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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Colton (ranked 8301 p4p, 705 weight class) and Prezes Utka (ranked 7863 p4p, 694 weight class). Colton comes to the cage accompanied by Rap Is Crap - Curt Hennig ft The West Texas Rednecks. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prezes Utka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utka checks a low kick from Colton.
Colton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Utka finds it's way round the side to connect with Colton's head.
Utka scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Utka. Those never looked like landing.
Colton looks to score with a jab to the body but Utka is just out of range.
Utka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Colton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Colton walks into a stiff left hand from Utka.
Utka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colton's head backwards.
Utka throws a shot from downtown. Colton moves away and avoids it.
Colton slips a jab and a cross from Utka.
Colton just misses with a punch to the body.
Utka misses with a wild body shot.
Colton fails to land with a series of punches.
Utka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Colton throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Colton tries to land a body kick
and Utka counters with a straight right hand.
Utka throws a right and a left that Colton avoids nicely.
Colton misses with a body shot.
Utka misses with a two punch combination.
Utka throws an off balance right hand
and Colton counters with a right hand to the body.
Utka throws a right hand that Colton ducks under and follows up with a left that Colton also avoids with ease.
Utka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colton on the side of the head.
Colton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Utka misses with a two punch combination.
Colton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Utka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Utka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colton circles away quickly and effectively.
Colton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Utka just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utka throws a sloppy body shot
and Colton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colton connects with the punch.
Utka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Utka.
Colton thuds his shin into the meat of Utka's side.
Colton throws a solid leg kick but Utka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Colton.
Utka throws a one two combo.
Utka takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Utka misses.
Prezes Utka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Utka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Utka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Utka lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton lands a big uppercut and Utka crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Utka looks OK. Colton waves Utka back to his feet!
Colton digs a good body shot into Utka's ribs.
Utka throws a poor cross that misses
and Colton counters with a big left hand that crumples Utka! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gareth Colton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Temby (ranked 7197 p4p, 682 weight class) and Leroy Braga (ranked 5349 p4p, 590 weight class). Temby's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Braga's choice of entrance music: Seven Nation Army. Leroy Braga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Braga!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Temby misses.
Temby digs a good body shot into Braga's ribs.
Temby throws a looping overhand right but Braga ducks down to avoid it.
Braga with the counter takedown but Temby avoids it easily.
Temby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temby throws a body punch but Braga moves out of range.
Braga is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Temby wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Braga with the counter takedown but Temby avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga throws a solid leg kick but Temby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Braga.
Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Temby scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Braga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Temby throws out a loose jab but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Temby defends it well.
Braga slips under a jab.
Braga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Temby defends it well.
Braga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Braga tries to counter it with a takedown but Temby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Temby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braga throws a body kick that misses
and Temby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temby swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Temby takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
And Braga responds with a good body kick, but Temby manages to step out the way in time.
Temby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braga is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Temby throws a front kick aimed at Braga's knee but Braga avoids it well.
And Braga tries to counter it with a takedown but Temby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temby misses the jab.
Temby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Temby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braga circles away quickly and effectively.
Temby throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Braga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Temby blocks it well.
Temby throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braga with the counter takedown but Temby avoids it easily.
Temby just misses with a punch to the body.
Temby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Braga sprawls well initially but Temby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braga is looking for a sweep. Temby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braga keeps trying to improve his position.
Braga trying to control but Temby postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Braga defends it well.
Temby prevents Braga from improving his position.
Braga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Temby is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Temby being controlled here momentarily.
Braga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Temby manages to get himself to full guard.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braga controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braga stays in close to Temby's body and controls the position.
Braga pushes down on Temby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Temby tries to get to full guard but Braga has control of the leg.
Braga is taking a breather. Temby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Temby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Temby misses with a straight right.
Temby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Temby throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Temby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Braga backs up against the cage.
Temby throws a right hand that Braga ducks under and follows up with a left that Braga also avoids with ease.
Temby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Braga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Temby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around?
Temby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Temby trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Braga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Temby is one step ahead there.
Braga controlling the position.
Let's hope that Braga has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Braga is trying to control the position but Temby postures up.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Temby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Temby stopping the sweep attempt from Braga.
Temby looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temby.
Braga with the counter takedown but Temby avoids it easily.
Temby throws a series of punches but Braga moves out of range.
Temby moves out of range of the body kick.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temby.
Braga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Braga.
Braga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Braga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temby.
Braga with the counter takedown but Temby avoids it easily.
Braga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temby.
And Braga tries to counter it with a takedown but Temby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braga moves away from the strike by Temby.
Temby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braga tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Temby is looking to take a break and control but Braga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Temby wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Temby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga has Temby pulled in close to control his posture.
Temby scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braga is on top in guard.
Braga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Braga.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Braga forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Temby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Temby.
Braga feints the counter takedown.
Temby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Braga responds with a good body kick, but Temby manages to step out the way in time.
Temby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Braga tries to counter it with a takedown but Temby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lewis Temby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braga.
Braga tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Temby throws a body punch but Braga moves out of range.
Braga tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Temby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Braga was covering up waiting for the punch and Temby finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga looking for a sweep. Not yet Braga, not yet.
Braga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Temby.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braga holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Temby tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
Braga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Braga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Braga preventing the sweep.
Braga stays in close to Temby's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Temby is pulling down on Braga's head. It's preventing any offense from Braga, at least for the moment.
Braga is pushing down on Temby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Temby is fighting to maintain full guard but Braga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lewis Temby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braga wants to pass to mount but Temby is defending the position.
Braga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Temby!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Braga trying to control but Temby is having none of it.
Temby is trying to escape the mount but Braga keeps good control and instead manages to take Temby's back.
Braga just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Temby is keeping busy.
Temby tries to roll but Braga sticks to his back.
Braga just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temby tries to roll but Braga sticks to his back.
Braga slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Temby tries to break free.
I would not like to be Temby right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga is continuing to stall.
Leroy Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis Temby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Temby has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Temby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Temby!
During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Temby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliott Leighton (ranked 10087 p4p, 850 weight class) and NIgel Farage (ranked 4154 p4p, 544 weight class). Leighton's entrance music is Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood. A fine choice. NIgel Farage 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, NIgel Farage!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farage with a jab.
Farage misses with a body shot
and Leighton counters with a good, hard body kick but Farage shrugs it off.
Leighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farage throws out a loose jab but Leighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Farage.
Farage shoots in looking for a takedown but Leighton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leighton slips a jab and a cross from Farage.
Farage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leighton tries to avoid it but Farage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leighton to the ground. Leighton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eliott Leighton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of NIgel Farage.
Farage throws a lazy uppercut
and Leighton counters with a stiff right hand.
Leighton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farage misses with an uppercut
and Leighton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leighton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farage.
Farage 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.
Leighton kicks Farage off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Farage needs to keep his hands up - Leighton had a free shot at his head there.
Farage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farage misses with a lunging right hand
and Leighton counters with an inside leg kick.
Leighton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leighton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leighton lands a jab to the head.
Farage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leighton counters with a stiff right hand.
Leighton cracks a nice hook into Farage's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Leighton. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton cracks Farage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farage swings widly with a right hand
and Leighton counters with a nice body kick.
Leighton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Farage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leighton scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Leighton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farage looks winded!
Leighton lands a nice looking body shot.
Leighton takes a swing at Farage's ribcage but misses.
Farage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Farage throws a poor cross that misses
and Leighton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leighton swinging wildly here.
Farage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farage is looking to clinch but Leighton is avoiding it.
Leighton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Farage throws a leg kick but Leighton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farage.
Leighton connects with a crisp jab.
Leighton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farage's coach down at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Farage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leighton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Leighton.
Farage misses with a shot to the body
and Leighton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farage has a couple of punches blocked by Leighton.
A head punch on the inside from Farage fails to land.
Leighton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leighton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farage or not.
Leighton pushes Farage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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 short uppercut from Leighton.
Leighton breaks the clinch.
Farage missing with a left hand there. Leighton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leighton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Farage misses the target.
Leighton connects with the punch.
Leighton defending well as Farage loads up on a big left hand.
Farage scores with a hook.
Farage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Farage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farage wants to clinch up but Leighton keeps it at a distance.
Leighton throwing a counter right hand but Farage manages to avoid it.
Farage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leighton connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Farage misses the target.
NIgel Farage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leighton defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliott Leighton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farage tests Leighton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leighton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leighton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farage.
Farage throws a big shot that misses.
Leighton moves away from the strike by Farage.
Farage dips to his left and cracks Leighton with an uppercut!
Leighton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leighton jabs Farage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farage throws a lazy uppercut
and Leighton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farage tries for a takedown but Leighton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eliott Leighton is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farage walks into a straight right hand from Leighton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton connects with a body shot that sends Farage's belly button to the back.
Farage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leighton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farage is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Leighton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farage doesn't seem phased though.
Eliott Leighton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leighton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farage thuds his right hand into Leighton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighton moves forwards but Farage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Leighton there.
Farage throws an overhand right that lands on Leighton's shoulder, as Leighton tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Leighton misses the target.
Farage's corner calls for a 1-2. Farage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leighton.
Leighton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leighton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leighton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Farage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leighton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leighton lands a right hand.
Leighton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farage backwards.
Leighton presses Farage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leighton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leighton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Leighton.
Leighton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leighton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighton.
Leighton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leighton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leighton is leaning against Farage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Leighton.
Farage is rocked!
Leighton breaks from the clinch.
Farage is still on wobbly legs! Can Leighton finish him?
Leighton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leighton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farage sprawling to the canvas! Farage rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Leighton finish him?!
Leighton stuns Farage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leighton scores with a hook to the body. Farage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leighton lands a big uppercut and Farage crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Farage looks OK. Leighton waves Farage back to his feet!
Farage is looking to clinch but Leighton is avoiding it.
Farage misses with a combination
enabling Leighton to counter with a crisp jab.
Farage throws a lazy right hand but Leighton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farage throws a leg kick
and Leighton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farage looks to throw the jab but Leighton is out of range.
Farage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leighton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leighton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Leighton has knocked Farage down with a huge combo! Leighton steps away and waves a wobbly Farage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Farage throws a good cross that connects.
Leighton closes the distance and clinches.
Farage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eliott Leighton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of NIgel Farage.
Leighton lands a hook that snaps the head of Farage backwards.
Leighton scores with a hook to the body.
Leighton scores with a shot to the side of Farage's head.
Leighton manages to break the clinch.
Leighton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farage can do to turn this around?
Leighton scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leighton sends Farage crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leighton is motioning to the referee to let Farage up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Leighton staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliott Leighton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Farage shoots in for a double leg but Leighton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Farage seems to have recovered his senses.
Farage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leighton to score with a decent uppercut.
Leighton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farage, pushing him back against the cage.
Leighton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leighton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leighton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farage's head.
Farage misses with a double jab
and Leighton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Farage! Leighton lets Farage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farage has his takedown stuffed
and Leighton moves into the clinch.
Eliott Leighton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leighton.
Farage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leighton is defending well for now.
Farage gets control of Leighton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Farage will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Farage is working an open guard so Leighton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leighton lands a jab to the head.
Farage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leighton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighton works Farage's body with a nice hook.
Farage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Leighton tenderised Farage's leg. Farage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leighton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leighton can pounce on him.
Leighton moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Leighton lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leighton.
Leighton pushes Farage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leighton scores with a shot to the side of Farage's head.
NIgel Farage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Leighton.
Leighton scores with a hook to the body.
Leighton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leighton drops Farage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Farage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Leighton breaks from the clinch.
Farage gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Leighton gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Farage is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliott Leighton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 8298 p4p, 578 weight class) and Dooho Diaz (ranked 4438 p4p, 406 weight class). Diaz has chosen Come Sailing Away - Eric Cartman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dooho Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Irwin moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Irwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Irwin connects with a crisp jab.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz feints a jab promting Irwin to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Irwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz is rocked!
Irwin moves in close and cracks Diaz with a massive right hand! Diaz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Irwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Irwin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 4638 p4p, 240 weight class) and Jade Steve (ranked 5305 p4p, 275 weight class). Mrar comes into the arena with Sweet Dreams- Emily Browning blaring out of the sound system. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jade Steve!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrar scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mrar misses with the combination.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mrar walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Steve throws a hook but Mrar avoids it easily.
It looked like Mrar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mrar slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Steve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Mrar misses with a body shot.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mrar.
Mrar throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve throws a body punch but Mrar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Mrar misses.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve tries to clinch but Mrar moves out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Steve cracks Mrar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Mrar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Mrar's head but Mrar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mrar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Mrar misses with a two punch combination.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mrar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Mrar's head.
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar throws a series of strikes that have Steve backpedaling.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Mrar's head but Mrar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mrar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve throws a body punch but Mrar moves out of range.
Mrar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mrar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mrar walks into a left hand.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrar is just out of range.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mrar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mrar takes one to the chin there.
Steve has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mrar thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Mrar backs off Steve throws a huge counter combo but Mrar manages to avoid it all.
Mrar scores with a punch to the head.
Mrar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve rushes Mrar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steve gets through Mrar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar wants to get back to striking at distance but Steve won't allow it.
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mrar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mrar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve digs a right hand into Mrar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mrar's gas tank.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar is trying to break the clinch but Steve is controlling him.
Steve lands a left hand.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
Mrar tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
Mrar blocking some punches.
Steve tries a body shot but Mrar blocks it.
Mrar tries to break the clinch but Steve is controlling the position.
Mrar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Mrar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jade Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mrar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yajson Mrar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Steve clobbers Mrar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mrar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steve displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steve misses with a hook. Mrar ducked under it nicely.
Mrar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mrar catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve pushes Mrar up against the cage in a clinch.
Mrar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrar tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar can't break the clinch.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jade Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Mrar.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mrars head.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mrar prevents a body shot from Steve.
Mrar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Mrar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Mrar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mrar duly obliges.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrar is just out of range.
Mrar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mrar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mrar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Mrar misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Mrar. Beautiful body shot.
Mrar moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Mrar lands with a nice body punch.
Mrar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Mrar.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mrar in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar walks into a jab.
Mrar throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Mrar throws a one two combo.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Mrar counters with a two punch combo.
Mrar takes one to the side of the head.
Jade Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mrar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Steve cracks Mrar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mrar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws out a powerful jab.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mrar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mrar dodges the punch combination from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mrar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mrar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mrar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve looks to land a combination but Mrar avoids it well.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrar was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Mrar misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Mrar cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrar looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Mrar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the body from Mrar misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jade Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steve pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mrar back to the cage. Steve follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mrar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mrar tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mrar tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mrar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a jab. Mrar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve tries to clinch but Mrar moves away
enabling Mrar to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve throws the left hand but Mrar avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrar prevents a body shot from Steve.
Mrar blocks a body shot from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve tries a body shot but Mrar blocks it.
Mrar prevents a body shot from Steve.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mrar is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Mrar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mrar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mrar slips a straight right by Steve.
Mrar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mrar.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve rushes Mrar and presses him up against the cage.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrar fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mrar does no damage.
Steve slips a straight right by Mrar.
Mrar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrar throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Mrar slips a jab from Steve.
Mrar misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Mrar avoids the body shot from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Mrar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve wants to clinch
and Mrar counters with a one-two to the body.
Steve misses the body punch
and Mrar counters with a nice uppercut.
Mrar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jade Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steve lands with a cross.
Steve lunges at Mrar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mrar's hand.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mrar finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mrar ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
Steve lands with a nice combination. Mrar backs away looking to recover.
Steve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steve misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
Mrar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yajson Mrar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mrar lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Mrar moved out of range nicely.
Mrar misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mrar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yajson Mrar.
I think Steve has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jade Steve!
Jade Steve bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Packalen (ranked 4557 p4p, 430 weight class) and Charles Swanson (ranked 3239 p4p, 326 weight class). Teemu Packalen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Packalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson successfully pulls guard.
Swanson wants to stand up but Packalen is controlling him.
Packalen postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
Swanson wants to stand and escape but Packalen is having none of it.
Packalen wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Packalen passes Swanson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Swanson is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packalen wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
Packalen stops Swanson from getting back to his feet.
Packalen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Swanson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teemu Packalen!
After winning the bout, Teemu Packalen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Charles Swanson had this to say: 'Im sorry to everyone I let down I promise that I'll be back stronger.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 2890 p4p, 147 weight class) and Steve Passion (ranked 3391 p4p, 175 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Passion!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passion swinging wildly here.
Dominguez rushes Passion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Passion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dominguez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dominguez gets control of Passion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dominguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Passion is looking to stand up but Dominguez won't let him.
Dominguez looking to control.
Passion wants to get up but he can't break Dominguez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Passion stopping the sweep attempt from Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez has his hands on Passion's head, controlling the position.
Passion tries to stand but Dominguez is controlling from the bottom.
Dominguez has Passion pulled in close to control his posture.
Passion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Passion stopping the sweep attempt from Dominguez.
Dominguez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Passion wanted to stand there but Dominguez had control of the position.
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Passion is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Passion tries to stand but Dominguez is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Passion catches Dominguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Passion.
Passion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Passion tries to clinch up.
Passion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Passion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Passion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dominguez connects with a right hand. Passion shakes it off.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Passion moves away and avoids it.
As Dominguez backs off Passion throws a huge counter combo but Dominguez manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Passion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Passion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Passion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passion throws a shot to the body.
Passion throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Passion wants to clinch but Dominguez slips to the side
and Dominguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Passion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Passion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Passion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passion tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Passion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Passion slaps away a takedown attempt from Dominguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Passion moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Passion avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Passion.
Dominguez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Passion backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Dominguez.
Passion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Passion blocking some punches.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Passion is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Passion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passion is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Passion throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Passion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a left to the head.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Passion uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Passion tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Passion controls the action.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Passion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Passion can do to turn this around?
Passion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Passion backwards.
Dominguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Passion backwards.
Passion is rocked!
Passion takes a shot to the head.
Passion is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Passion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Passion seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passion avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Passion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Passion working hard to break the clinch.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Passion avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Passion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Passion blocks it with crossed arms.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
Passion jumps guard.
Dominguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passion wants to get back to his feet but Dominguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Passion has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dominguez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Passion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Passion controls the action.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Passion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez has Passion pressed against the cage, preventing Passion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Passion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Passion avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez jumps guard and drags Passion to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Passion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dominguez is proving hard to escape from.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Passion manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Passion keeps moving.
Dominguez stops Passion from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Passion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Passion throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Passion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dominguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Passion tries to sprawl out of it but Dominguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Passion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Passion slips under a jab.
Passion takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Passion tests Dominguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez stalls.
Passion managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Passion's brow.
Dominguez presses Passion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Passion working hard to break the clinch.
Passion avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Passion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Dominguez.
A right hand to the body from Dominguez.
Rico Dominguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Passion breaks the clinch.
Passion has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Steve Passion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Passion wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez has Passion pressed against the cage, preventing Passion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Passion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dominguez to keep the fight standing.
Dominguez is pressed up against the cage. Passion has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominguez down to the mat. Dominguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominguez jabs Passion right on the nose. Passion blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Passion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Passion wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Passion avoids it.
Passion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Dominguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dominguez shoots in and bounces Passion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dominguez trying to control but Passion is working from the bottom.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez prevents Passion from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Passion is looking to stand up but Dominguez isn't so interested in that idea.
Dominguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Passion wants to stand and escape but Dominguez is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Passion blocks it.
Passion lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Passion is trying to pull guard but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dominguez 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Guerrero (ranked 2310 p4p, 298 weight class) and Sinner Savage (ranked 2828 p4p, 369 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Guerrero misses.
Guerrero drops Savage with a straight right hand, right on the button! Guerrero follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 1079 p4p, 146 weight class) and Tom McGettigan (ranked 990 p4p, 136 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom McGettigan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGettigan throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
McGettigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. McGettigan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Hammer as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer slips a jab from McGettigan.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like McGettigan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McGettigan.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGettigan moves away.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
McGettigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from McGettigan.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but McGettigan is out of range.
McGettigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Hammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGettigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGettigan misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body punch but McGettigan moves out of range.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGettigan.
McGettigan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGettigan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer with a hook.
Hammer scores with a nice head shot.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but McGettigan ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGettigan on the side of the head.
McGettigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGettigan manages to avoid it.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer digs a good body shot into McGettigan's ribs.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
McGettigan misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by McGettigan.
A little jabbing left from McGettigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and McGettigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGettigan misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer sets himself, and McGettigan steps forward looking for the clinch! Hammer avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with the left hand. McGettigan knows he should have avoided that one.
McGettigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGettigan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGettigan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGettigan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammer scores with a jab to the body.
McGettigan throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
McGettigan misses with a hook
and Hammer counters with a left to the body.
McGettigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from McGettigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammer.
McGettigan staying out of range there.
Thor Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGettigan! But no joy.
Hammer lands a jab.
Hammer misses with a hook. McGettigan ducked under it nicely.
McGettigan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer scores with the left hand. McGettigan knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammer misses with a body punch
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
McGettigan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from McGettigan. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGettigan's head.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Hammer throws a right hand that McGettigan ducks under and follows up with a left that McGettigan also avoids with ease.
Hammer digs a good body shot into McGettigan's ribs.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGettigan can do to turn this around?
McGettigan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
McGettigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer cracks McGettigan with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a jab when McGettigan was well out of range.
McGettigan throws out a counter right but Hammer avoids it with no problem.
Hammer punishes McGettigan's body with a nice straight punch.
McGettigan drops Hammer with a beautiful combination! Hammer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGettigan is looking for the KO!
Hammer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Hammer slips under a jab.
McGettigan ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hammer's jaw. Hammer's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! McGettigan does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom McGettigan!
A victorious Tom McGettigan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Butcher (ranked 943 p4p, 115 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 1264 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobb's choice of entrance music: Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
Butcher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet.
Butcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Butcher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butcher 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.
Butcher not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher stalling away here and it's allowed Cobb to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Cobb blocks nicely.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cobb is keeping the position for now.
Butcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butcher is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Butcher trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Butcher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cobb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Butcher drops back looking for a leg! Cobb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cobb manages to kick Butcher off! Butcher jumps back into Cobb's guard.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Butcher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butcher postures up in Cobb's guard and throws a big left but Cobb blocks it.
Butcher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Butcher advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher cracks Cobb with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cobb is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Butcher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cobb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Butcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Butcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cobb is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Butcher trying to control the position but Cobb is working away.
Cobb tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Butcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cobb can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Tyson Cobb's cut even more.
Cobb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb's coach down at Omerta MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cobb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Butcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cobb cracks Butcher with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Butcher looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cobb finish him?
It looks like Barry Butcher has been cut.
Butcher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cobb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butcher somewhat.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Cobb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb drops Butcher with a naaaaasty hook - Butcher is in real trouble here! Cobb dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Cobb!
Tyson Cobb spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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