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G #26 BLACK vs NAPOLEON PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katu Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Hiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi kuin kukaan. Hiller has chosen Rush and Run - Shake and Jump as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Hiller!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio is looking to slow Hiller down with leg kicks.
Hiller staying out of range there.
Hiller fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Nice body kick there by Hiller.
Partio blocks the body kick.
Partio works the jab nicely.
Partio lands a head shot.
Hiller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiller controls his hands.
Hiller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiller wants to break free but Partio has control.
Partio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Partio scores with a nice hook 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!
A left hand lands to the body for Hiller.
Partio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiller controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Partio.
A short left from Partio.
Hiller tries to break free but Partio pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Hiller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Partio takes a shot to the head.
Hiller lands with a short shot to the head.
Hiller misses with a body punch.
Hiller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Partio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiller scores with a shot to the side of Partio's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiller.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiller catches Partio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hiller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiller.
Hiller tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Partio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hiller - the referee stops the clock and Partio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hiller. Partio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Hiller down.
Hiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Partio connects with the punch.
Partio digs a good hook to Hiller's body.
Partio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hiller backs up against the cage.
Hiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Hiller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Partio is looking to reverse the position.
Hiller tries to advance to mount but Partio denies him.
Partio is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Partio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller in the domination position with Partio hanging on.
Partio tries to buck Hiller off but Hiller is having none of it.
Partio prevents Hiller from moving into mount.
Hiller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hiller swings around for an armbar but Partio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hiller's guard.
Partio trying to control but Hiller is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiller 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.
Hiller keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Partio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hiller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Partio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hiller looking for a sweep. Not yet Hiller, not yet.
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 Katu Partio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hiller avoids the head kick by Partio.
Hiller throws a body shot but no joy.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hiller tries to land a front kick but Partio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Partio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hiller is out of range and Partio settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hiller. That's going to slow Partio down.
Partio avoids the head kick by Hiller.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Partio lands a nice shot to the body.
Hiller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Partio tries to clinch but Hiller moves out of range.
Hiller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Partio staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio with a hook.
Partio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hiller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Partio rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Partio there.
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Partio, right into the meat.
It looks like Partio has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Partio misses with a leg kick
and Hiller counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Partio, as that shot connected.
Partio blocks a head kick by Hiller.
Hiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Hiller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiller off the cage and back into range.
Hiller lands a really nice looking cross but Partio seems unphased.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Hiller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Partio defends it well.
Hiller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Hiller misses its intended target.
Partio blocks a jab.
Hiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Hiller slams his shin into Partio's torso.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Hiller finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Partio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiller lands a jab.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiller.
Hiller misses with a straight left.
Katu Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiller looking to score a takedown here. Partio is defending well but Hiller drives through and ends up in Partio's guard.
Partio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hiller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Partio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiller has managed to get both his arms back between Partio's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller preventing the sweep.
Hiller passes Partio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Partio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Partio gets full guard.
Partio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hiller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Partio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Partio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hiller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hiller is trying to control but can't.
Hiller manages to get to full guard.
Partio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Katu Partio will probably get the nod.
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!
Partio scores with a hook to the body. Hiller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hiller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Hiller connects with a body shot.
Partio tests Hiller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiller misses the shot to the body.
Partio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Partio throws a body punch but Hiller moves out of range.
Hiller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiller is just out of range.
A jab from Hiller does it's job there.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partio.
Partio throws a good cross that connects.
Partio lands with a nice body punch.
Hiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio tries to counter by clinching up but Hiller breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Hiller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Hiller.
Hiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Partio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hiller.
Hiller tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Hiller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Partio avoids the body shot from Hiller.
Partio scores with a shot to the body.
Hiller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Partio.
Partio stalks Hiller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiller's face. Hiller staggers backwards, shaken.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Partio throws a leg kick but Hiller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiller stalks Partio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Partio's face. Partio staggers backwards, shaken.
Katu Partio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hiller misses with a head kick.
Hiller misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Hiller throws a jab when Partio was well out of range.
Hiller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hiller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hiller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Partio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Partio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Partio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio closes the distance and pushes Hiller back into the cage.
Hiller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiller.
Hiller tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller working hard to break the clinch.
Partio breaks from the clinch.
Hiller throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Hiller misses with a double jab.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Partio does it's job there.
Partio cracks the inside of Hiller's front leg.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiller.
Partio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiller tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Hiller off balance momentarily.
Erik Hiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiller shoots in and gets a takedown into Partio's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partio is one step ahead there.
Partio cracks Hiller with a solid left hand.
Partio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hiller is looking for a triangle but Partio pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiller is looking for a triangle but Partio pushes his legs off easily.
Hiller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Partio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katu Partio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Partio, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Katu Partio!
In his post fight interview, Katu Partio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Bennett (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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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Sleeper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeper throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennett counters with a crisp one two that drops Sleeper ! Bennett thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sleeper to his feet! Sleeper is in big trouble!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sleeper right on the button. Sleeper goes down! Bennett follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bennett gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Bennett!
A relieved looking Julius Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Deens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shojo Shoujou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shojo Shoujou is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Deens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shojo Shoujou!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deens clobbers Shoujou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shoujou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deens manages to avoid it.
Deens wants to clinch.
Shoujou throws a series of punches but Deens avoids them all with ease.
Shoujou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shoujou somewhat.
Deens is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shoujou.
No joy there for Deens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Deens misses.
Deens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shoujou.
Deens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoujou.
Shoujou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deens.
Deens looks to land a left hand but Shoujou moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Deens.
Shoujou looks to score with a jab to the body but Deens is just out of range.
Shoujou throws a shot to the body.
Shoujou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deens drives through and clinches with Shoujou against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoujou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Deens after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deens scores with a shot to the side of Shoujou's head.
Deens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoujou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo Deens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shoujou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deens just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoujou misses with a body shot.
Deens attempts a counter takedown but Shoujou avoids it well and moves away.
Shoujou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shoujou.
Shoujou ducks under a wild hook from Deens.
Deens misses with a looping right.
Shoujou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deens rather than just go for the knockout.
Deens fails to land with a series of punches.
Shoujou tries to bum rush Deens with a series of wild strikes but Deens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deens throws a hook to the side of Shoujou's head but Shoujou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leo Deens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deens misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Shoujou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shoujou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shoujou looking to score a takedown here. Deens is defending well but Shoujou drives through and ends up in Deens's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deens pulls Shoujou in close to prevent any damage.
Shoujou stops Deens from standing up.
Shoujou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shoujou's guard.
Shoujou is pulling down on Deens's head. It's preventing any offense from Deens, at least for the moment.
Deens preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Deens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shoujou wants to get back to full guard.
Shoujou regains full guard. Nicely done.
Deens throws a big elbow that misses.
Shoujou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deens manages to get himself to full guard.
Shoujou trying to control but Deens is working from the bottom.
Shoujou seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shoujou is looking to work some ground and pound but Deens has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shoujou is one step ahead there.
Deens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shoujou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shoujou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shoujou trying to control but Deens is working from the bottom.
Shoujou advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shojo Shoujou will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deens tries to clinch but Shoujou is having none of it.
Deens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deens throws a jab but it's blocked by Shoujou.
A good leg kick by Shoujou.
Deens throws a hook to the side of Shoujou's head but Shoujou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deens misses with an uppercut. Shoujou saw that one coming.
Deens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoujou.
Deens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Deens misses the jab.
Deens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shoujou misses with a body shot.
Shoujou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deens throws out the jab.
A jab from Deens misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoujou misses with a series of wild punches.
Deens misses with a looping left.
Shoujou needs to keep his hands up - Deens had a free shot at his head there.
Shoujou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoujou throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deens throws a hook but Shoujou blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shoujou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shoujou misses with a wild combination.
Deens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Deens.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoujou ducks right into an uppercut from Deens.
Deens drives through and clinches with Shoujou against the cage.
Shoujou is trying to break the clinch but Deens has him pressed against the cage.
Shoujou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shoujou has Deens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leo Deens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shojo Shoujou.
Deens scores with a shot to the side of Shoujou's head.
Shoujou goes for a takedown attempt but Deens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deens looks to land a right hand but Shoujou moved out of range.
Shoujou moves away from the strike by Deens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou slips under a jab from Deens.
Shoujou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Deens finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Deens. That snapped Shoujou's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deens, as that shot connected.
Shoujou is rocked!
Shoujou just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoujou is still on wobbly legs! Can Deens finish him?
Shoujou swings for the body but Deens moves out of range.
Shoujou jabs Deens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shoujou seems to have recovered his senses.
Deens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Shoujou misses.
Deens misses with a right hand
and Shoujou counters with a three punch combo that has Deens backing up. Deens nods at Shoujou to acknowledge the strikes.
Shoujou throws a big shot that misses.
Deens ducks under a wild hook from Shoujou.
Deens throwing a counter right hand but Shoujou manages to avoid it.
Deens moves in looking to clinch but Shoujou pushes him off.
Shoujou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deens as he avoids it easily.
Deens lands a big uppercut and Shoujou crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shoujou looks OK. Deens waves Shoujou back to his feet!
Deens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shoujou misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Shoujou misses.
Deens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deens pounces like a tiger and cracks Shoujou with a vicious hook! Shoujou is down but not out! Deens follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leo Deens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Howson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howson with a nice cross.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Howson misses the shot to the body.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Howson slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Howson moves away and avoids it.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Howson's ribs.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Howson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
Howson cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Howson.
The fighters circling - Howson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a leg kick but Howson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall sizes up Howson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Howson counters with a leg kick.
Howson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howson misses with a wild combination.
Howson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howson lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Howson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Howson looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howson.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Howson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall sizes up Howson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Howson.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Howson misses.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a counter combo.
Hall is looking to slow Howson down with leg kicks.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Howson scores with a punch to the head.
Hall lands with a right hand.
A big right from Hall misses.
Howson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
Hall wants to clinch up but Howson keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Howson.
Hall tries to move into range but Howson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Howson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howson moves away.
Howson tries a quick counter leg kick but Hall is wise to it.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Howson lands the left hand.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Howson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howson.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Howson. Those never looked like landing.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Howson flicks out a counter leg kick but Hall steps away.
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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 Scott Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Howson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howson backs up against the cage.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Howson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a solid body kick.
Howson checks a low kick from Hall.
Scott Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hall swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Howson catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howson looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Howson motions for Hall to come forward. Howson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howson.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Howson.
Howson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howson.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Howson.
Hall tries a body shot but Howson blocks it.
Howson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Howson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howson misses with a wild combination.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howson lands a slapping body shot.
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howson under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Howson in the body.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Howson counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Howson misses.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Good shot there by Hall.
Hall connects with the punch.
Howson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howson is rocked!
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Howson to the canvas! Hall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brody Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pott's choice of entrance music: Flume - Smoke & Retribution (Ekali Remix). The key to victory for Brody Kavanagh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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21
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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22
164 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott clinches up with Kavanagh and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Pott.
A short left from Kavanagh.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kavanagh on the inside.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kavanagh backwards.
Kavanagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kavanagh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kavanagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kavanagh.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh leaning his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pott.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Kavanagh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Pott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kavanagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kavanagh tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Kavanagh back against the cage.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kavanagh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pott can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavanagh misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavanagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh lands a shoulder strike.
Kavanagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pott moves away from the strike by Kavanagh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott clinches up against the cage.
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
Pott lands a shoulder strike.
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
Kavanagh presses Pott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pott blocking some punches.
Pott working aggressively here.
Pott lands a nice uppercut.
Kavanagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pott fails to land.
Kavanagh presses Pott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Kavanagh.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott prevents a body shot from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh working aggressively here.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kavanagh backwards.
Kavanagh scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Kavanagh.
Pott misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavanagh.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Kavanagh back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kavanagh.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Kavanagh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
Kavanagh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pott lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
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 Brody Kavanagh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pott pushes Kavanagh up against the cage in a clinch.
Pott working aggressively here.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
Pott blocks a body shot from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands a shoulder strike.
Kavanagh lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kavanagh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh lands with a right to the head.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kavanagh on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Kavanagh.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Kavanagh.
Pott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kavanagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
Pott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kavanagh blocks an uppercut.
Kavanagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kavanagh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
Kavanagh scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brody Kavanagh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh throws a head punch that misses.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott misses with some punches.
Kavanagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott wants to get back to striking at distance but Kavanagh won't allow it.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh pushes Pott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Kavanagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
Kavanagh misses with the head strike.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pott is keeping busy.
Kavanagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kavanagh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kavanagh lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott blocking some punches.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Pott misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott misses with some punches.
Kavanagh scores with a shoulder strike.
Kavanagh lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kavanagh fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kavanagh misses with a wild body shot.
Pott throws a jab but it's blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pott throws a shot from downtown. Kavanagh moves away and avoids it.
Kavanagh looks to land a combination. Pott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kavanagh misses with an uppercut. Pott saw that one coming.
Kavanagh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pott finds it's way round the side to connect with Kavanagh's head.
Kavanagh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pott.
Pott scores with a jab.
Pott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kavanagh.
Pott tries to move into range but Kavanagh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kavanagh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kavanagh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pott was well out of range. Poor timing from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pott.
Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pott.
Pott misses with a straight left.
Kavanagh attempts a counter takedown but Pott avoids it well and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Pott.
Pott throws a hook but Kavanagh blocks it.
Kavanagh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pott throws a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head but Kavanagh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kavanagh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kavanagh misses with a double jab
and Pott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh missing with a left hand there. Pott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kavanagh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pott scrambles back to his feet.
Kavanagh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pott has closed the distance and engaged Kavanagh in a clinch.
Kavanagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
Kavanagh lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Kavanagh lands with a short shot to the head.
Kavanagh misses with some punches.
Kavanagh lands with a left to the head.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavanagh.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavanagh misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Kavanagh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kavanagh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavanagh pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
Kavanagh tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
Pott working aggressively here.
Kavanagh working aggressively here.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kavanagh blocks an uppercut.
Kavanagh working aggressively here.
Kavanagh misses with some punches.
Kavanagh tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Kavanagh back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pott fails to land.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kavanagh lands a nice shot to the body.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott lands with a left to the head.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
Kavanagh pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kavanagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kavanagh stalling against the cage.
Kavanagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pott lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pott.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kavanagh scores with a shot to the side of Pott's head.
That has opened up Jack Pott's cut even more.
Kavanagh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kavanagh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pott fails to land.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kavanagh scores with a shot to the side of Pott's head.
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
A short left from Kavanagh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Kavanagh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kavanagh 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Kavanagh!
Brody Kavanagh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pan looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Pan tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pan's head.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan just misses with a punch to the body.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan drives through with a takedown into Miller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miller's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Pan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pan stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller is looking to regain half guard here but Pan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pan in the domination position with Miller hanging on.
Pan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pan advances to full mount.
Pan fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Pan sits in half guard.
Pan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Pan maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pan.
Pan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pan working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
Pan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pan shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ralph Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Pan slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller scores with a one two! Pan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pan throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pan throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Pan moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pan thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pan wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller tests Pan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan wants to clinch.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Pan's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Pan.
Miller lands with a straight right. Pan didn't see that one coming.
Pan misses with a looping right.
Pan looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pan slips under a jab.
Pan dodges the punch combination from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Pan pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Pan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pan misses with a knee strike.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Pan.
Pan lands a knee to the head.
Pan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pan up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan fails to pull guard.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Pan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pan lands a nice uppercut.
Pan tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller avoiding damage.
Pan jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pan controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller forces his way into half guard.
Miller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is continuing to stall.
Pan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Pan's legs - danger averted.
Miller trying to control but Pan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pan being controlled here, momentarily.
Pan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into half guard.
Pan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Pan misses with a straight left.
Pan throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Miller there.
Pan moves away from the strike by Miller.
A punch combination from Pan misses.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Pan misses.
Miller throws out a counter right but Pan avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Pan moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Pan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pan scrambles back to his feet.
Pan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Pan moved out of range.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Pan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pan misses the jab.
Miller throws the left hand but Pan avoids the punch easily.
Pan throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ralph Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pan moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Pan shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Pan slips the punch.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Pan.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Pan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pan moves out of range of the strikes.
Pan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pan walks into a jab.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with the punch.
Pan tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pan throws out the jab.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan is rocked!
Miller looks to throw the jab but Pan is out of range.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
letting Pan counter with a right hand.
Pan wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller throws a hook but Pan blocks it.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pan takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pans head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pan swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pan backwards.
Oh Pan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller connects with a combination that backs up Pan into the cage. Miller lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pan's guard. Pan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Miller bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Torkelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giblert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Balder Torkelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balder Torkelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giblert Melendez !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Melendez misses the target.
Melendez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Torkelson counter with a right hand.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Torkelson.
Melendez throws out a leg kick but Torkelson moves out of range and Melendez only half commits.
Torkelson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Torkelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Melendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torkelson moves away.
Torkelson 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.
Melendez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melendez throws a sloppy body shot
and Torkelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Torkelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Melendez as he connects with a hook.
Melendez scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melendez looks to land a left hand but Torkelson moved out of range nicely.
Melendez moves in looking to clinch but Torkelson pushes him off.
Melendez dips to his left and cracks Torkelson with an uppercut!
Melendez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkelson slips a jab from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a straight left.
Torkelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Melendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Torkelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Melendez throws a solid leg kick but Torkelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melendez .
Torkelson misses with a wild body shot.
Melendez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Melendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Torkelson.
Melendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torkelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torkelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Melendez misses with a hook
and Torkelson counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Torkelson misses.
Good leg kick by Torkelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melendez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torkelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melendez throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torkelson avoids the body shot from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a leg kick
and Torkelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Torkelson throws an overhand right that lands on Melendez 's shoulder, as Melendez tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Melendez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torkelson.
Torkelson avoids the head kick by Melendez .
Torkelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Melendez takes a swing at Torkelson's ribcage but misses.
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Torkelson.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. Torkelson saw that one coming.
Torkelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torkelson moves away.
Torkelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez misses with a hook to the body
and Torkelson counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson throws a lazy right hand but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torkelson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torkelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torkelson throws out the jab.
Torkelson misses with a straight right.
Torkelson throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torkelson cracks Melendez with a good jab.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Melendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melendez tries to clinch but Torkelson moves out of range.
Torkelson is looking to chop away at Melendez 's legs.
Melendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torkelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melendez . Torkelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torkelson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That kick from Torkelson tenderised Melendez 's leg. Melendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torkelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torkelson.
Torkelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torkelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melendez .
Torkelson misses with an uppercut.
Torkelson thows a body kick. Melendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torkelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torkelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez .
Melendez feints a counter leg kick.
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Torkelson misses with a hook. Melendez ducked under it nicely.
Melendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balder Torkelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melendez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torkelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Torkelson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torkelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Melendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torkelson moves out of range of the body kick from Melendez .
Balder Torkelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Torkelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torkelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Melendez misses its intended target.
Torkelson lands with a shot to the body.
Torkelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torkelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Melendez will feel that in the morning.
Melendez throws a low kick but Torkelson moves out of range easily.
Torkelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Torkelson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkelson blocks a head kick by Melendez .
Melendez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torkelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torkelson swings for the body but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez throws a lazy right hand but Torkelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torkelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Melendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torkelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melendez lands a leg kick that knocks Torkelson off balance momentarily.
Melendez looks to land a right hand but Torkelson moved out of range.
Torkelson scores with a jab. Melendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torkelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Melendez lands a jab.
Melendez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a shot to the body
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melendez misses with a body kick.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torkelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melendez can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Torkelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melendez .
Torkelson scores with a head kick. Melendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torkelson misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melendez ! But no joy.
Torkelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez .
Melendez throws a hook but Torkelson blocks it.
Melendez scores with a jab to the body.
Torkelson lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Torkelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melendez 's hands.
Torkelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torkelson lands with an overhand left.
Melendez is rocked!
Torkelson ducks under a wild hook from Melendez .
A little feinted left hand from Torkelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Torkelson finish him?
Torkelson lands with a big right hook that stumbles Melendez - he's out on his feet here! Torkelson follows up with another monster hook that separates Melendez from consciousness! Melendez falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Torkelson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balder Torkelson!
An out of breath Balder Torkelson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavko Pakula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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290 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slavko Pakula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pakula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rossi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pakula counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ryo Rossi has been cut.
Rossi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pakula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pakula lands a big right hand that sends Rossi crashing to the mat! Pakula stays standing though and waves Rossi back to his feet!
Rossi is rocked!
Ryo Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakula connects with a body shot that sends Rossi's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Pakula connects with the perfect overhand right and Rossi falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pakula!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slavko Pakula!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Slavko Pakula waved his t-shirt featuring On Tap (160Q & Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Balan Like. Nameless Fighter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter feints a jab promting Badass to slip. Fighter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Badass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Badass misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighter misses the jab.
Badass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
Badass feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass controlling from the top position.
Badass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fighter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Badass is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
Badass throws an elbow that misses. Fighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badass's guard. Nice move by Fighter!
Fighter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Badass looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Fighter defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass pulls Fighter in close to prevent any damage.
Badass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Badass is on top in guard.
Fighter wants to stand up but Badass is controlling him.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badass controlling from the top position.
Fighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badass is one step ahead there.
Badass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badass is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
Badass postures up in Fighter's guard and throws a big left but Fighter blocks it.
Badass pushing down on Fighter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fighter has hold of Badass's hands but Badass slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badass moves nicely into side control.
Badass is working Fighter over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badass postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Badass working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Badass working the ground and pound.
Badass 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.
Badass working the body and head with strikes.
Badass in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fighter is avoiding damage well.
Fighter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fighter tries to get out of the position.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Badass looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fighter is avoiding damage well.
Badass lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fighter down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fighter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badass.
Badass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Badass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badass changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Badass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fighter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fighter cracks Badass with a good jab.
Fighter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Badass backs up against the cage.
Badass moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter's sensitive parts.
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter connects with a single shot there.
Badass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fighter.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Badass staying out of range there.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
Badass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badass shoots in but Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Badass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badass scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Fighter scores with a nice right hand.
Fighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nameless Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
As Badass tries to get set, Fighter tries to push him back and clinch up but Badass manages to avoid the attempt.
Fighter feints a jab promting Badass to slip. Fighter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Badass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fighter scores with a jab to the head.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Fighter blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Fighter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Badass is looking to land body kicks.
Fighter swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Fighter cracks Badass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Badass fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fighter to the ground. Badass is now in Fighter's guard.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is in close to Fighter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Badass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fighter has momentary wrist control but Badass slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badass sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass pushing down on Fighter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badass working over Fighter with some ground and pound. Fighter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Badass not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badass has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Badass throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with some strikes.
Badass is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fighter is surviving well by controlling Badass's body position as best he can.
Badass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fighter hang on?
Badass moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fighter has worked his arm free - good work by Fighter!
Badass throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fighter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Badass.
Badass trying to control the action but Fighter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrone Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Badass defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
Fighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Fighter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fighter throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Badass tries a quick counter leg kick but Fighter is wise to it.
Fighter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fighter gets caught napping as Badass dives in and scores a takedown. Fighter manages to retain guard.
Fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badass with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badass postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fighter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Badass, into his guard.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Badass on the ground.
Badass lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badass with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badass engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badass pushes down on Fighter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Badass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nameless Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badass working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Badass winds up and cracks Fighter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Badass has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badass has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Badass with a couple of short strikes.
Badass looking to finish Fighter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fighter!
Fighter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Badass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Badass cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Badass putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Badass looking to ground and pound but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Badass landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass landing shots from mount.
Badass controlling the pace for now.
Badass lands a heavy elbow.
Badass scoring with strikes but Fighter is staying in there.
Badass with the ground and pound from mount.
Fighter is rocked!
Badass breaks from Fighter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Fighter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Fighter in real trouble here! The ref calls for Fighter 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 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Badass!
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the body shot from Napoleon.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Napoleon.
A low kick from Black misses
and Napoleon counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Napoleon to acknowledge the strikes.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been informed that Napoleon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Napoleon is just out of range.
Black 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.
Napoleon misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Napoleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon jabs at Black's body.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon checks a low kick from Black.
Buster Napoleon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoleon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Napoleon misses
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Napoleon's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Napoleon wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Napoleon pushes Black off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Napoleon misses the jab.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Napoleon swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Napoleon didn't expect that.
Napoleon pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black tries to land a front kick but Napoleon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Napoleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut.
Napoleon misses the jab.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Napoleon swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black feinted with a counter takedown.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Napoleon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Napoleon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black feints and then cracks Napoleon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Napoleon down.
Black thows a leg kick but Napoleon checks it
and Napoleon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Napoleon scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rod Black has been cut.
Napoleon misses with a body shot.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Napoleon avoids it well and moves away.
Napoleon throws a leg kick
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Napoleon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Black off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Black cracks the inside of Napoleon's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Napoleon counters with an inside leg kick.
Black has managed to clinch.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Napoleon.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black throws a leg kick but Napoleon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Black 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a combination. Napoleon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Napoleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napoleon misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Napoleon.
Black blocks a jab.
Black tries to land a front kick but Napoleon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napoleon misses with a looping right.
Napoleon misses with a looping right.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Napoleon.
Napoleon checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black connects with a leg kick. Napoleon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black digs a good body shot into Napoleon's ribs.
Napoleon throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Napoleon's calf.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Napoleon throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Black slips a straight right by Napoleon.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.
Napoleon is looking for a sweep.
Napoleon is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Black tries to move into full mount but can't pass Napoleon's legs.
Black fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Napoleon's face as Black controls the position.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Napoleon keeps working.
Napoleon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Napoleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Napoleon's face as Black controls the position.
Napoleon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Napoleon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Black throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Napoleon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
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.
Napoleon is trying to stand.
Napoleon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
Napoleon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Black manages to reverse the position and now he's in Napoleon's guard. Nice work there by Black.
Napoleon wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Napoleon pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Napoleon keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon seems keen to control Black's posture.
Buster Napoleon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black wants to control from the top but Napoleon keeps moving.
Napoleon wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Napoleon is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Napoleon wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Napoleon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Napoleon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a jab.
Napoleon swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black takes a jab right on the kisser.
Napoleon throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black misses with a low kick.
Napoleon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters circling a little - Napoleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napoleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napoleon but Napoleon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black looks to land a body kick but Napoleon moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buster Napoleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rod Black'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 big right from Napoleon misses.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Napoleon throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Napoleon sprawls and moves away.
Napoleon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Napoleon.
Napoleon looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Napoleon misses with a two punch combination.
Napoleon misses with a wild body shot.
Black wants to slow Napoleon down by chopping away at his legs.
Napoleon wants to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a jab when Napoleon was well out of range.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napoleon digs a good hook to Black's body.
Black looks for the body kick but Napoleon saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon throws a lazy uppercut
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black won't allow Napoleon to sweep him here.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Napoleon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Napoleon has his hands on Black's head, controlling the position.
Napoleon keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Napoleon holds on and takes a little breather.
Napoleon kicks Black off and gets to his feet.
Napoleon throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Napoleon only half commits.
Napoleon throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Napoleon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black forces Napoleon back against the cage and clinches.
Napoleon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black shoots in for a takedown but Napoleon shows good takedown defense.
Buster Napoleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Napoleon is looking to clinch.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Napoleon misses with a looping left.
Black looks for the body kick but Napoleon saw that one coming.
A big right from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black moves out of range as Napoleon strikes.
Napoleon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napoleon.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Napoleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Napoleon avoids it well and moves away.
Napoleon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Napoleon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Napoleon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Napoleon, which made it look bad.
Napoleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black moves out of range as Napoleon throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black walks into a jab.
Napoleon misses with a double jab.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Napoleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Napoleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black takes a swing at Napoleon's ribcage but misses.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Napoleon moves his leg out of the way.
Napoleon lands a nice looking body kick.
Napoleon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Black is looking to wear down Napoleon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buster Napoleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Napoleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Napoleon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Napoleon fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Napoleon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Black. That one must have hurt.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Napoleon.
Napoleon sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Napoleon throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Napoleon wants to sweep but no luck.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napoleon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Napoleon wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is fighting to break Napoleon's control of his arms but Napoleon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Napoleon controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black prevents Napoleon from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Napoleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Napoleon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
Napoleon keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black prevents Napoleon from getting back to his feet.
Black wants to control from the top but Napoleon keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Napoleon working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black avoids the body shot from Napoleon.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black throws a solid leg kick but Napoleon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.
Napoleon misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Napoleon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napoleon looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Napoleon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napoleon, right into the meat.
Black 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Napoleon, as that shot connected.
Napoleon tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Napoleon is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Napoleon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the body from Napoleon misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napoleon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Napoleon kicks off Black and gets to his feet.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Napoleon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Black tries to clinch up but Napoleon circles away and keeps his distance.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napoleon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Napoleon misses the shot to the body.
Napoleon misses with a two punch combination.
Napoleon misses with a looping left.
Napoleon misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Napoleon didn't expect that.
Napoleon is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Black presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Napoleon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Napoleon breaks the clinch.
Napoleon ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black moves away from the strike by Napoleon.
Napoleon misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rod Black's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Napoleon lands a body shot.
Napoleon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Napoleon defends it.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Napoleon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black seems to be working for a kimura but Napoleon defends the submission attempt.
Napoleon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Napoleon wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Well, if Black 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.
Napoleon keeping hold of Black's head, controlling as best he can.
Rod Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Napoleon trying to control but Black postures up.
Napoleon is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Napoleon looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black shoots and misses
and Napoleon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Napoleon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napoleon.
Napoleon misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Napoleon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Napoleon.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Napoleon sprawls and moves away.
Napoleon misses with a looping right.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Napoleon, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Napoleon against the cage but Napoleon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black won't allow Napoleon to get back to his feet.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Napoleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is fighting to break Napoleon's control of his arms but Napoleon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Napoleon wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Napoleon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napoleon tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Black.
Napoleon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Napoleon lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napoleon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buster Napoleon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Napoleon misses with a punch to the body.
Black blocking some punches.
Napoleon lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Napoleon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Napoleon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Buster Napoleon thanked On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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