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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mattos stalling the fight.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Walter Mattos has been cut.
Mattos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Nunes lands a body punch.
Mattos trying to stall but Nunes improves his position.
Good body shot from Nunes.
Mattos looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Nunes.
Nunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nunes is keeping busy.
Mattos letting Nunes take a breather here.
Nunes cracks Mattos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Nunes - that landed with a thud.
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!
Good body shot from Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
Nunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mattos or not.
Nunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mattoss head.
A short right from Nunes.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
A short left from Nunes.
Mattos stalling in the clinch but Nunes improves position.
Nunes is working Mattos over against the cage.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Nunes stalling.
Nice body punch from Nunes - that landed with a thud.
Nunes lands with a right to the head.
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!
Mattos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Nunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nunes digs a right hand underneath Mattos's ribcage. Mattos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a takedown into guard.
Nunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Nunes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mattos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nunes continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mattos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nunes connects with a couple of short punches.
Nunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mattos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nunes prevents Mattos from getting back to his feet.
Mattos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nunes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Mattos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Nunes content to stall in guard here.
Nunes 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.
Nunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nunes trying to control but Mattos is working from the bottom.
Nunes stays in close to Mattos's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mattos at a distance.
Mattos takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes with a nice cross.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Mattos avoids nicely.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.
Mattos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nunes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nunes scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mattoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nunes moves into the clinch.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mattoss head.
Nunes stalling against the cage.
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mattos is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mattos is trying to maintain a safe position but Nunes gets an underhook and turns Mattos into the cage.
A short uppercut from Nunes.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Mattos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mattos tries to stall but Nunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Nunes.
Nunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mattos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is working Mattos over against the cage.
Nunes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nunes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nunes prevents Mattos from improving his position.
Mattos taking some punishment here, with Nunes in his half guard.
Nunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mattos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nunes.
Nunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nunes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mattos's head.
Nunes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nunes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nunes thows a huge punch but Mattos dodges it nicely.
Nunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mattos defending well though.
Mattos wants to get back to his feet.
Mattos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nunes.
Nunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nunes prevents Mattos from standing back up.
Nunes slows the pace down in half guard.
Nunes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nunes wants to control the pace but Mattos is squirming around nicely.
Nunes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mattos reaches up and holds on to Nunes to control the position.
Mattos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mattos blocking the ground and pound.
Nunes won't let Mattos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nunes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattos can do to turn this around?
Nunes looking to ground and pound but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Nunes looking to ground and pound but Mattos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nunes.
Mattos wants to control but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nunes 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.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nunes misses with a head shot.
Mattos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nunes.
Nunes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mattos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nunes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mattos blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Nunes - just one landing.
Nunes throws a hook but Mattos avoids it easily.
Nunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mattos.
Mattos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mattos backs up against the cage.
Mattos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mattos tries to keep at a distance but Nunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vicente Nunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Mattos.
Mattos letting Nunes take a breather here.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes gets through Mattos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunes gets through Mattos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mattos looking to stall.
Nunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mattos can't fight it off and eventually Nunes manages to take the fight to the floor. Mattos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nunes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Mattos has wrist control.
Nunes controlling from the top position.
Mattos wants to stand but Nunes is controlling the position.
Mattos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mattos controls Nunes momentarily but Nunes frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes postures up in Mattos's guard and throws a big left but Mattos blocks it.
Nunes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mattos wants to improve his position but instead Nunes has moved into half guard.
Nunes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nunes working over Mattos with some ground and pound. Mattos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mattos defending well though.
Nunes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nunes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nunes controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mattos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nunes.
Nunes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mattos because Nunes loaded up on that one.
Mattos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nunes.
Mattos tries to hold on but Nunes pushes him away.
Mattos'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.
Nunes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mattos because Nunes loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mattos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nunes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nunes throwing strikes here but Mattos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Walter Mattos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vicente Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Nunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dang Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Twister looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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111 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dang Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Twister!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister shoots in and drives through. Sai sprawls well.
Twister looks to land a left hand but Sai moved out of range nicely.
Twister tries to clinch there but Sai circles away.
Twister shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Twister is defended easily by Sai.
Twister has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dang Sai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Twister.
Sai closes the distance and pushes Twister back into the cage.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
Twister blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Yoshi Twister has been cut.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twister's defenses.
Twister dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Twister goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sai prevents it.
Sai blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Twister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Twister is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Twister avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Twister tries to score a body lock takedown but Sai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Twister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Twister takes an elbow to the temple.
Twister is rocked!
Twister looks winded!
Twister dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Twister is still on wobbly legs! Can Sai finish him?
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Twister avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Twister avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Twister is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Twister avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Twister has Sai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sai lands an elbow just above Twister 's eye.
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!
Twister takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Sai.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twister's defenses.
Twister wants a takedown.
Sai creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Twister! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dang Sai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lim Yun Gyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lim Yun Gyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yun Gyu to score with a decent uppercut.
Yun Gyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
Henry dodges the punch combination from Yun Gyu.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Yun Gyu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lim Yun Gyu has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henry just leaning against Yun Gyu, taking a breather.
Henry avoiding damage.
Yun Gyu is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
We've been hearing reports that Yun Gyu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yun Gyu is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yun Gyu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Henry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yun Gyu is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yun Gyu's face.
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!
Yun Gyu is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yun Gyu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yun Gyu tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yun Gyu is breathing heavily.
Henry working Yun Gyu over with knees to the body.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Yun Gyu's ribcage.
Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry is struggling to control the position.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Yun Gyu won't want to take too many of those.
Henry lands an elbow just above Yun Gyu 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Yun Gyu shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yun Gyu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yun Gyu's face.
Yun Gyu takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yun Gyu is rocked!
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Yun Gyu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry working the clinch nicely. Yun Gyu is working for position but Henry cracks him with a big knee to the head! Yun Gyu crumples up against the cage and Henry lands two more shots before the ref can save Yun Gyu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jonthan Henry !
An out of breath Jonthan Henry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakari Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moss enables Kopp to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moss manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kopp is in close to Moss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Moss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kopp defends well.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Kopp is having none of it.
Moss trying to control the position.
Moss working for a triangle but Kopp defends it easily.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moss is trying to control the position but Kopp postures up.
Moss tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moss has momentary wrist control but Kopp slips an elbow through the middle.
Kopp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss controls Kopp momentarily but Kopp frees himself.
Kopp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kopp has managed to get both his arms back between Moss's legs - danger averted.
Moss working for a triangle but Kopp defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kopp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kopp preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp with a nice head shot there.
Moss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kopp scoring with some ground and pound.
Kopp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moss is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss has momentary wrist control but Kopp slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but Moss blocks nicely.
Kopp distracts Moss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moss holds on and takes a little breather.
Kopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kopp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kopp has managed to get both his arms back between Moss's legs - danger averted.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Kopp is having none of it.
Kopp works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopp distracts Moss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moss looking to control.
Kopp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kopp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kopp has managed to get both his arms back between Moss's legs - danger averted.
Moss pulls Kopp in close to prevent any damage.
Kopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kopp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is in close to Moss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Kopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but Moss blocks nicely.
Kopp advances to half guard.
Kopp wants to pass to mount but Moss is defending the position.
Moss wants to control but Kopp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moss is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Kopp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss trying to hold on to Kopp's head to control him but Kopp postures up.
Kopp drops an elbow to the side of Moss's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moss jabs Kopp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moss moves in looking to clinch but Kopp pushes him off.
Moss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kopp.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kopp was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kopp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moss to see if he's OK.
Moss tries to buck Kopp off but Kopp is having none of it.
Kopp is working Moss over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kopp scores with punches from side control.
Moss wants to control but Kopp postures up.
Kopp landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moss wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Check out the look on Kopp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kopp working the body and head with strikes.
Moss sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
Moss has hold of Kopp's hands but Kopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dave Kopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moss trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Kopp slips a nice elbow through Moss's hands, connecting with Moss's forehead.
Kopp trying to mount his opponent but Moss defends it.
Moss regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Moss wants to stand up but Kopp is controlling him.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Kopp works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopp is one step ahead there.
Moss trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
Kopp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Kopp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kopp defends well.
Moss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kopp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss has his foot on Kopp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kopp works his way back into a safe position though.
Kopp scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moss has momentary wrist control but Kopp slips an elbow through the middle.
Kopp with a nice head shot there.
Moss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopp is one step ahead there.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Kopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kopp defends it easily.
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
Kopp landing with the ground and pound.
Moss looking for a guillotine here but Kopp defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp stands and throws Moss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kopp lands a few punches from side control.
Moss is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopp working the head with strikes.
Moss is trying to get back to half guard.
Kopp working the head with strikes.
Kopp looks up at the clock and then as Moss takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kopp smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kopp cracks Moss with a big elbow.
Kopp scoring with punches and elbows.
Moss misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Moss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kopp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moss swinging wildly here.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Kopp moves into the clinch.
Kopp decides to pull guard.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but Kopp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopp scoring with some ground and pound.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to Moss's brow.
Kopp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Moss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moss trying to control the position.
Moss is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kopp's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kopp holds on and takes a little breather.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but Kopp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Moss is looking for a triangle but Kopp pushes his legs off easily.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp preventing the sweep.
Moss working a defensive guard here.
Kopp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kopp with a nice head shot there.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moss has his foot on Kopp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kopp works his way back into a safe position though.
Moss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopp cracks Moss with a solid left hand.
Moss is trying to keep Kopp in close.
Kopp is working Moss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to Moss's brow.
Moss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kopp defends it easily.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Kopp lands a couple of digs.
Moss trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
Moss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kopp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kopp is working Moss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kopp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kopp has managed to get both his arms back between Moss's legs - danger averted.
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Kopp scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
Moss is trying to keep Kopp in close.
Kopp is working Moss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kopp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kopp works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopp is in close to Moss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopp is one step ahead there.
Kopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moss working for a triangle but Kopp defends it easily.
Zakari Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss wants to sweep here but Kopp controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Kopp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kopp, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kopp!
After winning the bout, Dave Kopp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akito Toyotoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehmet Muhammad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mehmet Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akito Toyotoku!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad throws a jab when Toyotoku was well out of range.
Toyotoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toyotoku scores with a sloppy right hand. Muhammad should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Toyotoku.
Toyotoku throws a series of punches but Muhammad moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toyotoku - that will leave a mark!
Muhammad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Toyotoku tries to pull guard but Muhammad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toyotoku decides to pull guard.
Muhammad lands a couple of elbows.
Toyotoku is trying to keep Muhammad in close.
Muhammad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toyotoku throws his legs up looking for a submission but Muhammad uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyotoku is letting Muhammad control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Toyotoku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku tries to buck Muhammad off but Muhammad is having none of it.
Muhammad scores with a couple of short elbows.
Toyotoku manages to work his way to half guard, despite Muhammad's best efforts.
Toyotoku wants to get back to full guard.
Toyotoku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muhammad wants to control but Toyotoku is keeping him busy.
Muhammad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Muhammad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku tries to roll over but Muhammad keeps him under control.
Muhammad slows the pace down in half guard.
Toyotoku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muhammad slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toyotoku tries to roll over but Muhammad keeps him under control.
Toyotoku trying to get back to full guard but Muhammad takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Toyotoku is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muhammad continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toyotoku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toyotoku wants to control but Muhammad is having none of it.
Toyotoku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toyotoku is in a horrible position here. Muhammad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku tries to lock up and control but Muhammad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Toyotoku is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toyotoku manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Toyotoku looking for submissions off his back.
Toyotoku trying to control but Muhammad postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toyotoku is looking for a sweep. Muhammad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toyotoku is refusing to be controlled, as Muhammad sits in half guard.
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 Mehmet Muhammad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muhammad lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Toyotoku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toyotoku dodges the punch combination from Muhammad.
Toyotoku digs a good body shot into Muhammad's ribs.
Toyotoku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Toyotoku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Muhammad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Toyotoku throws a lazy uppercut
and Muhammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toyotoku cracks the inside of Muhammad's front leg.
Muhammad looks to land a right hand but Toyotoku moved out of range.
Toyotoku gets tackled into the cage by Muhammad. Muhammad maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Toyotoku is trying to pull guard but Muhammad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toyotoku jumps guard but Muhammad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku fails to pull guard.
Mehmet Muhammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akito Toyotoku.
Toyotoku is trying to pull guard but Muhammad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toyotoku is rocked!
Muhammad misses with the head strike.
Toyotoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Muhammad finish him?
Muhammad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad scores with a hook to the body.
Muhammad working aggressively here.
Muhammad misses with the head strike.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Toyotoku.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toyotoku seems to have recovered his senses.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Toyotoku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toyotoku tries to pull guard but Muhammad won't allow it.
Muhammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toyotoku backwards.
Muhammad can't find room to land a body shot as Toyotoku controls the action.
Toyotoku tries to pull guard but Muhammad won't allow it.
Muhammad stalls.
Toyotoku tries to pull guard but Muhammad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad scores with a shoulder strike.
Toyotoku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muhammad to keep the fight standing.
Muhammad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muhammad gets through Toyotoku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhammad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Muhammad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhammad lands a big right hand that drops Toyotoku! The killer instinct kicks in and Muhammad finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Muhammad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmet Muhammad!
Mehmet Muhammad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Shabazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Hiebknecht.
Shabazz throws a head kick that misses.
Shabazz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hiebknecht scores with a shot to the body.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook to the body
and Shabazz counters with a head kick that drops Hiebknecht to the mat! Hiebknecht scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hiebknecht is rocked!
Hiebknecht lands a really nice looking cross but Shabazz seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a push kick but Hiebknecht slaps the foot to one side.
Shabazz throws a wild body kick that Hiebknecht sees coming a mile off.
Shabazz throws a push kick but Hiebknecht slaps the foot to one side.
Hiebknecht appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht blocks a head kick by Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hiebknecht.
It looks like Gottlieb Hiebknecht has been cut.
Hiebknecht throws a right hand that Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Shabazz also avoids with ease.
Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Hiebknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hiebknecht scores with a jab to the body.
Hiebknecht looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
Shabazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Hiebknecht. Those never looked like landing.
Shabazz throws a fast counter high kick but Hiebknecht manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiebknecht.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shabazz.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Hiebknecht.
Shabazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiebknecht on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab by Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook.
Shabazz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shabazz.
Nice jab there from Hiebknecht.
Shabazz avoids the body shot from Hiebknecht.
Shabazz throws a big counter head kick but Hiebknecht avoids it with no problem.
Hiebknecht lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht tries to clinch up.
Hiebknecht lands a jab to the head.
Shabazz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hiebknecht under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz scores with a head kick.
Hiebknecht tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shabazz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz throws a head kick that Hiebknecht semi-blocks.
Oh Hiebknecht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiebknecht moves away from the strike by Shabazz.
Hiebknecht appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hiebknecht seems to have got his legs back now.
Hiebknecht bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shabazz's head.
Hiebknecht jabs at Shabazz's body.
Hiebknecht cracks Shabazz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hiebknecht swinging wildly here.
Shabazz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hiebknecht blocks it well.
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 Gottlieb Hiebknecht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shabazz lands with a kick to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shabazz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Shabazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shabazz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shabazz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hiebknecht feints a jab promting Shabazz to slip. Hiebknecht then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shabazz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht throws a right and a left that Shabazz avoids nicely.
Hiebknecht swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shabazz on the side of the head.
Hiebknecht tries to clinch up but Shabazz circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiebknecht lands with a nice combination. Shabazz backs away looking to recover.
Hiebknecht misses with a wild combination.
Hiebknecht throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Hiebknecht. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiebknecht.
Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shabazz jabs at Hiebknecht's body.
Shabazz with a jab.
Shabazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiebknecht bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shabazz's head.
Jab, jab by Hiebknecht - just one landing.
Hiebknecht takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut is getting worse.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice head shot.
Hiebknecht works over Shabazz's head and body with a nice combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shabazz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hiebknecht has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz lands a big head kick that sends Hiebknecht tumbling to the mat! Shabazz takes a step backwards and waves Hiebknecht back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hiebknecht throws a right and a left that Shabazz avoids nicely.
Shabazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice head shot.
Shabazz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shabazz throws the left hand but Hiebknecht avoids the punch easily.
Hiebknecht appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hiebknecht misses with a body shot.
Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shabazz throws a sloppy head kick and Hiebknecht moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Hiebknecht.
Shabazz lands a big head kick that sends Hiebknecht to the canvas! Shabazz follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Shabazz!
An out of breath Mustafa Shabazz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unz Unz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Unz Unz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joy James!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from James misses.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Unz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Unz should have avoided that one.
It looks like Unz Unz has been cut.
A swing and a miss from James.
Unz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Unz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
James cracks Unz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. James has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Unz to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
James misses with an uppercut. Unz saw that one coming.
Unz dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Unz's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unz moves out of range of the strikes.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Unz's head.
Unz tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unz Unz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unz fails with the takedown
and James counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Unz has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joy James!
Joy James thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Saari!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari instigates a clinch.
Pete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pete manages to break the clinch.
Pete misses with an uppercut. Saari saw that one coming.
Saari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saari clinches up with Pete and pushes him back against the cage.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pete.
Pete scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Pete dodges an elbow strike from Saari.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pete lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pete throws a head punch that misses.
Saari misses with a body punch.
Saari working aggressively here.
Pete can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari lands a right hand.
Pete has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete presses Saari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pete lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Still in the clinch, Saari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pete working aggressively here.
Pete tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Pete back against the cage.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Pete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saari takes a shot to the head.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
A short uppercut from Pete.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete breaks the clinch.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Pete swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aku Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Saari tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Pete on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saari wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Saari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pete connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saari. Saari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
Saari tries to counter with a clinch but Pete shakes him off and moves away.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pete is looking to wear down Saari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Pete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Pete lands a jab.
Saari is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete throws the left hand but Saari avoids the punch easily.
Saari looks to clinch
and Pete counters with a right hand to the body.
Saari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pete, pushing him back against the cage.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pete misses with the head strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete tries to break free but Saari pushes him back against the cage.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saari is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete misses with a right hand
and Saari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pete's efforts to push away.
Saari tries to stall but Pete uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Pete.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pete.
Saari wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Saari tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Saari tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pete lands a nice looking body kick.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saari wants to counter the offense by Pete and move into the clinch position.
Saari wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari moves to clinch but Pete breaks away
and Pete counters with a left to the body.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saari can do to turn this around?
Pete looks to throw the jab but Saari is out of range.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with an attempted mid kick.
Texas Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Pete tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saari clinches.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Pete avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pete.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.
Pete working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Texas Pete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pete has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Pete digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pete lands with a left to the head.
Saari blocking some punches.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petes head.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
Saari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pete lands with a right to the head.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Saari trying to control the position but instead, Pete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saari into the cage.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Saari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Pete lands a left hand.
Saari blocks a body shot from Pete.
Pete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Pete scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Saari is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
A short right from Pete.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Pete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saari.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.
That has opened up Aku Saari's cut even more.
A right handed body shot lands from Pete.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari is rocked!
Pete scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Saari is still on wobbly legs! Can Pete finish him?
Pete dips a shoulder and cracks Saari with a mighty uppercut! Saari falls back against the cage and Pete unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saari is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pete screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Pete!
Texas Pete seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Aku Saari was interviewed post fight and said 'I apologize to all of my fans, it is time for me to get back to the gym. Next time I will show the world what I am capable of.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Stubb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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28
171 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Razval Saraev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saraev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stubb instigates a clinch.
Saraev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubb's elbow.
Stubb digs a right hand into Saraev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saraev's gas tank.
Stubb pushes Saraev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Stubb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stubb lands a body punch.
Saraev wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stubb as Saraev tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Stubb.
A short right from Stubb on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saraev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stubb tries to clinch but Saraev is having none of it.
Stubb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saraev moves away.
We've been told by Stubb's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alexander Stubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stubb tries to clinch but Saraev moves out of range.
Saraev takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stubb pushes Saraev up against the cage in a clinch.
Stubb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stubb tries to work over Saraev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stubb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saraev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stubb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saraev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saraev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stubb regains guard immediately.
Saraev preventing the sweep.
Saraev stops Stubb from standing up.
Saraev throws a big right hand that misses.
Saraev with a nice head shot there.
Saraev controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubb wants to get back to his feet but Saraev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
My spies in English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) inform me that Saraev has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saraev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stubb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saraev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saraev lands a couple of elbows.
Stubb keeping full guard, as Saraev tries to pass.
Saraev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saraev is looking to work some ground and pound but Stubb has wrist control.
Saraev throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stubb avoids the body shot from Saraev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stubb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stubb tries to clinch
and Saraev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saraev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stubb on his heels. He'll look to pass Stubb's guard now, I'm sure.
Stubb is trying to keep Saraev in close.
Saraev throws an elbow that misses. Stubb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saraev's guard. Nice move by Stubb!
Saraev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saraev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stubb manages to get himself to full guard.
Saraev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb is trying to control the position but Saraev postures up.
Saraev trying to control but Stubb is working from the bottom.
Saraev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stubb trying to keep a closed guard but Saraev is proving a slippery customer.
Saraev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stubb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saraev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saraev is looking to work some ground and pound but Stubb has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Stubb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saraev just misses with a punch to the body.
Stubb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saraev.
Stubb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saraev at a distance.
Saraev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stubb finds it's way round the side to connect with Saraev's head.
Saraev misses the shot to the body.
Stubb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stubb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saraev ducks under a wild hook from Stubb.
Saraev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stubb was well out of range. Poor timing from Saraev.
Stubb seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stubb misses with a wild body shot.
Stubb connects with a right hand. Saraev shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb looks to score with a jab to the body but Saraev is just out of range.
Stubb throws out a loose jab but Saraev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saraev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stubb.
Saraev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stubb jabs at Saraev's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubb lands a big right hand that sends Saraev crashing to the mat! Stubb stays standing though and waves Saraev back to his feet!
Saraev is rocked!
Saraev swings for the body but Stubb moves out of range.
Saraev is still on wobbly legs! Can Stubb finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saraev was well out of range. Poor timing from Stubb.
Saraev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saraev throws a body shot but no joy.
Stubb lands with a straight right. Saraev didn't see that one coming.
Saraev swings for the body but Stubb moves out of range.
Stubb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stubb throws an overhand right that drops Saraev like a sack of potatoes! Stubb dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Stubb!
Alexander Stubb thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Varce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
223 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Varce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laloosh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laloosh.
Laloosh prevents a body shot from Varce.
Laloosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varce tries to throw a body punch but Laloosh avoids it by throwing Varce back against the cage.
Laloosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Laloosh.
Varce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laloosh after a bit of a struggle.
Varce tries to score a body lock takedown but Laloosh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Varce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laloosh lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Varce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Varce's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laloosh can't find room to land a body shot as Varce controls the action.
Laloosh lands a shoulder strike.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Varce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laloosh after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Varce tries to break free but Laloosh pushes him back against the cage.
Laloosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Varce backwards.
Nice body punch from Laloosh - that landed with a thud.
Varce prevents a body shot from Laloosh.
Varce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laloosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Varce or not.
Varce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laloosh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonah Varce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laloosh lands a big uppercut and Varce crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Varce looks OK. Laloosh waves Varce back to his feet!
Varce is rocked!
Laloosh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Varce is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Laloosh throws a pinpoint strike between Varce's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Varce crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Laloosh scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuke Laloosh!
Nuke Laloosh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jonah Varce stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was a fluke...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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