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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 1439 p4p, 161 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 2284 p4p, 228 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with Ghetts - Who's Got a Problem? blaring out of the sound system. Benderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Time is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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168 cm
34
148 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Benderson moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Benderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benderson just manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop takes a swing at Benderson's ribcage but misses.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Benderson's head but Benderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Benderson as he connects with a hook.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop misses with a hook. Benderson ducked under it nicely.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Benderson should have avoided that one.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Benderson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Benderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Benderson defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Benderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Benderson throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Benderson slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Benderson.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop slips a jab from Benderson.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Bishop swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Benderson unleashes a big counter combination but Bishop bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Henson Benderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Benderson!
Benderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benderson is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop is looking to work his way around to Benderson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bishop wants to take Benderson's back here but Benderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Benderson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benderson has given up his back. Will we see Bishop going for some submissions?
Bishop looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop sizes up Benderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Benderson.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Benderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson lands with a cross.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Benderson avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson misses with a left hand
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson throws out a powerful jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Benderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Benderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bishop scores with a jab. Benderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a hook but Benderson avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Benderson, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Benderson against the cage but Benderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Benderson avoided it.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Benderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bishop lands a jab.
Benderson blocks a jab.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Benderson moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Benderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benderson is out of range.
Benderson jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Benderson catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Benderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Benderson counters with a straight right hand.
Benderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Benderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benderson misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Bishop swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Bishop throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
Bishop misses with a body shot
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson blocks a leg kick.
Benderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop tries a low kick but Benderson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Bishop defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Benderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benderson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bishop blocks it well.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benderson throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Benderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benderson tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson misses with a low kick.
Benderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Benderson moved out of range.
Bishop shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benderson is trying to defend but Bishop finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benderson pushes Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benderson slips under a jab from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henson Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Bishop tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benderson blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Benderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Benderson off balance momentarily.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Benderson with an uppercut!
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benderson.
Benderson takes one on the button.
Bishop cracks the inside of Benderson's front leg.
Benderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop misses the jab.
Benderson throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Benderson backs away, Bishop returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop wants to control but Benderson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control but instead Benderson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Benderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bishop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Benderson won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is sitting in close to Bishop's body. Bishop has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Benderson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Benderson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bishop.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Bishop!
In his post fight interview, Jackson Bishop started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Henson Benderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 1042 p4p, 145 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 846 p4p, 119 weight class). Okah comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Stone. Jari Bull told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
210 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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32
210 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Okah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah misses with a takedown
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okah wants to clinch.
Okah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Okah.
Nice sprawl there from Bull as Okah shoots in.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Okah tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bull 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.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Bull connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull with a nice cross.
Okah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Okah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okah shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Bull catches Okah right on the button with a cross.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Okah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Okah lands in his opponent's guard.
Bull has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Okah has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Bull has Okah pressed against the cage, preventing Okah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okah wants to break free but Bull has control.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Okah working hard to break the clinch.
Okah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Okah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okah pulls guard successfully.
Okah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bull wants to stand but Okah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Okah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Okah fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bull sprawls well initially but Okah persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to stand back up but Okah is controlling him
Bull trying to control but Okah postures up.
Bull tries to kick Okah off but Okah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Okah.
Okah stands up and waves to Bull to follow him.
Nice shot by Bull.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Okah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bull throws a hook but Okah blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Okah counters with a right hand to the body.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Bull - just one landing.
Okah moves away from the strike by Bull.
A left lands for Bull.
Bull swings for the body but Okah moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okah somewhat.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah avoids the body shot from Bull.
A quick step to the side and Okah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
Okah shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull lands with an uppercut that bounces Okah off the cage and back into range.
Okah looks for a takedown but Bull sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okah fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Bull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ghazi Okah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okah tries for a takedown but Bull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okah tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Okah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Okah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Okah moves away and avoids it.
Okah tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bull manages to circle out of the way.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
letting Okah counter with a right hand.
Okah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull throws a jab when Okah was well out of range.
Okah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Okah moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Okah dives in and scores a takedown into Bull's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okah is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull trying to keep a closed guard but Okah is proving a slippery customer.
Okah controlling from the top position.
Bull has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bull working a defensive guard here.
Okah prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Bull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bull.
Bull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Okah slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bull.
Okah tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Jari Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bull sprawls well. Bull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okah gets slowly back to his feet.
Bull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.
Bull lands with a cross.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Okah's ribs.
Okah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okah somewhat.
Okah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull misses with a hook
and Okah counters with a big head kick but Bull shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Okah's head but Okah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Okah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with a leg kick. Okah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okah walks into a straight right hand from Bull.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bull cracks Okah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okah.
Okah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull works Okah's body with a nice hook.
Bull thuds a left hand into Okah's body.
Okah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bull counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Okah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bull as Okah shoots in.
Okah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okah shoots in looking for a takedown. Bull tries to sprawl out of it but Okah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Okah shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Okah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bull missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Okah tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Bull misses.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull connects with a body shot.
Okah looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okah tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Okah's front leg but catches the back leg as Okah tries to avoid it.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah darts in trying to clinch
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bull circles away.
Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okah tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Okah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
Okah looks for the body kick but Bull saw that one coming.
Okah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bull tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Okah is in Bull's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah gets to his feet - Bull follows without any prompting.
Okah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bull quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Okah keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Okah can't break the clinch.
A short left from Bull.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Okah shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Okah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a hook. Okah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Bull lands.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Okah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Okah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Okah takes the fight into the clinch.
Bull scores with a shoulder strike.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okah wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghazi Okah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okah is trying to pull guard but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Bull.
Okah has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bull uses from the top position.
Bull wants to stand but Okah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull controls from within his opponent's guard.
Okah kicks Bull off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bull's waist but Bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okah off to one side.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okah throws a combination that misses
and Bull counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Bull!
A very excited looking Jari Bull rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 817 p4p, 102 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 1313 p4p, 169 weight class). Crewman V has chosen Star Trek as his entrance music. Expendable Crewman V has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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286 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Bedlaminov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bedlaminov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bedlaminov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crewman V's head backwards.
Crewman V takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bedlaminov lands a head kick!
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov looks to land a left hand but Crewman V moved out of range nicely.
Bedlaminov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bedlaminov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crewman V has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bedlaminov.
Nice shot by Bedlaminov.
Crewman V ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Crewman V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crewman V slips a straight right by Bedlaminov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crewman V cracks Bedlaminov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
Bedlaminov misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bedlaminov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crewman V has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crewman V and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bedlaminov misses with a straight right.
Bedlaminov slips a jab and a cross from Crewman V.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping left.
Bedlaminov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crewman V will feel that in the morning.
Bedlaminov misses with a right hand
and Crewman V counters with a straight right hand.
Crewman V jabs at Bedlaminov's body.
Crewman V throws a right hand that misses
and Bedlaminov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bedlaminov looks to score with a jab to the body but Crewman V is just out of range.
Crewman V throws out a counter right but Bedlaminov avoids it with no problem.
Crewman V dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedlaminov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bedlaminov checks a leg kick nicely.
Crewman V lands with a straight right. Bedlaminov didn't see that one coming.
Crewman V takes a swing at Bedlaminov's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crewman V.
Crewman V finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crewman V was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a jab but it's blocked by Crewman V.
Crewman V just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedlaminov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crewman V moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov checks a low kick from Crewman V.
Bedlaminov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bedlaminov throws a body kick that misses.
Crewman V throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Crewman V.
Crewman V throws a leg kick but Bedlaminov checks it.
Crewman V's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bedlaminov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crewman V scrambles back to his feet.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot.
Crewman V has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Crewman V misses.
Bedlaminov cracks Crewman V with an open hand slap.
Crewman V throws an off balance right hand
and Bedlaminov counters with a body kick.
Bedlaminov throws a lazy right hand but Crewman V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crewman V throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping left.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Bedlaminov lands a high kick!
Crewman V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bedlaminov throws a jab but it's blocked by Crewman V.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Crewman V coming out on top.
Bedlaminov throws a body punch but Crewman V moves out of range.
Bedlaminov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bedlaminov - just one landing.
Bedlaminov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bedlaminov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crewman V in his tracks.
Crewman V goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bedlaminov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Bedlaminov.
Crewman V appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crewman V lands a head shot.
Bedlaminov tries to score with a low kick but Crewman V moves his leg out of the way.
Crewman V dips to his left and cracks Bedlaminov with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crewman V has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crewman V there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crewman V throws a right hand that misses
letting Bedlaminov counter with a right hand.
Bedlaminov blocks a head kick by Crewman V.
Bedlaminov moves out of range of the body kick.
Bedlaminov tried to score with a low kick but Crewman V checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crewman V moves away.
Bedlaminov lands a right hook to the body.
Bedlaminov swings widly with a right hand
and Crewman V counters with a nice leg kick.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the side of Crewman V's head but Crewman V sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedlaminov throws a jab when Crewman V was well out of range.
Crewman V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bedlaminov.
Crewman V moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crewman V moves out of range as Bedlaminov throws a body kick.
Crewman V lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bedlaminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crewman V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crewman V misses with a looping left.
Bedlaminov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bedlaminov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crewman V's hands.
Crewman V connects with a solid leg kick.
Crewman V throws a shot from downtown. Bedlaminov moves away and avoids it.
Bedlaminov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Bedlaminov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bedlaminov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bedlaminov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crewman V jabs Bedlaminov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crewman V throws a jab but it's blocked by Bedlaminov.
Crewman V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedlaminov was well out of range. Poor timing from Crewman V.
A jab lands there for Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crewman V.
Bedlaminov throws a shot from downtown. Crewman V moves away and avoids it.
Bedlaminov lands with an overhand left.
Bedlaminov lands a jab to the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Crewman V might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bedlaminov has got the better of the exchanges.
Bedlaminov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bedlaminov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crewman V counters with a right hand to the body.
Crewman V smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bedlaminov blocks a head kick by Crewman V.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crewman V throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bedlaminov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crewman V can do to turn this around?
Crewman V feints and then cracks Bedlaminov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedlaminov down.
Bedlaminov slips under a jab from Crewman V.
Bedlaminov is looking to counter punch.
Bedlaminov missing with a left hand there. Crewman V was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crewman V throws a looping overhand right but Bedlaminov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crewman V was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
Crewman V slips under a jab from Bedlaminov.
Crewman V moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crewman V blocks a low kick nicely.
Crewman V with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crewman V with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crewman V bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crewman V throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crewman V, right into the meat.
Crewman V lands a front kick.
Crewman V fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crewman V 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!
Crewman V throws a wild body kick that Bedlaminov sees coming a mile off.
Crewman V scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yuri Bedlaminov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedlaminov misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V jabs Bedlaminov right on the nose. Bedlaminov blinks but takes it well.
Yuri Bedlaminov's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Crewman V.
Bedlaminov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bedlaminov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Crewman V. Those never looked like landing.
Crewman V throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crewman V cracks Bedlaminov with a good jab.
Bedlaminov is rocked!
Crewman V cracks Bedlaminov with a hook to the temple - Bedlaminov is on wobbly legs here! Crewman V swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bedlaminov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Crewman V wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 418 p4p, 52 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 432 p4p, 54 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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31
149 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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148 lbs
25 - 19 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins defending well as Trump loads up on a big left hand.
Trump wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Trump misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Trump.
A big right from Collins misses.
Hillary Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump misses the body punch
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
Trump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trump wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trump's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trump has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted.
Trump trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Trump pushes his legs off easily.
Trump content to stall in guard here.
Collins has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Trump should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Collins has tightened it up now! Trump should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Misha Collins!
A less than humble Misha Collins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 326 p4p, 44 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 553 p4p, 80 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde clobbers Robinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wylde connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Wylde throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Wylde misses with the combination.
Robinson throws a counter high kick but Wylde was just alert enough to avoid it.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Robinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Wylde throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Wylde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Wylde lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson slips under a jab from Wylde.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Wylde ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wylde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
A big right from Wylde misses.
A little feinted left hand from Robinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wylde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wylde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Wylde lands the left hand.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Wylde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
Wylde 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson looks to land a right hand but Wylde moved out of range.
Wylde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wylde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Robinson slips a jab from Wylde.
Wylde just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRobinson.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wylde tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Wylde misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wylde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wylde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robinson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
And Robinson counters with a quick kick to the body but Wylde blocks it.
Robinson defending well as Wylde loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wylde.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wylde misses the jab.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
Wylde throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Wylde misses with a straight right.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde clobbers Robinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Wylde catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robinson.
Robinson throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wylde's head.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wylde moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wylde lands a head shot.
Wylde instigates a clinch.
A short left from Robinson.
Robinson tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde lands a right hand.
Wylde pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wylde's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Robinson tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Wylde.
Wylde lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Robinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde lands with a good body shot.
Wylde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wylde scores with a leg kick.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Wylde finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Robinson moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Robinson throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
Wylde tries a quick counter leg kick but Robinson is wise to it.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
Robinson lands a really nice looking cross but Wylde seems unphased.
That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Wylde takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Robinson misses with an uppercut
and Wylde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wylde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde lands with a good body shot.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wylde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robinson.
Wylde jabs Robinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wylde throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Wylde throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wylde throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Wylde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Robinson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wylde.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wylde.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde lands a jab to the head.
Robinson lands a big head kick that sends Wylde tumbling to the mat! Robinson takes a step backwards and waves Wylde back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wylde is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Wylde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ja Wuan Robinson!
An out of breath Ja Wuan Robinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 114 p4p, 19 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 832 p4p, 122 weight class). Jackson Spinks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wearmouth misses with a wild body shot.
Spinks connects with a jab.
Spinks throws a body kick that misses.
Wearmouth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wearmouth throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Spinks to counter with a crisp jab.
Spinks jabs Wearmouth right on the nose. Wearmouth blinks but takes it well.
Spinks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Spinks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spinks.
Jab by Spinks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Spinks.
Spinks moves out of range of the leg kick from Wearmouth.
A head kick misses from Spinks.
Spinks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spinks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wearmouth to score with a decent uppercut.
Wearmouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spinks.
Wearmouth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Spinks.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spinks.
Spinks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spinks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Spinks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks lunges at Wearmouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wearmouth's hand.
Wearmouth lands a jab to Spinks's midsection.
Spinks avoids the body shot from Wearmouth.
Spinks checks a leg kick.
Spinks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Wearmouth's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Spinks.
Spinks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wearmouth has time to react.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spinks.
Wearmouth connects with a body shot that sends Spinks's belly button to the back.
Wearmouth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Spinks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Wearmouth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Spinks.
Wearmouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wearmouth throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spinks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wearmouth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wearmouth cracks a nice hook into Spinks's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spinks.
A solid body kick from Spinks.
Spinks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spinks lands a takedown into guard.
Spinks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spinks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spinks is looking to pass into half guard but Wearmouth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wearmouth is in guard.
Wearmouth is looking to stand up but Spinks won't let him.
Spinks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Spinks there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spinks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spinks wants to take a breather but Wearmouth is having none of it.
Spinks prevents Wearmouth from standing back up.
Spinks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wearmouth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spinks.
Spinks prevents Wearmouth from standing back up.
Spinks is trying to control. Wearmouth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wearmouth trying to control but Spinks postures up.
Spinks stops Wearmouth from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spinks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wearmouth is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wearmouth is looking to wear down Spinks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spinks blocks the body kick.
Spinks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spinks jabs at Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth blocks a jab.
Spinks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson Spinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth blocks a low kick nicely.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Spinks catches Wearmouth right on the button with a cross.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spinks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wearmouth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spinks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Wearmouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Wearmouth.
Spinks cracks Wearmouth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wearmouth jabs Spinks right on the nose. Spinks blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Spinks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Spinks.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Spinks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick from Spinks misses.
Wearmouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Spinks connects with an inside leg kick.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spinks looks to land a combination but Wearmouth avoids it well.
Wearmouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spinks's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Spinks.
Spinks wants to clinch up but Wearmouth keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Wearmouth misses its intended target.
Spinks scores with the left hand. Wearmouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Spinks wants to slow Wearmouth down by chopping away at his legs.
Wearmouth tried to counter with a leg kick but Spinks avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spinks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wearmouth checks it well.
Spinks misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Spinks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Spinks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spinks looks for the body kick but Wearmouth saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spinks misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Spinks finds it's target.
Spinks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wearmouth counters with a left to the body.
Spinks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spinks throws a looping overhand right but Wearmouth ducks down to avoid it.
Wearmouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Spinks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Spinks moved away.
Spinks throws out a counter right but Wearmouth avoids it with no problem.
Spinks feints a jab promting Wearmouth to slip. Spinks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wearmouth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spinks throws a leg kick but Wearmouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spinks checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spinks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wearmouth.
Spinks lands with a nice body punch.
Spinks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wearmouth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spinks is out of range.
Spinks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wearmouth.
Spinks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crunch! Spinks slams his shin into Wearmouth's torso.
Spinks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spinks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spinks. Wearmouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wearmouth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spinks blocks a low kick nicely.
Spinks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spinks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spinks scores with a shot to the body.
Spinks lands with an overhand left.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Wearmouth as he connects with a hook.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks checks a leg kick.
Spinks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wearmouth's waist but Wearmouth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spinks off to one side.
Spinks fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Wearmouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dave Wearmouth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Spinks.
Wearmouth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spinks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spinks moves away from the strike by Wearmouth.
Spinks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spinks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Spinks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wearmouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Spinks.
Spinks connects with a body shot.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spinks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth scores with a kick to the body.
Spinks throws a series of punches but Wearmouth avoids them all with ease.
Wearmouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spinks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Spinks misses with a body kick.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spinks moves out of range of the body kick.
Spinks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Spinks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spinks.
Spinks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson Spinks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spinks.
Some bone on bone action there as Spinks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spinks misses with a wild body shot.
Wearmouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spinks circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spinks misses with a hook.
Spinks tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Spinks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spinks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wearmouth looks to land a right hand but Spinks moved out of range.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Spinks avoids the punch easily.
Wearmouth backing away here, and Spinks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spinks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spinks.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Spinks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spinks.
Spinks pushes Wearmouth away with a front kick.
A combination from Wearmouth does no damage.
Wearmouth walks into a stiff left hand from Spinks.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the leg kick from Spinks.
Spinks scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Spinks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spinks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wearmouth throws a body punch but Spinks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Spinks counters with a stiff right hand.
Wearmouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spinks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spinks checks the leg kick.
Spinks replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wearmouth blocks it well.
Spinks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Wearmouth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spinks.
Spinks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spinks connects with a looping right hand.
Wearmouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth takes a swing at Spinks's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Spinks misses.
Spinks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wearmouth, right into the meat.
Wearmouth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a looping left.
Spinks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spinks. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spinks.
Spinks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth scores with a leg kick.
Spinks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spinks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wearmouth misses with a double jab.
Spinks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Wearmouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spinks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spinks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wearmouth.
Spinks feints a counter leg kick.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Spinks.
Spinks scores with a decent looking hook.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Spinks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A solid body kick from Spinks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks thows a leg kick but Wearmouth checks it
and Wearmouth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spinks misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Wearmouth misses.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Spinks strikes.
Wearmouth misses with a few strikes there.
Wearmouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinks manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wearmouth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spinks - the referee stops the clock and Wearmouth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spinks. Wearmouth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spinks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wearmouth lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spinks. Wearmouth shrugs it off though.
A cross from Spinks lands.
Spinks scoring well with a low kick there.
Wearmouth blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spinks. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Spinks blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth looks to land a left hand but Spinks moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks clobbers Wearmouth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Spinks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wearmouth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spinks's calf.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wearmouth.
Spinks feints and then cracks Wearmouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wearmouth down.
Spinks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spinks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spinks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spinks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spinks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spinks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wearmouth's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spinks dodges the punch combination from Wearmouth.
Spinks lunges at Wearmouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wearmouth's hand.
Jackson Spinks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Spinks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Spinks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spinks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Spinks!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Spinks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Meat Boy (ranked 502 p4p, 26 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 537 p4p, 29 weight class). Valentine has chosen Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy looks to throw a body kick
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meat Boy misses with a low kick as Valentine jumps back.
Valentine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meat Boy connects with an inside leg kick.
Meat Boy throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meat Boy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Meat Boy misses with the body kick
and Valentine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meat Boy tries to land a body kick
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Valentine catches Meat Boy right on the button with a cross.
Super Meat Boy's cut is getting worse.
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!
Meat Boy throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meat Boy is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meat Boy.
A countering left hand to the body from Valentine misses.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentine counters with a big left hand that crumples Meat Boy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
A relieved looking Remy Valentine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 215 p4p, 32 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tsoko Chikatchawan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Risto Rautio's chin.
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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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan swings widly with a right hand
and Rautio counters with an outside leg kick.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chikatchawan.
Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan works the jab nicely.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is looking to chop away at Rautio's legs.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rautio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chikatchawan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rautio blocks the leg kick.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rautio checks a low kick from Chikatchawan.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan working aggressively here.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chikatchawan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chikatchawan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rautios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio moves away from the strike by Chikatchawan.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rautio - that will leave a mark!
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautio scores with the left hand. Chikatchawan knows he should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Chikatchawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rautio - that will leave a mark!
Chikatchawan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws out a leg kick but Rautio moves out of range and Chikatchawan only half commits.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chikatchawan.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Rautio.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rautio tests Chikatchawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio punishes Chikatchawan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chikatchawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio counters with a thumping low kick.
Chikatchawan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio connects with a body shot.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rautio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rautio if he has to take too many more of those.
Chikatchawan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rautios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chikatchawan pushes Rautio up against the cage in a clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio tries to work over Chikatchawan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautios head.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Rautio.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chikatchawan lands with a light punch inside.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rautio scores with a spinning back kick!
Chikatchawan looks to throw a body kick
and Chikatchawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Rautio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Rautio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rautio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chikatchawan works the jab nicely.
Chikatchawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rautio's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio scores with a sloppy right hand. Chikatchawan should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Chikatchawan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio walks into a left hand.
A big left from Chikatchawan misses.
Rautio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rautio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chikatchawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chikatchawan thumps Rautio with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Rautio. Beautiful body shot.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chikatchawan.
A lazy body kick from Chikatchawan
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chikatchawan lunges at Rautio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rautio's hand.
Chikatchawan motions for Rautio to come forward. Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio jabs Chikatchawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio connects with a body shot.
Chikatchawan tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
Chikatchawan throws a good cross that connects.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Rautio misses with a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Chikatchawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chikatchawan throws an off balance right hand
and Rautio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Chikatchawan's shoulder, as Chikatchawan tries to avoid the shot.
Chikatchawan slips a jab from Rautio.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab from Rautio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rautio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to Rautio's midsection.
Rautio is looking to score with low kicks.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Rautio
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a thumping low kick.
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking body shot.
Rautio lands with a hook. Chikatchawan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chikatchawan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rautio has time to react.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Chikatchawan keeps it at a distance.
Chikatchawan digs a good body shot into Rautio's ribs.
Rautio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chikatchawan. That one must have hurt.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Chikatchawan sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Chikatchawan.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Rautio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook to the body. Rautio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rautio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rautio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan strikes.
Rautio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chikatchawan darts in and clinches Rautio up against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rautio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rautio tries to work over Chikatchawan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rautio digs a right hand underneath Chikatchawan's ribcage. Chikatchawan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautio has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatchawan.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautio.
Rautio scores with a shoulder strike.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautio.
Rautio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio lands with a left to the head.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Chikatchawan avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
Rautio scores with a hook to the body.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatchawan controls the action.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chikatchawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rautio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Rautio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike.
Chikatchawan is rocked!
Chikatchawan tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Chikatchawan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rautio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rautio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rautio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chikatchawan to his knees! Rautio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 198 p4p, 7 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 205 p4p, 8 weight class). Frankels has chosen Dawn....Summer Solstice... as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels works Kerr's body with a nice hook.
Kerr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Kerr.
Frankels moves in looking to clinch but Kerr pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Kerr misses its target.
Kerr misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Kerr throws a lazy right hand but Frankels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerr misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Kerr throws a right hand that misses
and Kerr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kerr's hands.
Kerr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frankels.
Frankels throws a hook but Kerr avoids it easily.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Frankels is out of range.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Frankels follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kerr looks to score with a jab to the body but Frankels is just out of range.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frankels circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankels throws a right hand that misses
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels lands with a good body shot.
Frankels misses with the body kick
and Kerr counters with a straight right hand.
Kerr misses with a double jab
enabling Frankels to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Frankels cracks Kerr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Frankels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kerr to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kerr's knee momentarily.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
Frankels scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick from Frankels.
Frankels works Kerr's body with a nice hook.
Frankels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frankels looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
Frankels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses the body punch
and Frankels counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels lands a big uppercut and Kerr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerr looks OK. Frankels waves Kerr back to his feet!
Good leg kick by Frankels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerr walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Frankels swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocket Bob Frankels!
A relieved looking Rocket Bob Frankels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 55 p4p, 7 weight class) and Pa‘Akea Built (ranked 139 p4p, 21 weight class). Balayan comes into the arena with Troika blaring out of the sound system. Built comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaiian War Chant kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pa‘Akea Built told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pa‘Akea Built!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balayan tests Built's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Built's sensitive parts.
Built fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Built 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.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balayan doesn't seem bothered though.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Balayan with a jab.
Built has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balayan finds it's way round the side to connect with Built's head.
We've been informed that Built has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Balayan throws a leg kick
enabling Built to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built works Balayan's body with a nice hook.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built is looking for the big counter here.
A left and a right from Built both land. Nice combination.
Balayan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balayan tests Built's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Built has Balayan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balayan is trying to stall.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built lands a hook that snaps the head of Balayan backwards.
Balayan tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Built tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balayan.
Balayan pushes off an throws an elbow but Built leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Balayan takes a shot to the head.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Balayan.
Balayan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Built misses with some punches.
Balayan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built misses with the head strike.
Balayan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balayan moves out of range of the body kick.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balayan throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Balayan loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
Built throws a head kick that misses.
Balayan scores with a jab. Built acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balayan cracks Built with a right hand to the side of the head.
Built misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balayans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balayan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Built's head backwards.
Balayan looks to land a left hand but Built moved out of range nicely.
Built misses with a looping left.
Built throws a right and a left that Balayan avoids nicely.
Balayan moves into the clinch.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
Balayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Balayan prevents a body shot from Built.
A right hand to the body from Balayan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built working aggressively here.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built takes a shot to the head.
Balayan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
Built lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built tries a body shot but Balayan blocks it.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Balayan - that landed with a thud.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balayan lands a right hand.
Built digs a right hand into Balayan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balayan's gas tank.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balayan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pa‘Akea Built will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balayan feints and then cracks Built's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Built down.
Balayan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Built is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Built lands an overhand right.
Balayan lands with a good body shot.
Built walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balayan.
Balayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built tries to clinch but Balayan is having none of it.
Balayan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balayan connects with a body shot that sends Built's belly button to the back.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Balayan sets himself, and Built steps forward looking for the clinch! Balayan avoids it this time.
Built is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balayan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balayan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balayan.
Balayan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built tries to counter by closing the distance.
Balayan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balayan scores with a leg kick.
Balayan lands a leg kick that knocks Built off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
Balayan with a hook.
Balayan looks to land a body kick but Built moved away.
Balayan swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan misses with an uppercut
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balayan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Balayan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Balayan looks to clinch but Built throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Balayan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pa‘Akea Built!
Pa‘Akea Built is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Pa‘Akea Built thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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