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29 - Till I Collapse PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDunn has chosen Lost In Forever-P.O.D. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McDunn is trying to push Gates away but Gates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDunn prevents the takedown attempt.
McDunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDunn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gates has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McDunn is trying to keep an underhook but Gates manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDunn keeping control of the position.
Gates is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn trying to hold on to Gates's head to control him but Gates postures up.
McDunn wants to improve his position but Gates is controlling well.
Gates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gates.
Gates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDunn is trying to stand back up but Gates is controlling him
Gates working over McDunn with some ground and pound. McDunn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates is looking to take a break and control but McDunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McDunn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
McDunn is looking to improve his position.
McDunn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gates wants to work for an arm triangle but McDunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gates stalling.
McDunn won't allow Gates to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn gets back to full guard.
Gates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McDunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gates distracts McDunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDunn pulls Gates in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ian McDunn.
McDunn scores with a jab. Gates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDunn looks to land a combination. Gates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ian McDunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gates momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDunn thuds a left hand into Gates's body.
McDunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from McDunn as Gates shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McDunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDunn scores with a jab.
McDunn throws a chopping leg kick but Gates manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ian McDunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gates.
McDunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDunn misses with a wild combination.
McDunn scores with a jab. Gates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gates shoots in for a takedown but McDunn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn misses with a low kick.
Gates tries to move into range but McDunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDunn sprawls well. McDunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gates gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by McDunn.
McDunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gates on the side of the head.
Gates shoots in looking for a takedown. McDunn tries to sprawl out of it but Gates keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McDunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gates's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. McDunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gates shoots in and bounces McDunn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gates trying to control but McDunn is working from the bottom.
Gates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDunn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gates's guard.
Gates tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDunn sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gates doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! McDunn paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gates - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Gates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Urgant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artair Dostan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Urgant!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostan shoots in and bounces Urgant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Urgant trying to control the position here.
Urgant has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dostan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from Urgant as Dostan shoots in.
Dostan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dostan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Urgant misses.
Dostan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dostan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Urgant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Dostan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Urgant is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Dostan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Urgant defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urgant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dostan wants to control but Urgant is keeping him busy.
Dostan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dostan controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dostan cracks Urgant with a big right hand but Urgant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Urgant told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dostan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dostan misses with the ground and pound.
Dostan wants to take a breather but Urgant manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dostan.
Urgant trying to keep a closed guard but Dostan is proving a slippery customer.
Dostan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urgant is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urgant keeping moving, preventing Dostan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dostan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dostan is working Urgant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Urgant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dostan looking to pass the guard.
Dostan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dostan throwing strikes from guard but Urgant blocks nicely.
Dostan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dostan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dostan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostan wants to pass the guard but Urgant is keeping the position.
Urgant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Urgant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dostan trying to control the position from guard on top but Urgant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urgant keeping full guard, as Dostan tries to pass.
Dostan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dostan feints and as Urgant raises his hands in defense, Dostan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Urgant is looking for a triangle but Dostan pushes his legs off easily.
Urgant keeping full guard, as Dostan tries to pass.
Urgant has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dostan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urgant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urgant wants it to stay on the feet.
Ivan Urgant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dostan lands with a hook. Urgant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Urgant cracks Dostan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urgant moves into the clinch.
Urgant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dostan goes for a double leg but Urgant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urgant continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artair Dostan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urgant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dostan tries to break the clinch but Urgant is controlling the position.
Urgant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dostan.
Urgant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dostan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Urgant's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artair Dostan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dostan tries for a takedown but Urgant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dostan throws a jab but it's blocked by Urgant.
Dostan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urgant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dostan scrambles back to his feet.
Dostan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dostan throws a shot to the body.
Urgant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Urgant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dostan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urgant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dostan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Urgant did well to prevent Dostan getting side control.
Dostan is thwarting Urgant's attempts to control the position.
Urgant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urgant rushes Dostan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostan wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Urgant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urgant is trying to push Dostan away but Dostan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dostan.
Dostan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Urgant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artair Dostan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urgant working hard to break the clinch.
Urgant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urgant tries to circle away but Dostan has him pinned against the cage.
Dostan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dostan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dostan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urgant tries to break free but Dostan pushes him back against the cage.
Dostan has Urgant pressed against the cage, preventing Urgant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dostan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urgant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Dostan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dostan with a hook.
Dostan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urgant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dostan somewhat.
Dostan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dostan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Dostan looking to pass the guard.
Dostan advances position into side control!
Urgant is not content to let Dostan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urgant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dostan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Urgant prevents Dostan from moving into mount.
Dostan 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.
Dostan working the body and head with strikes.
Urgant is trying to improve his position.
Urgant is not content to let Dostan control the position.
Dostan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Urgant's legs.
Urgant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dostan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urgant prevents Dostan from moving into mount.
Dostan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dostan throws an elbow but Urgant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dostan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Urgant tries to bench press Dostan off him but Dostan keeps the position.
Dostan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urgant keeps working.
Urgant tries to bench press Dostan off him but Dostan keeps the position.
Dostan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Urgant is not content to let Dostan control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostan scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artair Dostan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Urgant misses with a few strikes there.
Dostan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urgant.
Urgant misses with a few strikes there.
Urgant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dostan.
Dostan shoots for a takedown but Urgant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Urgant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dostan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dostan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Urgant. No joy for Dostan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artair Dostan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dostan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dostan dives in for a single leg takedown but Urgant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Urgant breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Dostan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Urgant misses with a few strikes there.
Urgant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urgant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dostan tries to circle away but Urgant has him pinned against the cage.
Urgant throws a punch but it's blocked by Dostan.
Urgant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urgant tries to break free but Dostan pushes him back against the cage.
Urgant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urgant wants to get back to striking at distance but Dostan won't allow it.
Dostan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Urgant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urgant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dostan circles away quickly and effectively.
Urgant clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Urgant stops a takedown attempt from Dostan.
Urgant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dostan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urgant is able to avoid easily.
Urgant misses with an uppercut.
Urgant scores with a jab to the head.
Dostan scores with the left hand. Urgant knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivan Urgant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dostan slips a straight right by Urgant.
Dostan looks for a takedown but Urgant sprawls well.
Urgant doesn't manage to clinch there - Dostan circles away.
Urgant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dostan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urgant moves in close and cracks Dostan with a massive right hand! Dostan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Urgant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Urgant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage's entrance music is Burritos - by Sublime. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying St John's choice of entrance music: Uilleann Pipes. Colin St John has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St John misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Damage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damage tries for a takedown but St John sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St John misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Damage's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damage.
Damage misses with a body shot.
Damage closes the distance and clinches up with St John, looking for a takedown. Damage pushes St John against the cage but St John circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St John throws an overhand right that lands on Damage's shoulder, as Damage tries to avoid the shot.
Damage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damage scrambles back to his feet.
Damage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St John defends well and Damage ends up having to push St John into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damage blocks an uppercut.
Damage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St John after a bit of a struggle.
Damage has St John pressed against the cage, preventing St John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from St John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John is trying to break the clinch but Damage has him pressed against the cage.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from St John lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage tries to clinch up.
Damage misses with a takedown
and St John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St John closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St John lands in his opponent's guard.
Damage looking to hit a scissor sweep but St John is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St John accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St John manages to get himself to full guard.
Damage wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
St John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damage got a little sloppy there for a moment and St John has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damage has managed to get both his arms back between St John's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damage.
St John working for a triangle but Damage defends it easily.
Damage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damage chips away with some ground and pound.
Damage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St John throwing shots but Damage is blocking nicely.
Damage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St John throwing strikes from guard but Damage blocks nicely.
St John has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damage is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John is looking to work some ground and pound but Damage has wrist control.
St John sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damage's guard.
St John throws a strike but Damage avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St John pushes down on Damage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Damage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St John throws out the jab.
Damage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St John leaves Damage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St John tries to avoid it but Damage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St John to the ground. St John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St John slips a jab from Damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from St John enables Damage to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St John manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Damage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St John is looking for a triangle but Damage pushes his legs off easily.
St John has momentary wrist control but Damage slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage looking to pass the guard.
Damage throws a big right hand that misses.
St John is trying to keep Damage in close.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but St John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John is looking for a triangle but Damage pushes his legs off easily.
Damage wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
Damage lands a couple of digs.
St John trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but St John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St John looking for a guillotine here but Damage defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St John looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage is looking to get to half guard.
Max Damage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St John with shots to the head and body - Damage looks very uncomfortable down there.
St John with good strikes from the mount here!
Damage avoids a series of strikes thrown by St John.
St John unloads with some shots from mount but Damage bucks and avoids them well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St John working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Damage is looking to improve his position but St John isn't that keen on the idea.
St John looking to ground and pound but Damage is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John thowing shots but they're missing.
St John lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Damage hang on?
St John with a couple of short strikes.
St John working Damage over with strikes here.
St John has hold of Damage's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Damage manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St John trying to control but Damage is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John 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!
Damage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St John.
Max Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John misses with a looping left.
Damage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St John defends it nicely.
Damage shoots in but St John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St John throws a wild body kick that Damage sees coming a mile off.
Damage tries for a takedown but St John circles away easily
and St John counters with a shoot takedown. Damage fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John preventing the sweep.
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John throws a big right hand that misses.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Damage is retaining full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St John. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Damage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John works over Damage with some ground and pound from guard.
Damage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damage's head.
St John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St John throwing strikes but missing.
Damage keeping moving, preventing St John from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is looking to work some ground and pound but Damage has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damage has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but St John has passed into side control.
St John is trying to ground and pound but Damage uses the momentary lack of control by St John to regain half guard.
St John not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St John throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St John throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage blocking the ground and pound attempt from St John.
St John is working for a kimura but Damage is defending it quite comfortably.
Damage blocking the ground and pound attempt from St John.
St John thows a huge punch but Damage dodges it nicely.
Damage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St John's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St John throwing strikes from guard but Damage blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage controls St John momentarily but St John frees himself.
Damage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St John stays in close to Damage's body and controls the position.
Damage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St John can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin St John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St John 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin St John!
A victorious Colin St John thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Doofenshmirtz is trying to defend but Zeller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zeller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doofenshmirtz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zeller prevents Doofenshmirtz from improving his position.
Zeller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but Zeller is controlling well.
Zeller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doofenshmirtz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zeller is working for a submission of some sort.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to stand.
Zeller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeller is trying to control. Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Doofenshmirtz can't escape the position.
Zeller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is controlling an arm, preventing Zeller from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Zeller trying to control but Doofenshmirtz is having none of it.
Zeller dominating 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!
Zeller throws some wild stikes that Doofenshmirtz manages to avoid easily.
Zeller is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Doofenshmirtz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Doofenshmirtz tries to lock up and control but Zeller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zeller is looking to work his way around to Doofenshmirtz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Doofenshmirtz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller is trying to work for a kimura but Doofenshmirtz is defending well.
Zeller is trying to control. Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to control but can't.
Zeller is working for a kimura but Doofenshmirtz is defending it quite comfortably.
Zeller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zeller moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Doofenshmirtz has worked his arm free - good work by Doofenshmirtz!
Zeller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doofenshmirtz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zeller's guard! Nice work there by Doofenshmirtz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz throwing strikes but missing.
Doofenshmirtz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zeller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doofenshmirtz is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doofenshmirtz defends it easily.
Doofenshmirtz stands up over Zeller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doofenshmirtz chips away with some ground and pound.
Zeller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeller is trying to keep Doofenshmirtz in close.
Doofenshmirtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doofenshmirtz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zeller's head.
Doofenshmirtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Cody Zeller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zeller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zeller wants to land a leg kick but Doofenshmirtz is out of range.
Doofenshmirtz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doofenshmirtz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doofenshmirtz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doofenshmirtz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeller counters with a low kick, right behind Doofenshmirtz 's knee.
Zeller works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doofenshmirtz moves away from the strike by Zeller.
Doofenshmirtz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zeller misses with a hook. Doofenshmirtz ducked under it nicely.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Doofenshmirtz.
Zeller throws a nice looking combination but Doofenshmirtz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doofenshmirtz shoots in and drives through. Zeller sprawls well.
Zeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeller connects with a nice looking jab.
Zeller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doofenshmirtz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeller lands a nice shot that snaps Doofenshmirtz's head back.
Doofenshmirtz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Doofenshmirtz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeller shoots in looking for a takedown but Doofenshmirtz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doofenshmirtz wants to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range as Zeller strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zeller counters with a leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz works over Zeller's head and body with a nice combination.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doofenshmirtz swings for the body but Zeller moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Zeller.
Zeller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeller.
A combination from Doofenshmirtz does no damage.
Zeller throws an overhand right that lands on Doofenshmirtz's shoulder, as Doofenshmirtz tries to avoid the shot.
Zeller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Zeller.
A clash of legs there as Zeller blocks the low kick.
Zeller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Zeller.
Doofenshmirtz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeller or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeller.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeller tries to circle away but Doofenshmirtz has him pinned against the cage.
Doofenshmirtz swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doofenshmirtz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Doofenshmirtz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a body shot from Zeller.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doofenshmirtz as Zeller tries to tie him up.
Zeller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeller blocks an uppercut.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a body punch.
Doofenshmirtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doofenshmirtz throws a head punch that misses.
Zeller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeller lands with a right to the head.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a right to the head.
Zeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Zeller.
Doofenshmirtz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doofenshmirtz pushes Zeller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doofenshmirtz manages to break the clinch.
Doofenshmirtz throws a series of punches but Zeller avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doofenshmirtz misses with a two punch combination.
Doofenshmirtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doofenshmirtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Doofenshmirtz or perhaps it was just good defense by Zeller which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heinz Doofenshmirtz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Doofenshmirtz. Those never looked like landing.
Doofenshmirtz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeller.
Zeller misses with a looping right.
Doofenshmirtz throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
Doofenshmirtz throws a push kick but Zeller slaps the foot to one side.
Doofenshmirtz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeller tries to avoid it but Doofenshmirtz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeller to the ground. Zeller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good work by Doofenshmirtz as he checks the leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz looks to throw a body kick
and Zeller counters with a body kick.
Zeller avoids the head kick by Doofenshmirtz.
Zeller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cody Zeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range of the body kick.
Doofenshmirtz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zeller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a takedown into Zeller's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doofenshmirtz is aware though and is defending well.
Doofenshmirtz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doofenshmirtz defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is working Zeller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doofenshmirtz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doofenshmirtz wants to pass the guard but Zeller is keeping the position.
Doofenshmirtz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doofenshmirtz postures up.
Zeller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doofenshmirtz stands up over Zeller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zeller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doofenshmirtz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doofenshmirtz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doofenshmirtz is in close to Zeller'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.
Doofenshmirtz lands a couple of elbows.
Zeller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doofenshmirtz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zeller is keeping the position for now.
Doofenshmirtz with a nice head shot there.
Zeller is looking for a triangle but Doofenshmirtz pushes his legs off easily.
Zeller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doofenshmirtz wants to control but Zeller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doofenshmirtz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Doofenshmirtz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller is looking for a kimura but Doofenshmirtz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zeller to get the leverage.
Doofenshmirtz looking for submissions off his back.
Zeller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doofenshmirtz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to control Zeller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doofenshmirtz avoid being mounted?
Doofenshmirtz is looking to improve his position.
Zeller passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller fails to move to back control.
Zeller swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Doofenshmirtz is now in Zeller's guard. A big mistake from Zeller there, giving up the dominant position!
Doofenshmirtz works over Zeller with some ground and pound from guard.
Zeller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doofenshmirtz defends it easily.
Doofenshmirtz chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doofenshmirtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doofenshmirtz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zeller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doofenshmirtz 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
After winning the bout, Heinz Doofenshmirtz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector staying out of range there.
Naruhodo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vector but Vector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Naruhodo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naruhodo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naruhodo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naruhodo blocks the strikes from Vector.
Vector gets full guard.
Vector will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Naruhodo stopping the sweep attempt from Vector.
Naruhodo throws an elbow that misses. Vector uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naruhodo's guard. Nice move by Vector!
Naruhodo managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Vector from controlling successfully.
Vector's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vector advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Naruhodo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vector gets to mount! Naruhodo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Vector can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naruhodo is looking to escape.
Naruhodo is trying to escape the mount.
Vector lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vector.
Vector has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vector looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naruhodo is working to get back to half guard.
Vector landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector with shots to the head and body - Naruhodo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vector prevents Naruhodo from getting the reversal.
Vector looking to control but Naruhodo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vector lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Naruhodo hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vector can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naruhodo is looking to escape.
Vector controlling the pace for now.
Naruhodo wants to control but Vector is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo is looking to improve his position but Vector isn't that keen on the idea.
Vector raining down shots from the mount!
Naruhodo is squirming around, avoiding Vector's attempts to control the action.
Naruhodo is trying to escape the mount.
Vector tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vector working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naruhodo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Vector with the ground and pound from mount.
Naruhodo tries to hold on but Vector pushes him away.
Vector cracks Naruhodo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector misses with a head shot.
Vector throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vector working Naruhodo over with strikes here.
Naruhodo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Naruhodo is still trying to improve position.
Vector lands a big shot there that rocks Naruhodo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naruhodo is trying desperately to improve position.
Naruhodo wants to control but Vector is having none of it.
Vector lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Naruhodo hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naruhodo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vector wants to control the pace but Naruhodo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Vector dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Naruhodo misses with a takedown
and Vector counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Naruhodo's guard now.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Vector from controlling successfully.
Naruhodo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vector postures up and lands a big shot to Naruhodo's brow.
Naruhodo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naruhodo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Naruhodo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vector with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naruhodo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vector manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vector looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vector trying to keep a closed guard but Naruhodo is proving a slippery customer.
Vector controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naruhodo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Naruhodo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Naruhodo trying to control but Vector is working from the bottom.
Vector working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naruhodo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naruhodo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naruhodo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Victor Vector overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naruhodo trying to control but Vector is working from the bottom.
Naruhodo throwing strikes from guard but Vector blocks nicely.
Vector preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruhodo.
Vector keeping moving, preventing Naruhodo from controlling successfully.
Naruhodo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vector is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Naruhodo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vector wants to work for an arm triangle but Naruhodo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Naruhodo is looking for a sweep. Vector is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naruhodo keeping control of the 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!
Vector not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector controlling the action here.
Naruhodo trying to control but Vector postures up.
Vector thows a huge punch but Naruhodo dodges it nicely.
Vector trying to control from half guard but Naruhodo is working away.
Vector 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.
Vector takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Naruhodo wants to improve his position but Vector is controlling well.
Naruhodo is trying to maintain the position but Vector is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Naruhodo misses the target.
Vector shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Naruhodo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vector trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruhodo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector stays in close to Naruhodo's body and controls the position.
Vector preventing the sweep.
Naruhodo trying to keep a closed guard but Vector is proving a slippery customer.
Vector working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector looking to pass the guard.
Naruhodo trying to keep a closed guard but Vector is proving a slippery customer.
Naruhodo managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Naruhodo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Vector dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Vector shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naruhodo is trying to defend but Vector finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Naruhodo landing strikes from the bottom.
Naruhodo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vector is looking to advance position but Naruhodo won't allow it.
Naruhodo is trying to maintain the position but Vector is very close to passing his half guard.
Naruhodo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vector is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Naruhodo trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector prevents Naruhodo from improving his position.
Naruhodo is pressing down on Vector's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vector trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruhodo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vector postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vector throwing strikes from guard but Naruhodo blocks nicely.
Naruhodo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vector is one step ahead there.
Naruhodo controls Vector momentarily but Vector frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector trying to control but Naruhodo is working from the bottom.
Naruhodo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vector showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Vector wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, jab by Naruhodo - just one landing.
Naruhodo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vector throws a lazy right hand but Naruhodo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naruhodo misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naruhodo looks to throw the jab but Vector is out of range.
Vector keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Naruhodo goes for a double leg but Vector avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vector continues to drive forward.
Naruhodo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo working hard to break the clinch.
Naruhodo wants to get back to striking at distance but Vector won't allow it.
Naruhodo misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Naruhodo as Vector tries to tie him up.
Naruhodo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vector blocks an uppercut.
Vector keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naruhodo's efforts to push away.
Naruhodo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victor Vector is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo breaks from the clinch.
Justice Naruhodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naruhodo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor Vector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justice Naruhodo.
Naruhodo shoots in and drives through. Vector sprawls well.
Naruhodo closes the distance and clinches up with Vector, looking for a takedown. Naruhodo pushes Vector against the cage but Vector circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Naruhodo shoots in looking for a takedown. Vector tries to sprawl out of it but Naruhodo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vector throws a jab but it's blocked by Naruhodo.
Vector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vector connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vector throws out a loose jab but Naruhodo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vector looks to land a left hand but Naruhodo moved out of range nicely.
Justice Naruhodo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vector misses with a hook. Naruhodo ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justice Naruhodo.
I think Vector 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Vector!
After the fight, Victor Vector was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe comes to the cage accompanied by Fleetwood Mac - Albatross. Ivan Nikolaev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alan Sharpe's chin.
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21
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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20
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
A jab from Sharpe misses.
Sharpe throws a hook but Nikolaev avoids it easily.
Nikolaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sharpe under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpe misses the target.
Nikolaev looks to land a right hand but Sharpe moved out of range.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev looks to throw the jab but Sharpe is out of range.
Nikolaev looks to land a combination but Sharpe avoids it well.
Sharpe misses with a hook
and Nikolaev counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikolaev.
Nice defenses there by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharpe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Sharpe shoots for a takedown but Nikolaev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sharpe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nikolaev tries to kick Sharpe off but Sharpe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Sharpe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but Nikolaev defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikolaev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharpe is looking to take a break and control but Nikolaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe is pressing down on Nikolaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nikolaev is holding on for now.
Nikolaev told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev wants to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev won't allow Sharpe to pass to mount.
Nikolaev tries to kick Sharpe off but Sharpe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Sharpe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikolaev defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is trying to stand back up but Sharpe is controlling him
Nikolaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharpe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nikolaev wants to stand back up but Sharpe manages to pass into side control.
Nikolaev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sharpe lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
Sharpe lands with some strikes.
Sharpe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nikolaev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sharpe is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolaev is defending well.
Nikolaev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nikolaev bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Sharpe blocks the leg kick.
Ivan Nikolaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaev has Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Sharpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Nikolaev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nikolaev misses with a leg kick.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up but Sharpe circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharpe swings widly with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharpe ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaev.
Sharpe swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev has closed the distance and engaged Sharpe in a clinch.
Nikolaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Sharpe is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev missing with knees to the body.
Nikolaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nikolaev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sharpe prevents a body shot from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikolaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nikolaev lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Nikolaev - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Nikolaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharpe fails to pull guard.
Sharpe blocks a body shot from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharpe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikolaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharpe.
Nikolaev lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev breaks from the clinch.
Sharpe blocks a leg kick.
Sharpe blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a wild body shot.
Nikolaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nikolaev tries a low kick but Sharpe avoids it.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharpe misses with a straight right.
Nikolaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikolaev throws a sloppy head kick and Sharpe moves out of range easily.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharpe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Sharpe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikolaev tries to land a leg kick but Sharpe saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nikolaev misses.
Nikolaev scores with a three punch combo!
Sharpe misses the jab.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikolaev throws a sloppy head kick and Sharpe moves out of range easily.
Sharpe keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikolaev misses with a looping right.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Sharpe blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe looks to throw the jab but Nikolaev is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
Sharpe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nikolaev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Nikolaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Nikolaev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sharpe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nikolaev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Sharpe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nikolaev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sharpe is staying tight to Nikolaev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sharpe looking to control but instead Nikolaev has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nikolaev is trying to escape back to his feet but Sharpe uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nikolaev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nikolaev is being controlled here.
Sharpe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharpe 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.
Sharpe is looking to take a break and control but Nikolaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharpe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sharpe works to advance to full mount. Nikolaev defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sharpe landing punches.
Nikolaev is trying to stand up.
Alan Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Ivan Nikolaev's cut even more.
Sharpe won't let Nikolaev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sharpe with a couple of short strikes.
The cut above Ivan Nikolaev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sharpe lands a nice shot to the head.
Nikolaev'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.
Nikolaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharpe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nikolaev in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nikolaev to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Sharpe!
During a confident post fight interview, Alan Sharpe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata has chosen NANO - no pain, no game as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
158 lbs
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153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata moves into the clinch.
Miyata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyata feints and as Livre raises his hands in defense, Miyata changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Livre keeps moving.
Livre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Livre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Livre looking for subs off his back but Miyata has passed one foot through into half guard.
Miyata trying to mount his opponent but Livre defends it.
Livre tries to get to full guard but Miyata has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Miyata seems content to control.
Livre tries to roll over but Miyata keeps him under control.
Miyata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Livre is trying to get back to full guard.
Livre is working hard here to advance position.
Livre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miyata trying to pass the guard but Livre defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyata not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata tries to pass to full mount but Livre defends it.
Miyata sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Miyata works his way into side control.
Miyata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Livre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Livre is trying to control Miyata's posture but Miyata avoids it.
Livre is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Allstars MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre tries to improve position but can't.
Miyata trying to control the position but Livre is working away.
Livre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Livre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Livre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata working to try and regain half guard.
Livre misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyata can't escape the position.
Miyata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livre thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miyata swats away the attempt to clinch by Livre.
Livre is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Livre tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livre darts in trying to clinch
and Miyata counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata prevents a body shot from Livre.
Miyata blocks the elbow strike.
Miyata is working Livre over against the cage.
Livre just leaning against Miyata, taking a breather.
Livre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Livre keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
Miyata advances to half guard.
Kira Miyata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyata trying to mount his opponent but Livre defends it.
Livre trying to hold on to Miyata's head to control him but Miyata postures up.
Miyata is working for a kimura but Livre is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livre tries to get to full guard but Miyata has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miyata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Livre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Livre is looking for a sweep. Miyata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Livre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Livre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Livre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata is looking to pass into half guard but Livre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Livre is in guard.
Miyata wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyata working for a triangle but Livre defends it easily.
Livre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Livre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miyata has his hands on Livre's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Livre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Livre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Livre lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Livre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Miyata managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Livre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luta Livre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Livre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miyata counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Livre's guard now.
Livre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Livre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata content to stall in guard here.
Miyata forces his way into half guard.
Miyata content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Livre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miyata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miyata tries to control but Livre wriggling away.
Livre is looking to improve his position but Miyata isn't that keen on the idea.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata wants to take his opponent's back but Livre doesn't allow it.
Livre is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miyata controlling his opponent.
Livre is squirming around, avoiding Miyata's attempts to control the action.
Miyata prevents Livre from getting the reversal.
Miyata looking to control but Livre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre wants to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.
Miyata pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Miyata controlling the position easily from mount.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Livre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Livre looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Miyata trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata has the hooks in. Livre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Miyata's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Miyata looking for the choke from the back.
Livre staying busy and making it hard for Miyata to control.
Miyata is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Livre defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livre trying to control the hands but Miyata breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miyata 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 Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen stalks Rento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rento's face. Rento staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rento, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meikalainen.
Good shot there by Meikalainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meikalainen misses with a head kick.
Rento takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rento shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Rento's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rento is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rento trying to control the position from guard on top but Meikalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rento is pushing down on Meikalainen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meikalainen is fighting to maintain full guard but Rento has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rento with the ground and pound but Meikalainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meikalainen keeping moving, preventing Rento from controlling successfully.
Rento passes into half guard.
Rento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meikalainen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rento seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meikalainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meikalainen tries to get to full guard but Rento has control of the leg.
Rento thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rento has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Meikalainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rento looking to ground and pound but Meikalainen is blocking nicely.
Rento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rento misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meikalainen is trying desperately to improve position.
Rento throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rento punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rento postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meikalainen looks a forlorn figure.
Meikalainen suckers Rento into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Meikalainen is now in Rento's guard!
Rento controlling Meikalainen's posture.
Rento tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meikalainen wanted to stand there but Rento had control of the position.
Rento is trying to hold Meikalainen in close to prevent damage but Meikalainen has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rento gets back to full guard.
Rento tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rento wants to improve his position but instead Meikalainen has moved into half guard.
Rento is pressing down on Meikalainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rento not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meikalainen preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rento dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the side of Rento's head but Rento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meikalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meikalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rento.
Meikalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rento is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rento takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meikalainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rento.
Meikalainen slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Rento misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rento checks a leg kick.
Meikalainen punishes Rento's body with a nice straight punch.
Rento thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meikalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meikalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meikalainen jabs at Rento's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rento there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rento tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meikalainen is looking to chop away at Rento's legs.
Meikalainen checks a low kick from Rento.
Meikalainen sizes up Rento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meikalainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rento misses with a hook. Meikalainen ducked under it nicely.
Rento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen cracks a nice hook into Rento's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meikalainen lands a nice hook to Rento's body. Rento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matti Meikalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meikalainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Rento's leg. Rento is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rento on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a lovely overhand right.
Meikalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meikalainen. That's going to slow Rento down.
Meikalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Meikalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Reijo Rento has been cut.
Meikalainen jabs Rento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meikalainen connects with a right hand. Rento shakes it off.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Meikalainen. That snapped Rento's head back.
Meikalainen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rento right on the button. Rento goes down! Meikalainen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Meikalainen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Eisenhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenhardt has chosen Magneto's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Eisenhardt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisenhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Izturis's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Eisenhardt. Izturis shrugs it off though.
Izturis looks to throw the jab but Eisenhardt is out of range.
Eisenhardt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Izturis is able to avoid easily.
Izturis throws a series of punches but Eisenhardt avoids them all with ease.
Eisenhardt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Max Eisenhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eisenhardt misses with a right hand
and Izturis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Izturis.
Izturis trying to control but Eisenhardt is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis throws a big elbow that misses.
Eisenhardt keeping moving, preventing Izturis from controlling successfully.
Eisenhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Izturis.
Eisenhardt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Izturis is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eisenhardt is keeping the position for now.
Izturis is looking to work some ground and pound but Eisenhardt has wrist control.
Izturis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Izturis trying to control the position from guard on top but Eisenhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Izturis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Izturis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Izturis trying to control but Eisenhardt is working from the bottom.
Izturis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eisenhardt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Izturis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eisenhardt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Izturis is one step ahead there.
Izturis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izturis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Izturis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Izturis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izturis throws a big right hand that misses.
Izturis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izturis wants to pass the guard but Eisenhardt is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Eisenhardt manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Eisenhardt lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt's coach down at Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eisenhardt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eisenhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eisenhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eisenhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Eisenhardt stops a takedown attempt from Izturis.
Eisenhardt tries to throw a body punch but Izturis avoids it by throwing Eisenhardt back against the cage.
Izturis wants to take the fight to the mat but Eisenhardt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Izturis.
Eisenhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Izturis controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izturis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eisenhardt lands a right hand.
Eisenhardt is pressed up against the cage. Izturis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eisenhardt down to the mat. Eisenhardt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Izturis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eisenhardt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Izturis. That snapped Eisenhardt's head back.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Eisenhardt is just out of range.
Eisenhardt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Izturis.
A jab from Eisenhardt misses.
Eisenhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Izturis's calf.
Eisenhardt lands with a nice body kick.
Izturis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izturis. Eisenhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Eisenhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Izturis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eisenhardt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eisenhardt struggling a bit here.
Izturis throws an elbow but Eisenhardt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Izturis throws an elbow but Eisenhardt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Emilio Izturis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Izturis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eisenhardt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Izturis.
Eisenhardt can't do much from the bottom here.
Izturis 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.
Izturis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Izturis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Eisenhardt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Izturis's guard! Nice work there by Eisenhardt!
Eisenhardt being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Izturis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Izturis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt wants to control from the top but Izturis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emilio Izturis just wasn't active enough.
Izturis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eisenhardt.
Izturis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eisenhardt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Izturis is in Eisenhardt's guard.
Izturis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eisenhardt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eisenhardt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Izturis trying to control the position from guard on top but Eisenhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izturis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis trying to control but Eisenhardt is working from the bottom.
Izturis scoring with some ground and pound.
Izturis advances position into side control!
Izturis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eisenhardt down.
Eisenhardt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Izturis.
Izturis working away.
Izturis in side control, throwing shots but Eisenhardt defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Izturis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eisenhardt as he jumps to the side.
Izturis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eisenhardt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Izturis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eisenhardt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eisenhardt connects with an inside leg kick.
Eisenhardt is looking to slow Izturis down with leg kicks.
Eisenhardt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Izturis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eisenhardt. Eisenhardt obviously looking to wear him down.
Izturis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izturis working the ground and pound but Eisenhardt is defending the strikes.
Izturis lands a nice forearm strike.
Izturis scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis working the ground and pound but Eisenhardt is defending the strikes.
Eisenhardt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Izturis wants to control but Eisenhardt is keeping him busy.
Eisenhardt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Izturis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Izturis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eisenhardt keeps working.
Eisenhardt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Izturis.
Izturis advances to full mount.
Emilio Izturis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Izturis looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis trying to control but Eisenhardt is having none of it.
Izturis controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max Eisenhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Izturis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eisenhardt for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Emilio Izturis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Eisenhardt misses with a right hand
and Izturis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izturis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eisenhardt as he jumps to the side.
Eisenhardt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 Emilio Izturis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izturis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Violent Revolution. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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149 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideo Kono!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono lands the left hand.
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kono bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rockefeller's head backwards.
Rockefeller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kono lands a slapping body shot.
Kono tries to bum rush Rockefeller with a series of wild strikes but Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kono throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hideo Kono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kono misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kono slips a jab and a cross from Rockefeller.
Kono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kono manages to avoid it.
Rockefeller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kono.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kono. Rockefeller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kono throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockefeller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kono thows a body shot but no joy.
Rockefeller sizes up Kono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kono tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Rockefeller misses.
Kono throws a hook but Rockefeller avoids it easily.
Kono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kono dodges the punch combination from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kono finds it's way through Rockefeller's defenses.
Good shot there by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller avoids the body shot from Kono.
Kono is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kono moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kono throws out a loose jab but Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kono throws a jab when Rockefeller was well out of range.
Rockefeller connects with a looping right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kono misses with a few strikes there.
Rockefeller swings for the body but Kono moves out of range.
Kono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockefeller was well out of range. Poor timing from Kono.
Rockefeller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kono.
Rockefeller lands a slapping body shot.
Kono misses with a wild combination.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rockefeller walks into a straight right hand from Kono.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kono punishes Rockefeller's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kono takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockefeller stuns Kono with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kono throws a right and a left that Rockefeller avoids nicely.
Kono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rockefeller lands a leg kick that knocks Kono off balance momentarily.
Kono works the jab nicely.
Rockefeller throws a hook but Kono avoids it easily.
Kono jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kono scoring well with a low kick there.
Kono blocks a jab.
Kono scores with a hook.
Kono thows a body shot but no joy.
Kono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideo Kono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kono misses with a head kick.
Kono swings for the body but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Rockefeller shoots in and bounces Kono off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kono looking to control.
Rockefeller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller trying to control but Kono is working from the bottom.
Rockefeller tries to free his leg and advance position but Kono is retaining full guard.
Rockefeller preventing the sweep.
Rockefeller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kono managing to control the position.
Rockefeller is looking to work some ground and pound but Kono has wrist control.
Kono looking to control.
Kono wants to stand and escape but Rockefeller is having none of it.
Kono wants to get back to his feet but Rockefeller passes into half guard.
Rockefeller takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kono is trying to control but can't.
Rockefeller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kono is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rockefeller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kono is doing well to control the position and prevent Rockefeller from advancing to side control.
Kono felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hideo Kono hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rockefeller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rockefeller takes a swing at Kono's ribcage but misses.
Rockefeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kono.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockefeller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kono.
A jab from Rockefeller does it's job there.
Kono looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockefeller is just out of range.
Kono tries to land a front kick but Rockefeller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kono throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockefeller lands with an overhand left.
Rockefeller takes a swing at Kono's ribcage but misses.
Hideo Kono seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kono throws a body kick that misses.
Kono moves away from the strike by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kono blocks the body kick.
Kono tries to bum rush Rockefeller with a series of wild strikes but Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rockefeller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rockefeller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rockefeller takes one on the button.
Kono closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kono jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockefeller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kono scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rockefeller in his tracks.
Rockefeller throws a lazy right hand but Kono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kono throws a series of punches but Rockefeller avoids them all with ease.
Hideo Kono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Rockefeller misses.
Kono lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rockefeller ducks right into an uppercut from Kono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kono punishes Rockefeller's body with a nice straight punch.
Rockefeller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kono swivels and escapes.
A jab from Rockefeller finds it's way through Kono's defenses.
Kono misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kono throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockefeller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kono takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rockefeller jabs Kono to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Rockefeller finds it's target.
Rockefeller fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kono misses the target.
Rockefeller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kono momentarily.
Kono tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Kono as Rockefeller shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dean Rockefeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockefeller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kono.
Nice jab there from Kono.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kono throws a body punch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Kono throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rockefeller throws a head kick but Kono moves out of range.
Kono avoids the body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rockefeller blocks a jab.
Kono throws a series of punches but Rockefeller avoids them all with ease.
Kono misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Kono.
Kono lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kono thuds a left hand into Rockefeller's body.
Kono swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rockefeller.
Kono is rocked!
Rockefeller cracks Kono with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kono tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rockefeller pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kono is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dean Rockefeller!
James Dean Rockefeller retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, James Dean Rockefeller 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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