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Galaxy 83: Karma PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royston Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Royston Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Royston Rogers has been cut.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Keith Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Richards cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Richards takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards gets caught flat footed, as Rogers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Richards has wrist control.
Richards looking to control.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Richards's head.
Rogers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards dives on top into guard.
Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rogers looking for a guillotine here but Richards defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
Richards wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Royston Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royston Rogers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richards throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Richards.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Rogers throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richards throws a low kick but Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Rogers lands a body shot.
Richards wants to clinch.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers slips under a jab from Richards.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Richards misses the jab.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Richards throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Keith Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards misses with the combination.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards checks a leg kick.
A big left from Richards misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Richards finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Rogers on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Rogers misses the jab.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Richards throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Richards lands.
Rogers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royston Rogers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Rogers.
Richards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richards scrambles back to his feet.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Richards lands a front kick.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Rogers misses.
Richards tries to work over Rogers's front leg with a kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Richards delivers a nice body kick.
Richards takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richards momentarily.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Richards throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Richards forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Richards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Rogers is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Rogers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers fails to pull guard.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogers gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Richards's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards stalling the fight.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Richards!
Keith Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts has chosen God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
151 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
11 - 18 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Langer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacRoberts counters with a nice body shot.
Langer checks a leg kick.
Alan Langer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Langer misses with a left hand
letting MacRoberts counter with a right hand.
Langer throws a right hand that MacRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRoberts also avoids with ease.
Langer misses with a double jab
and MacRoberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Langer throws a combination that misses
and MacRoberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Langer looks to land a combination but MacRoberts avoids it well.
Langer throws a jab when MacRoberts was well out of range.
Langer misses with a shot to the body
and MacRoberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacRoberts scores with a shot to the body.
Langer throws a right hand that MacRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRoberts also avoids with ease.
Langer takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacRoberts pushes Langer up against the cage in a clinch.
Langer looking for a takedown.
Langer tries to pull guard but MacRoberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts stuns Langer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacRoberts lands with a straight right. Langer didn't see that one coming.
Langer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MacRoberts moves into the clinch.
MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Langer lands.
MacRoberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Langer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Langer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacRoberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Langer ducks right into an uppercut from MacRoberts.
Langer misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from MacRoberts. No joy for Langer on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langer tries to keep at a distance but MacRoberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Langer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as MacRoberts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Langer doesn't seem phased though.
MacRoberts works over Langer's head and body with a nice combination.
Langer drops his hands momentarily and MacRoberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Langer misses with the combination.
A combination from Langer does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Langer misses the target.
MacRoberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacRoberts manages to break the clinch.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacRoberts moves away from the strike by Langer.
MacRoberts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Langer misses with a hook.
Langer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacRoberts takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer jumps guard but MacRoberts stands there with Langer around his waist. Langer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacRoberts.
Langer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. MacRoberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
MacRoberts manages to break the clinch.
Langer scores with a one two! MacRoberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacRoberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Langer jumps guard but MacRoberts stands there with Langer around his waist. Langer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacRoberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Langer is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacRoberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacRoberts slips a jab from Langer.
A big right from MacRoberts misses.
Langer looks to throw the jab but MacRoberts is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael MacRoberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Langer with a series of wild strikes but Langer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacRoberts connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langer misses with a right hand
and MacRoberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by MacRoberts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Langer. MacRoberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacRoberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Langer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alan Langer has been cut.
MacRoberts scores with a jab. Langer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by MacRoberts there.
MacRoberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRoberts wants to clinch.
MacRoberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MacRoberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Langer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacRoberts misses with a straight right.
MacRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Langer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacRoberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langer misses with a straight left.
Langer swings widly with a right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a three punch combo that has Langer backing up. Langer nods at MacRoberts to acknowledge the strikes.
MacRoberts throws a head kick that misses.
Langer falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacRoberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacRoberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Langer misses with a series of wild punches.
Langer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Langer throws a combination that misses
and MacRoberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacRoberts slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws out a loose jab but MacRoberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacRoberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Langer.
The fighters circling - Langer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Langer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MacRoberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacRoberts drives through and clinches with Langer against the cage.
MacRoberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
Langer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langer throws a right and a left that MacRoberts avoids nicely.
MacRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langer looks to land a combination but MacRoberts avoids it well.
Langer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacRoberts back to the cage. Langer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from MacRoberts misses its intended target.
MacRoberts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for MacRoberts!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
Langer controlling the position from side mount.
MacRoberts tries to escape but Langer is in control.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
MacRoberts pushes Langer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Langer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
Langer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MacRoberts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Langer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Langer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
MacRoberts is trying to buck Langer off.
MacRoberts is not content to let Langer control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Langer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MacRoberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael MacRoberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langer misses with a hook
and MacRoberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Alan Langer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langer throws a leg kick
and MacRoberts counters with a straight right hand.
MacRoberts looks to land a left hand but Langer moved out of range nicely.
Langer shoots in for a takedown but MacRoberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Langer just misses with a punch to the body.
Langer throws a series of punches but MacRoberts avoids them all with ease.
Langer throws a series of punches but MacRoberts avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from MacRoberts.
Langer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Langer walks into a straight right hand from MacRoberts.
Langer lands a nice shot that snaps MacRoberts's head back.
MacRoberts lands with a nice combination. Langer backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacRoberts eats them both and turns towards Langer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacRoberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langer takes a swing at MacRoberts's ribcage but misses.
Langer misses with a combination
and MacRoberts counters with a right hand to the body.
MacRoberts lands a big head kick that sends Langer tumbling to the mat! MacRoberts takes a step backwards and waves Langer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Langer is rocked!
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!
Langer misses with a lunging right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Langer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langer.
MacRoberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Langer with a series of wild strikes but Langer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langer missing with a left hand there. MacRoberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Langer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacRoberts.
Langer swings widly with a right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a nice body kick.
Langer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer slips a jab and a cross from MacRoberts.
Langer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Langer misses with a takedown attempt
and MacRoberts counters with a left and a right that stings Langer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Langer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacRoberts works Langer's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for MacRoberts. That snapped Langer's head back.
Langer shoots for a takedown but MacRoberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacRoberts cracks Langer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacRoberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacRoberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Langer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacRoberts circles away quickly and effectively.
MacRoberts connects with a body shot.
MacRoberts lands a right hook to the body.
MacRoberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts connects with a body shot that sends Langer's belly button to the back.
MacRoberts scores with a decent looking hook.
Langer looks to land a left hand but MacRoberts moved out of range nicely.
Langer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langer walks into a jab.
MacRoberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
MacRoberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langer tries for a takedown but MacRoberts circles away easily
and MacRoberts counters with a nice uppercut.
MacRoberts closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacRoberts cracks Langer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacRoberts with a jab.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacRoberts counters with a head kick that drops Langer to the mat! Langer scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Alan Langer's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. MacRoberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
MacRoberts wants to stand but Langer is controlling the position.
MacRoberts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Langer tests MacRoberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacRoberts is fending him off so far but Langer persists. Nope, MacRoberts circles away and we're back to standing.
MacRoberts misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael MacRoberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacRoberts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael MacRoberts!
Post fight, an emotional Michael MacRoberts said 'I wanna eat your children!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Augustus's choice of entrance music: Sonne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
152 lbs
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26
132 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
Augustus is trying to drag Pope to the mat but Pope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augustus's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augustus is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Augustus blocking some punches.
Pope lands a left hand.
Augustus tries to pull guard but Pope won't allow it.
Augustus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Augustus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augustus tries to pull guard but Pope won't allow it.
Dean Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Augustus.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Augustus.
Pope gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Augustus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pope working over Augustus with some ground and pound. Augustus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Augustus tries to get to full guard but Pope has control of the leg.
Pope wants to pass to mount but Augustus is defending the position.
Augustus tries to kick Pope off but Pope keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pope is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pope winds up and cracks Augustus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pope is looking for a kimura here.
Pope is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope stops Augustus from getting back to his feet.
Pope is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pope is working for a kimura here but Augustus manages to reverse the position and he's now in Pope's guard.
Augustus throws a big elbow that misses.
Pope 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.
Augustus wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Augustus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Augustus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augustus.
Augustus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pope is retaining full guard.
Augustus is in close to Pope's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope looking for a guillotine here but Augustus defends easily.
Pope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Augustus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus landing with the ground and pound.
Augustus distracts Pope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Augustus works over Pope with some ground and pound from guard.
Augustus distracts Pope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Augustus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pope's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pope is working for a guillotine from mount but Augustus frees his head quite easily.
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 Dean Pope 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.
Pope bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Augustus is not content to let Pope control the position.
You can see the frustration on Augustus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Augustus tries to bench press Pope off him but Pope keeps the position.
Pope wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Augustus, who protects the arm well.
Pope wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Augustus, who protects the arm well.
I wouldn't like to be where Augustus is right now.
Augustus tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Augustus tries to improve position but can't.
Augustus prevents Pope from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pope misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Augustus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pope looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pope goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Augustus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pope but great work by Augustus.
Augustus working away.
Augustus lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is putting a hurting on Pope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Augustus tries to score with some ground and pound. Pope controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Augustus in side control, throwing shots but Pope defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Augustus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Augustus scoring with strikes but Pope is staying in there.
Augustus looking to finish Pope with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pope!
Augustus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pope?
Pope squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Augustus lands a big shot there that rocks Pope but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to buck Augustus off but he can't manage it.
Augustus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Augustus with the ground and pound from mount.
Augustus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pope can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pope is rocked!
Augustus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Augustus lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Augustus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pope in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Augustus throws some wild stikes that Pope manages to avoid easily.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Augustus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pope's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Augustus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pope taking shots to the head.
Pope takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Augustus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Augustus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Augustus lands a couple of good shots and Pope has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Augustus scores with punches and elbows.
Augustus throws strikes from the back but Pope rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Pope.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope has momentary wrist control but Augustus slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinz Augustus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pope shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pope is working Augustus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Augustus wants to stand but Pope is controlling the position.
Augustus has control of Pope's left arm, preventing Pope from doing any damage.
Augustus looking to control.
Pope with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope advances position into side control!
Pope working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pope wants to control but Augustus is keeping him busy.
Pope in side control, throwing shots but Augustus defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Augustus sneaks back into half guard.
Augustus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pope's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pope's back!
Augustus lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pope hold on?!
Pope takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Augustus lands a shot to the body.
Pope is trying to stand back up.
Augustus is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pope. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is landing with strikes. Pope can't take much more of this.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope showing good submission defense here.
Augustus lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Augustus is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Augustus lands with a hammerfist to the side of Pope's head.
Pope manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Augustus is now in side control.
Augustus has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pope closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus pushes Pope away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pope gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Augustus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Augustus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pope but great work by Augustus.
Augustus throwing strikes but Pope manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pope advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Pope.
The referee warns Augustus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Augustus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pope with the ground and pound from mount.
Pope is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pope throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pope working for a submission but Augustus is keeping him at bay.
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!
Pope looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Augustus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pope with shots to the head and body - Augustus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Augustus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Augustus regains half guard.
Heinz Augustus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augustus sees it coming and defends easily.
Pope is trying to work for a kimura but Augustus is defending well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Augustus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Dean Pope.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Mlodzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlodzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Mlodzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mlodzinski.
Mlodzinski feints and as Richard raises his hands in defense, Mlodzinski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mlodzinski is aware though and is defending well.
Richard trying to keep a closed guard but Mlodzinski is proving a slippery customer.
Mlodzinski lands a couple of digs.
Mlodzinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mlodzinski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mlodzinski defends it easily.
Mlodzinski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mlodzinski 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.
Mlodzinski lands a couple of digs.
Mlodzinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mlodzinski has managed to get both his arms back between Richard's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mlodzinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mlodzinski cracks Richard with a solid left hand.
Mlodzinski connects with a couple of short punches.
Mlodzinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlodzinski landing with the ground and pound.
Mlodzinski stands up over Richard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mlodzinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mlodzinski distracts Richard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mlodzinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mlodzinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mlodzinski landing some decent shots from guard.
Mlodzinski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richard has his foot on Mlodzinski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mlodzinski works his way back into a safe position though.
Mlodzinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard can't keep his opponent in guard - Mlodzinski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Richard taking some punishment here, with Mlodzinski in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richard taking some punishment here, with Mlodzinski in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlodzinski seems to be looking for submissions.
Mlodzinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mlodzinski pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mlodzinski scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Mlodzinski connects with a nice short shot to Richard's temple.
Mlodzinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mlodzinski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Mlodzinski.
Mlodzinski slips a nice elbow through Richard's hands, connecting with Richard's forehead.
Mlodzinski drops an elbow to the side of Richard's head.
Mlodzinski in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Richard tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mlodzinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Mlodzinski!
A relieved looking Adam Mlodzinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Plesniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Plesniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plesniak tries to clinch up
and Sieler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plesniak's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sieler scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plesniak is trying to control the position but Sieler postures up.
Sieler is looking to stand up but Plesniak won't let him.
Plesniak keeping full guard, as Sieler tries to pass.
Plesniak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sieler is one step ahead there.
Sieler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sieler is still trying to improve position.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler stopping the sweep attempt from Plesniak.
Plesniak pulls Sieler in close to his closed guard and prevents Sieler from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Plesniak just wasn't active enough.
Sieler throws a head kick that misses.
Sieler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sieler throws a front kick that sends Plesniak stumbling back into the cage.
Sieler rushes Plesniak and presses him up against the cage.
Plesniak blocks an elbow strike.
Sieler wants to stall.
Plesniak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sieler blocks an elbow strike.
Sieler misses with an elbow strike.
Plesniak managing to block the knees to the body from Sieler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Plesniak.
Sieler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sieler prevents a body shot from Plesniak.
A head punch on the inside from Plesniak fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sieler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plesniak backwards.
Plesniak working aggressively here.
Plesniak scores with a shoulder strike.
Sieler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sieler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Plesniak takes an elbow to the temple.
Plesniak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sieler lands a damaging elbow.
Sieler blocks a body shot from Plesniak.
Sieler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sieler pushes off an throws an elbow but Plesniak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sieler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plesniak avoids it.
Sieler lands a nice knee to the body.
Plesniak avoids a wild elbow strike from Sieler.
Plesniak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sieler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Plesniak's brow.
Plesniak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sielers head.
Sieler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sieler prevents a body shot from Plesniak.
Sieler pulls Plesniak into guard.
Plesniak wants to control from the top but Sieler keeps moving.
Plesniak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sieler wants to get back to his feet but Plesniak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Plesniak trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
Plesniak prevents Sieler from getting back to his feet.
Plesniak trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Plesniak just wasn't active enough.
Plesniak wants to clinch
and Sieler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Plesniak has Sieler up against the cage in a clinch.
Plesniak misses with a knee strike.
Sieler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plesniak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Plesniak swings wildly with an uppercut but Sieler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sieler tries to land knees in the clinch but Plesniak avoids the damage to the body.
Plesniak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sieler has a couple of punches blocked by Plesniak.
Sieler is trying to stall.
Plesniak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sieler blocks it with crossed arms.
Plesniak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Plesniak pushes Sieler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sieler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Plesniak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Sieler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sieler.
Plesniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plesniak blocks a head kick by Sieler.
Ron Sieler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sieler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plesniak tries to close the distance and clinch but Sieler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robert Plesniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plesniak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plesniak wants to clinch.
Plesniak is looking to clinch but Sieler is avoiding it.
Plesniak cracks Sieler with a good jab.
Plesniak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sieler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plesniak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plesniak slips under a jab from Sieler.
Sieler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plesniak is looking to clinch.
Sieler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sieler.
Sieler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plesniak is looking to clinch but Sieler is avoiding it.
Plesniak throws a low kick but Sieler avoids it.
Plesniak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sieler.
Sieler cracks a nice hook into Plesniak's ribs.
Plesniak tries to clinch
and Plesniak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plesniak tries to clinch up
and Sieler counters with a nice uppercut.
Plesniak is rocked!
Plesniak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sieler throws out the jab.
Oh Plesniak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sieler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plesniak wants to stay close but Sieler steps back to make room for something. Plesniak seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Sieler and Plesniak drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ron Sieler!
Ron Sieler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield comes into the arena with Paris blaring out of the sound system. Joe Destroyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Destroyer fails with the takedown.
Destroyer gets the takedown into side control.
Destroyer trying to control the action but Hollyfield is working from the bottom.
Hollyfield trying to remain calm as Destroyer controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to control but Hollyfield is keeping him busy.
Destroyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Destroyer is looking to take a break and control but Hollyfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Destroyer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hollyfield has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer swings around for an armbar but Hollyfield sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Destroyer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer has his foot on Hollyfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hollyfield works his way back into a safe position though.
Destroyer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hollyfield has his hands clasped together but Destroyer extends and breaks Hollyfield's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Destroyer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
Agogo misses with a few strikes there.
Me throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Me.
A left lands for Agogo.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agogo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Me wants to clinch.
Agogo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Me did well to prevent Agogo getting side control.
Me tries to get to full guard but Agogo has control of the leg.
Agogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Agogo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Agogo lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me looking for submissions off his back.
Agogo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Me's head.
Me is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Agogo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Agogo lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Agogo working Me over with strikes.
Me wants to improve his position but Agogo is controlling well.
Agogo working over Me with some ground and pound. Me looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Me wants to get back to full guard.
Agogo prevents Me from standing back up.
Agogo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me is trying to get back to full guard.
Me keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Agogo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Me manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Me keeping full guard, as Agogo tries to pass.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Agogo scoring with some ground and pound.
Agogo is working Me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo stands up over Me, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Me has his foot on Agogo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Agogo works his way back into a safe position though.
Agogo is working Me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Agogo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Agogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo lands a couple of digs.
Agogo trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Agogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Agogo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Agogo cracks Me with a solid left hand.
Me looking for a sweep. Not yet Me, not yet.
Agogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Me controls Agogo momentarily but Agogo frees himself.
Me wants to sweep here but Agogo controlling him for the moment.
Me being controlled here, momentarily.
Agogo trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
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!
Me tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo landing some decent shots from guard.
Me looking for a sweep. Not yet Me, not yet.
Agogo with a nice head shot there.
Agogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo stopping the sweep attempt from Me.
Agogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Agogo landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agogo working some strikes from top position.
Agogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Agogo is working Me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Agogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Agogo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Me.
Agogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Me.
Agogo lands a slapping body shot.
Me fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Me misses with a low kick.
Agogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Me walks into a left hand.
Me misses with a takedown attempt
letting Agogo counter with a right hand.
Me is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agogo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Me is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Agogo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Me.
Me seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me moves out of range as Agogo strikes.
Agogo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Agogo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Agogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Agogo cracks Me with a solid left hand.
Agogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Me is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agogo connects with a couple of short punches.
Agogo with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Agogo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Agogo cracks Me with a solid left hand.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Agogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agogo connects with a couple of short punches.
Agogo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Me's head.
Agogo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Me has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agogo has managed to get both his arms back between Me's legs - danger averted.
Me is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hugo Agogo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me wants to sweep but no luck.
Me looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me has momentary wrist control but Agogo slips an elbow through the middle.
Agogo is working Me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Me's head.
Me is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Agogo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Agogo preventing the sweep.
Agogo is working Me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Me keeping moving, preventing Agogo from controlling successfully.
Agogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Me escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Agogo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Me keeping moving, preventing Agogo from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agogo stands up over Me, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Agogo lands a couple of elbows.
Agogo stands up over Me, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo loads up on a big left hand. Me felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Agogo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Me can't hide his disappointment, as Agogo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Agogo!
A victorious Hugo Agogo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Lowe scores with a nice right hand.
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Lowe moves away and avoids it.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walter shoots in and drives through. Lowe sprawls well.
Walter staying out of range there.
Lowe tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Lowe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walter's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe won't allow it.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walter prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Walter wants to stall.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lowe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lowe regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walter preventing the sweep.
Lowe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Walter is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe has his hands on Walter's head, controlling the position.
Lowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walter's guard.
Lowe is in close to Walter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lowe advances to half guard.
Walter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lowe is looking to advance position but Walter won't allow it.
Walter is positioning himself well to prevent Lowe advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe uses his free foot to push down on Walter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walter.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Walter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lowe misses with a head shot.
Walter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lowe looking to finish with strikes here!
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!
Lowe breaks from Walter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stephan Walter's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stephan Walter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lowe cracks Walter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lowe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walter because Lowe loaded up on that one.
Lowe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the head.
Lowe with good strikes from the mount here!
Lowe unloads with some shots from mount but Walter bucks and avoids them well.
Walter is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lowe misses with a looping right.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt - Walter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Lowe on that attempt.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Walter moved out of range.
Lowe misses with a double jab.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
Lowe motions for Walter to come forward. Lowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stephan Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Walter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lowe after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Lowe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter looks for a takedown but Lowe sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Lowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lowe takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowe misses with the combination.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walter scores with a three punch combo!
Lowe scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowe.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter is not content to let Lowe control the position.
Lowe throwing strikes but Walter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lowe stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Walter working the ground and pound from side control.
Nicky Lowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walter tries to score with some ground and pound. Lowe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lowe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying his best to control but Walter has mounted him.
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe tries to hold on but Walter postures up.
Lowe is in a horrible position here. Walter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lowe tries to reverse the position but Walter maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe regains half guard.
Lowe wants to control but Walter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walter thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Walter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walter prevents Lowe from improving his position.
Lowe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Walter manages to pass to mount!
Lowe tries to hold on but Walter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Walter ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lowe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Lowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Walter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowe pinned against the cage. Lowe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Lowe shows good takedown defense.
Lowe misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walter blocks the body kick.
That kick from Lowe tenderised Walter's leg. Walter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walter gets caught napping as Lowe dives in and scores a takedown. Walter manages to retain guard.
Lowe trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Walter looking for a sweep. Not yet Walter, not yet.
Walter working a defensive guard here.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowe is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. Walter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter slips under a jab from Lowe.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
Lowe scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowe catches Walter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowe tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowe.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Walter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lowe defends it nicely.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Walter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicky Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowe 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.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walter clinches up against the cage.
Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walter.
Lowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walter darts in looking for a takedown but Lowe gets double underhooks and turns Walter into the cage.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Lowe has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe has Walter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stephan Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Lowe!
Our winner, Nicky Lowe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Gunderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Gunderson avoids it well.
Gunderson clinches up against the cage.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Gunderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
It looks like Bill Gunderson has been cut.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Gunderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Damien Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Gunderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gunderson looking for a takedown.
Gunderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gunderson tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gunderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a flying knee that drops Gunderson! Garcia dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Garcia!
After winning the bout, Damien Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dynamite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Dynamite lands an overhand right.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Dynamite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dynamite.
Rose wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks with his arms.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dynamite misses with some punches.
Dynamite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dynamite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite has clasped his hands together around Rose's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dynamite decides to stand back up.
Dynamite smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
Dynamite misses with a body shot.
Dynamite with a jab.
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dynamite goes for a takedown attempt but Rose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rose slips a straight right by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a straight left.
Rose moves out of range as Dynamite strikes.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose clinches.
Dynamite tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dynamite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose jabs Dynamite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamite goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose walks into a jab.
Rose tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dynamite takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite scores with a nice strike.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a push kick but Dynamite slaps the foot to one side.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Dynamite misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dynamite circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose thuds a left hand into Dynamite's body.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dynamite takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Rose 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.
Dynamite misses the jab.
Rose scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose is looking to slow Dynamite down with leg kicks.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Dynamite's leg but Dynamite calmly moves out of range.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Dynamite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Dynamite fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Dynamite blocks a head kick by Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Dynamite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dynamite moves away.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dynamite throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose throws a series of punches but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dynamite under the eye.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Rose.
Dynamite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Dynamite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dynamite wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dynamite.
Dynamite scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dynamite avoids it.
Rose lands an elbow just above Dynamite 's eye.
Dynamite is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dynamite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dynamite's face.
Dynamite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose landing knees to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rose stops a takedown attempt from Dynamite.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Dynamite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dynamite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dynamite misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes Dynamite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Dynamite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dynamite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derrick Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose checks a low kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dynamite.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Rose.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose gets a clinch.
Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dynamite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dynamite tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Dynamite backwards.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Dynamite avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dynamite tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose blocks a body shot from Dynamite.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Rose.
Dynamite misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napoleon Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
A body shot lands from Dynamite.
Dynamite is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dynamite has his back to the cage.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Dynamite's head.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Rose.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dynamite is rocked!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Dynamite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Dynamite's head.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dynamite's face.
Dynamite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dynamite is trying to stall.
Dynamite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dynamite misses with a punch to the body.
Dynamite misses with a knee strike.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dynamite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose avoiding damage as Dynamite throws knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Dynamite breaks from the clinch.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Dynamite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose rushes Dynamite and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
In his post fight interview, Derrick Rose started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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