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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Cross (ranked 23593 p4p, 992 weight class) and Costanzo De Luca (ranked 23805 p4p, 909 weight class). De Luca has chosen Foals - My Number as his entrance music. Andre Cross is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Costanzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Luca.
De Luca looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
De Luca looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Luca throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
As De Luca looks to move away, Cross throws a big counter combo but De Luca just gets out of the way.
De Luca misses with an uppercut
and Cross counters with a left to the body.
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
De Luca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cross gets underhooks to prevent De Luca's takedown attempt.
De Luca wants a takedown but no success here.
Andre Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Costanzo De Luca.
Cross breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Luca.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
De Luca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Luca misses with a right hand
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Luca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross tried to counter with a leg kick but De Luca avoided it.
De Luca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
It looks like Costanzo De Luca has been cut.
De Luca just misses with a punch to the body.
De Luca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Luca misses with a hook
and Cross counters with a nice right hand that sends De Luca toppling to the canvas! De Luca scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cross finish him?!
De Luca is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Luca misses with a hook.
Cross wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Luca is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
De Luca swings widly with a right hand
and Cross counters with a crisp right that sends De Luca to the canvas! Cross follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Cross!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Rosholt (ranked 24305 p4p, 900 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 7751 p4p, 788 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Ahmad Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosholt throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
Turnbull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turnbull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull scores with a jab. Rosholt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rosholt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rosholt throws a right hand that Turnbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnbull also avoids with ease.
Turnbull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rosholt.
Turnbull lands with a straight right. Rosholt didn't see that one coming.
Rosholt throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Rosholt's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosholt tries to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosholt misses with a double jab
and Turnbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull tries to bum rush Rosholt with a series of wild strikes but Rosholt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosholt misses the target.
Turnbull digs a good hook to Rosholt's body.
Turnbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosholt throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
Turnbull digs a good hook to Rosholt's body.
Rosholt throws a sloppy body shot
and Turnbull counters with a low kick, right behind Rosholt 's knee.
Turnbull scores with a hook.
Rosholt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turnbull lands with a nice body kick.
Rosholt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Turnbull's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turnbull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts 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!
Turnbull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosholt on the side of the head.
Rosholt throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turnbull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosholt's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Turnbull as the two fighters clinch.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosholts head.
Rosholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Rosholt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosholt's gas tank.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Rosholt is breathing heavily.
Rosholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Rosholt's head.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Rosholt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt is trying to break free.
Oh Rosholt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Turnbull pushes Rosholt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull cracks Rosholt with a nice body shot.
Rosholt seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosholt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull works on Rosholt's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Turnbull pushes Rosholt against the cage. Turnbull is working some dirty boxing. Turnbull pushes off with a quick right hook! Rosholt goes down! Rosholt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Turnbull moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Turnbull!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Curze (ranked 8394 p4p, 725 weight class) and Bartlomiej Szymuszowski (ranked 24341 p4p, 822 weight class). Curze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RIse of the Night Haunter. Szymuszowski has chosen He's a Pirate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Konrad Curze has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Curze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartlomiej Szymuszowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curze forces Szymuszowski back against the cage and clinches.
Szymuszowski effectively controlling the action here.
Szymuszowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curze up against the cage.
Curze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szymuszowski or not.
Curze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Szymuszowski looks winded!
Curze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szymuszowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bartlomiej Szymuszowski has been cut.
Curze crunches a lovely knee into Szymuszowski's ribcage.
Curze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Curze has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Curze lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curze connects with a knee to the head.
Szymuszowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Curze lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curze lands a knee to the head.
Curze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curze lands with a left to the head.
Curze working the clinch nicely. Szymuszowski is working for position but Curze cracks him with a big knee to the head! Szymuszowski crumples up against the cage and Curze lands two more shots before the ref can save Szymuszowski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Konrad Curze!
A very excited looking Konrad Curze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 23566 p4p, 647 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 7693 p4p, 566 weight class). Artur Osinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasilios Megalos's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos jabs at Osinen's body.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Megalos but Megalos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Megalos. No joy for Osinen on that attempt.
Megalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Osinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Megalos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Osinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Osinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Osinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Megalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Osinen 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 swing and a miss from Megalos.
Osinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Osinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Osinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Megalos connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Osinen shoots in but Megalos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osinen takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Megalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Osinen avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Megalos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Megalos darts in and clinches Osinen up against the cage.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Megalos pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Osinen with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Osinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Megalos, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Megalos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Megalos throws a front kick that sends Osinen stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Megalos scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Osinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Megalos defends well and Osinen ends up having to push Megalos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Megalos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Osinen's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Megalos misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
Good shot there by Megalos.
Osinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Megalos keeps Osinen at a distance using the push kick.
Megalos stuns Osinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Megalos throws a nice looking combination but Osinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Megalos scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Osinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Megalos, which made it look bad.
Megalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Osinen moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Megalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osinen is looking for a counter combo.
Megalos stuffs the takedown attempt from Osinen. Osinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Osinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos gets a clinch.
Megalos presses Osinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Osinen fails to land.
Osinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Megalos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Megalos.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osinen backwards.
Osinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megalos is defending well.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Osinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Megalos was covering up waiting for the punch and Osinen finishes the takedown easily into 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.
Megalos keeping moving, preventing Osinen from controlling successfully.
Osinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Megalos has control of Osinen's left arm, preventing Osinen from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Megalos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Osinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen stands and throws Megalos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Osinen working the body and head with strikes.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Megalos is looking to reverse the position.
Osinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Osinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Megalos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Megalos defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen working the body and head with strikes.
Megalos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Osinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Osinen is working Megalos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Megalos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Osinen thows a huge punch but Megalos dodges it nicely.
Osinen is keen to just control but Megalos is a slippery customer.
Osinen lands strikes from half guard.
Osinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Megalos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osinen.
Megalos wants to get back to full guard.
Osinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Megalos keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos is positioning himself well to prevent Osinen advancing to mount.
Osinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Osinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Megalos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Osinen wants to free his trapped foot but Megalos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Megalos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Osinen fails with the takedown
and Megalos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osinen thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Osinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Megalos counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megalos.
Osinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 left from Megalos.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Osinen blocks a body shot from Megalos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Osinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Megalos prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Megalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Megalos drives through and clinches with Osinen against the cage.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Osinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megalos is defending well.
Osinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osinen backwards.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Osinen misses with some punches.
Megalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Megalos.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Osinen.
Megalos pushes Osinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osinen is rocked!
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Osinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osinen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Osinen fails to land.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Megalos lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Osinen has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike.
Osinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osinen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Osinen fails to pull guard.
Megalos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Osinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Megalos works on Osinen's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Megalos.
Osinen has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos cracks Osinen with a nice body shot.
Megalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Osinen to his knees! Megalos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Sparx (ranked 24183 p4p, 461 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 5732 p4p, 288 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaime Sparx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski blocks the body kick.
Wawelski dives in and scores a takedown into Sparx's guard.
Wawelski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wawelski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wawelski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sparx!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawelski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparx is rocked!
Sparx is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wawelski locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sparx is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kosma Wawelski!
After winning the bout, Kosma Wawelski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jaime Sparx had this to say: 'I dont know i need to work harder next time step up my game this is only the beginning it was great fight for him tonight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brusko Ramero Genimer (ranked 4084 p4p, 399 weight class) and Kyle Reyes (ranked 8736 p4p, 592 weight class). Brusko Ramero Genimer 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusko Ramero Genimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick
and Genimer counters with a series of strikes. Reyes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Genimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Genimer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reyes throws a lazy head kick
and Genimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes with a poor takedown
and Genimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Genimer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Genimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genimer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kyle Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genimer feints a jab promting Reyes to slip. Genimer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reyes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Genimer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Genimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes has his takedown stuffed
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Genimer misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has his takedown stuffed
and Genimer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brusko Ramero Genimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reyes.
Reyes has closed the distance and engaged Genimer in a clinch.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Genimer holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.
Genimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Genimer closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Genimer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reyes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Genimer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genimer cracks Reyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Genimer throws a combination. Reyes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Genimer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Genimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Genimer as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genimer feints a jab promting Reyes to slip. Genimer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reyes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes moves to clinch but Genimer breaks away
enabling Genimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes fails with the takedown
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Genimer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reyes is rocked!
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Genimer finish him?
Reyes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reyes misses with a combination
letting Genimer counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusko Ramero Genimer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reyes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Genimer gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Reyes 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 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brusko Ramero Genimer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Duarte (ranked 6412 p4p, 731 weight class) and Asko Asinen (ranked 5669 p4p, 688 weight class). Duarte comes to the cage accompanied by Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A.. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte lands a jab.
Asinen looking to score a takedown here. Duarte is defending well but Asinen drives through and ends up in Duarte's guard.
Asinen stays in close to Duarte's body and controls the position.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte wants to stand and escape but Asinen is having none of it.
Asinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Asinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Asinen won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
Asinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Asinen 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.
Asinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is looking to stand up but Asinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Asinen is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte is looking to stand up but Asinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Asinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Asinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Asinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Asinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duarte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duarte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duarte sets himself, and Asinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Duarte avoids it this time.
Duarte lands with a hook. Asinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asinen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Asinen's jaw. Asinen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Duarte does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Duarte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Mikhailov (ranked 2610 p4p, 383 weight class) and Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 4484 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mikhailov throws a good cross that connects.
Mikhailov swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Opdivo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Opdivo jabs at Mikhailov's body.
Mikhailov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Opdivo's half guard.
Mikhailov prevents Opdivo from improving his position.
Mikhailov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo wants to get back to full guard.
Mikhailov wants to take a breather but Opdivo is having none of it.
Mikhailov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Opdivo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Opdivo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Opdivo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mikhailov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Opdivo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mikhailov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexei Mikhailov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexei Mikhailov thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merle Highchurch (ranked 3207 p4p, 403 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 1655 p4p, 216 weight class). Merle Highchurch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ibrahim Suleyman's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Merle Highchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highchurch tries to clinch
and Suleyman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Highchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suleyman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Merle Highchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highchurch wants to clinch but Suleyman slips to the side
and Suleyman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Highchurch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Highchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Highchurch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Highchurch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suleyman.
Suleyman lands a nice uppercut.
Highchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suleyman stalling in the clinch.
Suleyman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suleyman scores with a shoulder strike.
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 shot in the inside from Suleyman.
Suleyman misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Suleyman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch blocking some punches.
Suleyman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suleyman manages to break the clinch.
Suleyman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Highchurch tries to clinch up.
Highchurch darts in trying to clinch
and Suleyman counters with a nice body kick.
Highchurch looks to clinch
and Suleyman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Highchurch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suleyman.
Good standup being displayed there by Suleyman as he connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suleyman. Highchurch shrugs it off though.
Suleyman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Suleyman fakes the leg kick and cracks Highchurch in the body.
Highchurch moves forwards but Suleyman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Merle Highchurch has been cut.
We've been told by Highchurch's head coaches at Ionad Comhrac that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suleyman lands a jab to the nose.
Highchurch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suleyman scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Suleyman.
Suleyman jabs Highchurch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suleyman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suleyman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suleyman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Highchurch closes the distance but Suleyman moves to the side
and Suleyman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suleyman catches Highchurch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman scores with a nice head shot.
Highchurch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suleyman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suleyman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Highchurch rather than just go for the knockout.
Highchurch darts in trying to clinch
and Suleyman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Highchurch tries to clinch but Suleyman is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Suleyman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Highchurch is looking to clinch.
Suleyman connects with a nice looking jab.
Highchurch tries to clinch up.
Highchurch is looking to clinch but Suleyman is avoiding it.
Highchurch misses with an uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Highchurch rushes Suleyman and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Suleyman.
Suleyman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suleyman lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suleyman.
Suleyman digs a right hand into Highchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Highchurch's gas tank.
Highchurch leaning against his opponent.
Highchurch blocks a body shot from Suleyman.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suleyman pushes Highchurch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Merle Highchurch'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.
Suleyman jabs at Highchurch's body.
Highchurch tries to clinch up.
Suleyman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Highchurch tries to clinch up
and Suleyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Suleyman.
Highchurch throws an off balance right hand
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Suleyman misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleyman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Highchurch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suleyman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleyman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Highchurch wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch moves to clinch but Suleyman breaks away
and Suleyman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Highchurch tries to clinch up but Suleyman circles away and keeps his distance.
Highchurch takes one on the button.
Ibrahim Suleyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suleyman throws out a leg kick but Highchurch moves out of range and Suleyman only half commits.
Highchurch 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.
Highchurch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Highchurch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suleyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Highchurch closes the distance but Suleyman moves to the side
and Suleyman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suleyman.
Highchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suleyman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suleyman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Highchurch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suleyman counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suleyman circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Suleyman to counter with a crisp jab.
Suleyman misses with a wild combination.
Highchurch throwing a counter right hand but Suleyman manages to avoid it.
Highchurch tries to clinch there but Suleyman circles away.
Highchurch doesn't manage to clinch there - Suleyman circles away.
Highchurch closes the distance but Suleyman moves to the side
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch wants to clinch but Suleyman slips to the side
and Suleyman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suleyman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Highchurch tries to clinch up
and Suleyman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Highchurch tries to move into range but Suleyman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suleyman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suleyman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Suleyman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Highchurch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Highchurch is looking to clinch.
A jab from Suleyman does it's job there.
Highchurch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleyman counters with a nice uppercut.
Suleyman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Highchurch wants to clinch but Suleyman slips to the side
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suleyman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suleyman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suleyman misses with a wild body shot.
Highchurch darts in trying to clinch
and Suleyman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suleyman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleyman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highchurch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suleyman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suleyman catches Highchurch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Highchurch wants to clinch
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Highchurch is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Merle Highchurch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suleyman cracks a nice hook into Highchurch's ribs.
Highchurch moves to clinch but Suleyman breaks away
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Highchurch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Highchurch closes the distance but Suleyman moves to the side
and Suleyman rattles Highchurch with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Highchurch tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Suleyman dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Highchurch stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibrahim Suleyman!
After the fight, Ibrahim Suleyman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 1058 p4p, 142 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 2256 p4p, 295 weight class). Sven Ludwig has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calacon moves out of range as Ludwig throws a body kick.
Calacon lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig throws a front kick aimed at Calacon's knee but Calacon avoids it well.
Ludwig misses with a leg kick.
Calacon lands a nice shot that snaps Ludwig's head back.
Ludwig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ludwig is looking to score with low kicks.
Calacon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ludwig shoots for a takedown but Calacon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ludwig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Calacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ludwig moves away.
Calacon cracks Ludwig with an open hand slap.
Ludwig is rocked!
Calacon cracks Ludwig with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ludwig tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Calacon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ludwig is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Calacon!
Conrad Calacon retains his middleweight title!
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