka tries a head kick but it misses.
Parka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poochyena dips to his left and cracks Parka 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!
Poochyena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poochyena clobbers Parka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poochyena lands a right hook to the body.
Parka is breathing heavily.
Poochyena throws a looping overhand right but Parka ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena cracks a nice hook into Parka's ribs.
Nice shot by Poochyena.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
Poochyena lands a big right hand that sends Parka crashing to the mat! Poochyena stays standing though and waves Parka back to his feet!
Parka is rocked!
Poochyena moves in close and cracks Parka with a massive right hand! Parka, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Poochyena!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamias Poochyena!
Tamias Poochyena is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tamias Poochyena thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by lets dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Ra's head.
Ra motions for Marciano to come forward. Ra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Ra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano lands with a hook. Ra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marciano has a takedown stuffed.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Ra off balance momentarily.
Marciano cracks Ra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ra misses the jab.
Ra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ra.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ra is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Ra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ra walks into a jab.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Ra checks it
and Ra counters with a nice body shot.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Ra avoids it.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Ra saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ra as he avoids it easily.
Ra moves forwards but Marciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano lands a nice looking body kick.
Ra cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Ra.
Ra slips a jab from Marciano.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ra is trying to defend but Marciano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Ra is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marciano stalling away here and it's allowed Ra to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marciano advances to half guard.
Marciano tries to pass to full mount but Ra defends it.
Marciano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marciano passes to full mount!
Ra is looking to improve his position but Marciano isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scoring with strikes but Ra is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ra hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano breaks from Ra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marciano unloads with some shots from mount but Ra bucks and avoids them well.
Ra tries to lock up and control but Marciano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ra hang on?
Ra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marciano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marciano.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Marciano.
Ra misses with a low kick.
Ra throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ra.
Marciano throws the left hand but Ra avoids the punch easily.
Marciano throws a right hand that misses
and Ra counters with a thumping low kick.
Ra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Ra seems unphased.
Ra moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Ra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Marciano.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano cracks Ra with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marciano's defenses.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano is trying to push Ra away but Ra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Ra blocking some punches.
Ra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Ra avoids it well.
Ra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Ra's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ra.
Ra wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Marciano as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ra. That's going to slow Marciano down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ra to score with a decent uppercut.
Marciano throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Ra throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
Ra is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Ra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Marciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Ra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tests Ra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Ra counters with a straight right hand.
Ra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ra moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Ra moves his leg out of the way.
Ra stuffs the takedown.
Marciano has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra misses with a kick to the body
and Marciano counters with a head kick.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Ra should have avoided that one.
Ra takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sun Ra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ra staying out of range there.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Ra checks it.
Sun Ra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ra at a distance.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown but Ra shows good takedown defense.
A bone on bone clash there as Ra blocks the leg kick.
Ra moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Ra's head but Ra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a solid body kick.
Ra misses with a body shot
and Ra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown but Ra shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ra digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Ra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Good work by Ra as he checks the leg kick.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ra checks a leg kick.
Marciano scores with a nice head shot.
Ra cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
Ra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sun Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ra.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to work over Ra's front leg with a kick but Ra checks it.
Ra wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Ra lands with a good body shot.
Ra tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Ra misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ra as Marciano shoots in.
Marciano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ra is trying to defend but Marciano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marciano connects with a nice short shot to Ra's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra is pressing down on Marciano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ra looking to control.
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from Ra.
Marciano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ra is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marciano, into his guard.
Ra advances to half guard.
Marciano is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is trying to control. Marciano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ra tries to stand and escape but Marciano is controlling the position.
Marciano gets full guard.
Marciano looking for a guillotine here but Ra defends easily.
Marciano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ra defends well.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sun Ra just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marciano lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
Ra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marciano.
Ra slips a jab from Marciano.
Ra throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ra.
Ra clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Ra landing knees to the body.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Ra.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Ra as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Ra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Ra tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Ra misses.
Ra lands with a right hand.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra gets caught flat footed, as Marciano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marciano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ra is keeping the position for now.
Marciano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciano is looking to advance position but Ra has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marciano tries to reverse the position but Ra maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to lock up and control but Ra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ra controlling from mount.
Marciano is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sun Ra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
Good exchange - Marciano coming out on top.
Marciano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ra.
Marciano blocks a leg kick.
Ra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marciano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marciano is thwarting Ra's attempts to control the position.
Marciano wants to control but Ra is keeping him busy.
Marciano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ra!
Ra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marciano.
Ra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marciano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ra working to try and regain half guard.
Marciano throwing strikes but Ra recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Ground and pound from Marciano.
Marciano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marciano throwing shots but Ra is blocking nicely.
Marciano 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.
Marciano thows a huge punch but Ra dodges it nicely.
Marciano is keen to just control but Ra is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marciano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Marciano there.
Marciano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ra is trying to control but can't.
Marciano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marciano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marciano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marciano working the head and body with strikes.
Marciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ra is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from Ra.
Marciano throws a strike but Ra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ra preventing the sweep.
Ra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ra has managed to get both his arms back between Marciano's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is stalling in the full guard.
Ra wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Ra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marciano working for a triangle but Ra defends it easily.
Ra trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ra defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Ra!
Sun Ra is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Sun Ra 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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