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Bloodsport 63: Fury PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo People. Thomas Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathaniel Swain's chin.
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250 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Swain has wrist control.
Swain keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Swain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Swain!
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Swain stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swain misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain with a hook.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swain is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swain keeps working.
Swain has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Swain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swain. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swain misses with a wild body shot.
Swain takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swain is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Swain.
Swain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Swain turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson trying to control but Swain postures up.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Swain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swain trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swain distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Swain wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is trying to keep Swain in close.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swain somewhat.
Swain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Swain thows a body shot but no joy.
Nathaniel Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swain counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Swain pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Swain advancing to mount.
Nice strikes from Swain there.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Swain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Swain connects with a couple of short punches.
Swain throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swain's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Swain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is trying to keep Swain in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain working some strikes from top position.
Swain wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swain keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson postures up in Swain's guard and throws a big left but Swain blocks it.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson prevents Swain from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swain keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Thomas Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson throws a head kick but Swain moves out of range.
Swain walks into a jab.
It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swain!
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Swain circles away easily
so Swain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Swain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Swain avoids a kick to the body.
Swain lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Swain misses with a body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Swain circles away.
Swain leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swain counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Swain trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Swain controlling him for the moment.
Swain trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swain!
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with some ground and pound and Swain recovers position to half guard.
Johnson is trying to control. Swain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Swain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is really struggling to control Swain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain dominating with strikes here.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swain working Johnson over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swain landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Swain is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Swain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Swain unloading with bombs!
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nathaniel Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swain controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Swain has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Swain's attempts to control the action.
Swain controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Swain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swain 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Nathaniel Swain wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kiiveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolan comes to the cage accompanied by The worlds greatest. Kiiveri has chosen Teflon Brothers - Matkal Kotiin as his entrance music. Eino Kiiveri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eino Kiiveri!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolan looks to land a left hand but Kiiveri moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kiiveri misses.
Dolan misses with a two punch combination.
Dolan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dolan takes a swing at Kiiveri's ribcage but misses.
Kiiveri slips a jab from Dolan.
Kiiveri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dolan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiiveri wants to clinch up but Dolan keeps it at a distance.
Dolan moves away from the strike by Kiiveri.
Kiiveri lands a body shot.
Kiiveri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiiveri connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiiveri with a hook.
Dolan is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Kiiveri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiveri lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mick Dolan has been cut.
Kiiveri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiiveri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dolan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiiveri!
Kiiveri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiiveri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dolan's calf.
Kiiveri throws out a powerful jab.
Kiiveri connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Dolan tumbling to the canvas! Kiiveri pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Dolan was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eino Kiiveri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magic lands a jab-cross combination.
Magic misses with a series of wild punches.
Magic moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Polls gets underhooks to prevent Magic's takedown attempt.
Magic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Polls avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Polls prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Polls.
A right hand to the body from Polls.
Magic lands a takedown into guard.
Polls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magic postures up.
Polls wants to sweep here but Magic controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magic tries to free his leg and advance position but Polls is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Polls is on top in guard.
Polls passes Magic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls trying to control the pace.
Magic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Magic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Polls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Magic keeping moving, preventing Polls from controlling successfully.
Magic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polls's guard.
Magic thows a big elbow that misses.
Magic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polls's head.
Magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Polls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic trying to control but Polls is working from the bottom.
Magic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polls is keeping the position for now.
Magic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polls can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Magic controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Polls is trying to keep Magic in close.
Polls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polls keeping full guard, as Magic tries to pass.
Magic postures up in Polls's guard and throws a big left but Polls blocks it.
Magic throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polls controls Magic momentarily but Magic frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magic is fighting to break Polls's control of his arms but Polls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Polls trying to keep a closed guard but Magic is proving a slippery customer.
Magic throws and elbow that misses. Polls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magic's guard. Nice move by Polls!
Polls stands up from Magic's guard - Polls perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Magic with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andreas Magic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polls.
Polls looks to throw the jab but Magic is out of range.
Magic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Polls.
Magic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magic moves in looking to clinch but Polls pushes him off.
Magic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magic tries to clinch there but Polls circles away.
Polls cracks Magic with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andreas Magic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magic walks into a stiff left hand from Polls.
Polls lands with a shot to the body.
Magic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Polls working away.
Magic gets back to half guard.
Magic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Polls is trying to control the action in half guard but Magic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magic gets back to full guard.
Magic is trying to control the position but Polls postures up.
Polls preventing the sweep.
Polls wants to control from the top but Magic keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls is working Magic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Magic keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Magic trying to keep a closed guard but Polls is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magic is on top in guard.
Magic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Polls tries to bench press Magic off him but Magic keeps the position.
Magic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Magic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Polls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Magic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Polls's legs.
Polls takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Magic landing a few strikes.
Magic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Magic looks up at the clock and then as Polls takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magic working the ground and pound.
Magic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Magic is putting a hurting on Polls here, landing some big shots from side control.
Magic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polls to see if he's OK.
Polls is looking for a sweep.
Polls is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magic lands a nice short elbow.
Magic trying to control from Polls's half guard. Polls has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Polls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polls wants to sweep but no luck.
Magic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polls's head.
Magic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polls keeping moving, preventing Magic from controlling successfully.
Magic thows a big elbow that misses.
Magic wants to control from the top but Polls keeps moving.
Polls is trying to keep Magic in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Polls is breathing heavily.
Polls is trying to control the position but Magic postures up.
Magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Polls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polls looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magic wants to clinch up but Polls keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Magic dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Polls misses the target.
Polls keeps the fight on the outside.
Magic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Polls counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polls.
Magic trying to keep a closed guard but Polls is proving a slippery customer.
Magic trying to strike off his back.
Magic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magic keeping full guard, as Polls tries to pass.
Magic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Magic keeping moving, preventing Polls from controlling successfully.
Polls won't allow Magic to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Polls trying to control but Magic is working from the bottom.
Sim Polls has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Magic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Polls takes a swing at Magic's ribcage but misses.
Magic misses with a series of wild punches.
Magic shoots in but Polls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magic shoots and misses
and Polls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magic takes one on the button.
Magic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magic tries to clinch
and Polls counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic misses with a takedown attempt
and Polls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magic misses with the combination.
Magic tries to clinch up
and Polls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polls counters with a stiff right hand.
Magic darts in trying to clinch
and Polls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andreas Magic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polls closes the distance and clinches.
Magic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polls gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magic.
Polls gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magic.
Stalling in the clinch from Polls.
Polls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magic.
Polls decides to pull guard.
Polls controls Magic momentarily but Magic frees himself.
Magic trying to control but Polls is working from the bottom.
Polls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magic.
Magic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Polls is on top in guard.
Magic keeping moving, preventing Polls from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polls wants to control from the top but Magic keeps moving.
Polls postures up in Magic's guard and throws a big left but Magic blocks it.
Polls trying to control but Magic is working from the bottom.
Polls tries to free his leg and advance position but Magic is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sim Polls.
Magic with a poor takedown
and Polls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polls.
Polls takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Polls connects with a body shot.
Magic shoots in for a double leg but Polls sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Polls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sim Polls!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sim Polls!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Sim Polls!
Sim Polls wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregoire Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lefevre's choice of entrance music: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregoire Lefevre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Rampage.
Rampage connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Rampage coming out on top.
Rampage misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Lefevre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lefevre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Lefevre keeps moving.
Rampage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rampage in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rampage working the ground and pound but Lefevre is defending the strikes.
Rampage throws a strike aimed at the side of Lefevre's head but Lefevre avoids it well.
Rampage fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rampage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lefevre down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage throws a strike aimed at the side of Lefevre's head but Lefevre avoids it well.
Rampage prevents Lefevre from escaping the position.
Rampage is looking to take a break and control but Lefevre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Rampage crashes against the mat.
Lefevre wants to get back to his feet.
Lefevre parries the strikes from Rampage easily there. Rampage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lefevre to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lefevre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rampage.
Lefevre is trying to escape the position but Rampage is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rampage fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lefevre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rampage asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lefevre is not content to let Rampage control the position.
Rampage is putting a hurting on Lefevre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lefevre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rampage advances to full mount.
Rampage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a strike there. Lefevre manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Lefevre won't allow Rampage to pass to mount.
Rampage throwing shots but Lefevre is blocking nicely.
Rampage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lefevre defending well though.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lefevre is trying to stand up here but Rampage is controlling him well.
Rampage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lefevre defending well though.
Rampage winds up and cracks Lefevre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rampage is trying to control. Lefevre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rampage working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a head shot. Lefevre uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rampage trying to control but Lefevre is working from the bottom.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rampage trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefevre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage won't allow Lefevre to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rampage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rampage looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lefevre jabs Rampage right on the nose. Rampage blinks but takes it well.
Lefevre takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage cracks a nice hook into Lefevre's ribs.
Jab by Rampage.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rampage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rampage shoots for a double leg takedown but Lefevre sprawls well. He's pushed Rampage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Rampage misses its intended target.
Lefevre throws the left hand but Rampage avoids the punch easily.
Rampage connects with a body shot.
Lefevre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampage moves away.
Lefevre throws a sloppy body shot
and Rampage counters with a shoot takedown. Lefevre fights it but they end up in guard.
Rampage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rampage throws a strike but Lefevre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rampage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage wants to hit a switch here but Lefevre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rampage there!
Rampage is trying to escape the mount.
Lefevre wants to stand but Rampage is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Rampage working to try and regain half guard.
Rampage is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rampage wants to control but Lefevre is having none of it.
Lefevre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lefevre avoids the attempt from Rampage to control.
Lefevre wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is working to get back to half guard.
Rampage wants to hold on but Lefevre pushes him away.
Lefevre is looking to stand but Lefevre has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Lefevre prevents Rampage from getting the reversal.
Lefevre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rampage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rampage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lefevre misses with an uppercut.
Rampage moves out of range as Lefevre strikes.
Lefevre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rampage staying out of range there.
Lefevre loads up on a big right hand but Rampage slips the punch.
Lefevre lands with an uppercut that bounces Rampage off the cage and back into rage.
Rampage throws the left hand but Lefevre avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Rampage.
Lefevre misses with a body shot
and Rampage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lefevre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rampage.
Rampage throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lefevre counter with a right hand.
Rampage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lefevre on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregoire Lefevre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A cross from Rampage lands.
Rampage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rampage throws an overhand right that lands on Lefevre's shoulder, as Lefevre tries to avoid the shot.
Rampage tries for a takedown but Lefevre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rampage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lefevre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rampage is in Lefevre's guard.
Rampage trying to control but Lefevre is working from the bottom.
Lefevre wants to stand up but Rampage is controlling him.
Lefevre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rampage.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lefevre wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rampage lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre wants to stand and escape but Rampage is having none of it.
Rampage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rampage landing some decent shots from guard.
Rampage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rampage won't allow Lefevre to get back to his feet.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Lefevre keeps moving.
Rampage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rampage throwing strikes from guard but Lefevre blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lefevre wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rampage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rampage works over Lefevre with some ground and pound from guard.
Lefevre is looking to stand up but Rampage isn't so interested in that idea.
Lefevre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rampage landing with the ground and pound.
Rampage trying to control but Lefevre is working from the bottom.
Lefevre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rampage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rampage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rampage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rampage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lefevre keeping full guard, as Rampage tries to pass.
Rampage throws a strike but Lefevre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rampage is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lefevre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lefevre wants to stand but Rampage is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rampage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rampage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mike Rampage!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mike Rampage!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mike Rampage!
Mike Rampage wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Biller's choice of entrance music: Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartikainen misses with a hook.
No joy there for Hartikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartikainen throws a right hand that Biller ducks under and follows up with a left that Biller also avoids with ease.
A big right from Hartikainen misses.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Biller slips under a jab.
Hartikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartikainen throws a nice looking combination but Biller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartikainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biller.
Hartikainen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen swings for the body but Biller moves out of range.
Roope Hartikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartikainen takes a swing at Biller's ribcage but misses.
Biller ducks under a wild hook from Hartikainen.
Biller moves away from the strike by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartikainen sprawls well. Hartikainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sten Biller.
Hartikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartikainen misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Hartikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartikainen misses with the combination.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartikainen sprawls well. Hartikainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Biller looks for a takedown but Hartikainen sprawls well.
Biller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartikainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biller manages to avoid it.
Roope Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biller avoids the body shot from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a nice looking combination but Biller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Biller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartikainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartikainen misses with a hook.
Biller dodges the punch combination from Hartikainen.
Some wild striking there from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biller circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartikainen stuffs the takedown.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
Hartikainen tries to bum rush Biller with a series of wild strikes but Biller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartikainen loads up on a big right hand but Biller slips the punch.
Biller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Hartikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen dips to his left and cracks Biller with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biller is defended easily by Hartikainen.
Biller is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hartikainen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Biller.
Biller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartikainen pinned against the cage. Hartikainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartikainen as he jumps to the side.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sten Biller.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
Hartikainen throws a series of punches but Biller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartikainen is looking to improve his position.
Biller is trying to work for a kimura but Hartikainen is defending well.
Biller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hartikainen trying to hold on to Biller's head to control him but Biller postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hartikainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Biller.
Hartikainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartikainen tries to get out of the position.
Hartikainen tries to roll over but Biller keeps him under control.
Hartikainen wants to control but Biller is keeping busy.
Biller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hartikainen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Biller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sten Biller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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23
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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24
170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for whitehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
whitehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Galvao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
whitehead lands a body shot.
whitehead lands a glancing blow to the side of Galvao's head.
Galvao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - whitehead coming out on top.
whitehead scores with a hook to the body. Galvao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
whitehead lands a jab to Galvao's midsection.
A head kick from whitehead lands but Galvao takes it in his stride.
whitehead looks to land a combination. Galvao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
whitehead is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
whitehead scores with a sloppy right hand. Galvao should have avoided that one.
Galvao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Galvao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Galvao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
whitehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galvao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by whitehead.
Galvao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Galvao circles away from the clinch attempt.
whitehead wants to clinch.
whitehead tests Galvao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
whitehead throws a nice head kick!
Galvao dodges the punch combination from whitehead.
A jab from whitehead does it's job there.
whitehead scores with a punch to the head.
whitehead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
whitehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
whitehead is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Galvao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
whitehead connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
whitehead has one of Galvao's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
whitehead prevents Galvao from moving into mount.
whitehead is trying to improve his position.
Galvao is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, whitehead has escaped the position, nice work there.
whitehead gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is working for a submission of some sort.
Galvao is working for a kimura but whitehead is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whitehead controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four 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.
Galvao seems to be working for a kimura but whitehead defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
whitehead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
whitehead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
whitehead lands a head kick!
whitehead looks to land a combination but Galvao avoids it well.
whitehead lands a glancing blow to the side of Galvao's head.
whitehead stuffs the takedown attempt from Galvao. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet.
craig whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
whitehead cracks Galvao with a good jab.
whitehead connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galvao momentarily.
whitehead jabs at Galvao's body.
whitehead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galvao, pushing him back against the cage.
whitehead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands with a left to the head.
A short right from whitehead.
whitehead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead unloads a knee to the mid-section.
whitehead scores with a hook to the body.
Galvao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. whitehead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whitehead lands an elbow inside that Galvao shrugs off.
whitehead lands a good knee to the midsection. Galvao won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from whitehead.
whitehead lands with a short shot to the head.
whitehead lands with a left to the head.
whitehead lands an uppercut.
Galvao takes an elbow to the forehead.
whitehead landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
whitehead lands an uppercut.
whitehead pushes Galvao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
whitehead landing knees to the head.
whitehead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands a nice uppercut.
whitehead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, whitehead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
whitehead creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galvao's defenses.
A short right from whitehead.
whitehead lands a nice uppercut.
whitehead scores with a shot to the side of Galvao's head.
A body shot lands from whitehead.
whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
whitehead is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
whitehead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
whitehead connects with a knee to the head.
whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
whitehead lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
whitehead lands a hook that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
A short left from whitehead.
Still in the clinch, whitehead scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from whitehead.
whitehead stops a takedown attempt from Galvao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands an elbow that stopped Galvao in his tracks for a moment.
whitehead gets through Galvao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
whitehead lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
whitehead lands with a right to the head.
whitehead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from whitehead.
whitehead scores with a shot to the side of Galvao's head.
whitehead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
whitehead pushes Galvao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
whitehead lands a right hand.
Galvao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from whitehead.
whitehead pushes Galvao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
whitehead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. whitehead obliges.
whitehead lands a body punch.
whitehead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
whitehead lands a shoulder strike.
whitehead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from whitehead.
whitehead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
whitehead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, whitehead scores with a nice short uppercut.
whitehead lands an elbow inside that Galvao shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is working for takedown but whitehead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Galvao takes an elbow to the forehead.
whitehead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
whitehead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
whitehead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from whitehead.
A short right from whitehead.
whitehead lands with a short shot to the head.
Galvao goes for a takedown in the clinch but whitehead prevents it.
whitehead lands a nice elbow.
whitehead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead digs a right hand into Galvao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galvao's gas tank.
whitehead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
whitehead digs a right hand underneath Galvao's ribcage. Galvao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
whitehead scores with a shoulder strike.
whitehead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
whitehead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands with a left to the head.
whitehead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
whitehead lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
whitehead gets through Galvao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galvao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead lands a hook that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands with a left to the head.
whitehead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from whitehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, whitehead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
whitehead lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for whitehead.
whitehead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galvao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
whitehead lands a shoulder strike.
whitehead misses with a punch on the inside.
whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for whitehead.
Galvao goes for a takedown in the clinch but whitehead prevents it.
whitehead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galvaos head.
whitehead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galvao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
whitehead scores with a shot to the side of Galvao's head.
A short body shot lands from whitehead as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
Galvao tries to score a body lock takedown but whitehead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
whitehead lands a left hand.
whitehead lands a body shot.
Galvao takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
whitehead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - whitehead coming out on top.
Galvao takes one to the side of the head.
whitehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Galvao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from whitehead.
whitehead throws a good cross that connects.
whitehead plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
whitehead is looking to clinch.
whitehead connects with a looping right hand.
whitehead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andre Galvao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
whitehead jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
whitehead cracks Galvao with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead scores with the left hand. Galvao knows he should have avoided that one.
Galvao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galvao showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galvao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
whitehead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
whitehead controlling the position.
Andre Galvao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and whitehead dives on top into guard.
Galvao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
whitehead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galvao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galvao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
whitehead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
whitehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Galvao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
whitehead passes easily into side control. Nice work.
whitehead lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead scores with a couple of short elbows.
whitehead works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
whitehead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galvao has escaped the position, nice work there.
whitehead works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
whitehead scoring with punches and elbows.
whitehead connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galvao some visible discomfort.
Galvao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
whitehead throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
whitehead tries for a kimura but Galvao is defending well.
whitehead working away.
craig whitehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by whitehead.
Galvao tries to escape but whitehead is in control.
Galvao misses with an elbow from the bottom.
whitehead lands an elbow.
whitehead cracks Galvao with a big right hand but Galvao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Galvao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Galvao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
whitehead landing strikes.
whitehead connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galvao some visible discomfort.
whitehead tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no whitehead has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Galvao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well whitehead 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 James Atkins scores the fight for craig whitehead!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for craig whitehead!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for craig whitehead!
craig whitehead wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Morton Marshall Matthews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Marshall Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marshall Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Marshall Matthews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Marshall Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Marshall Matthews seems keen to control Miller's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews trying to control the position here.
Marshall Matthews is trying to keep Miller in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Morton Marshall Matthews.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Marshall Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Marshall Matthews wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Marshall Matthews lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall Matthews misses with a head kick.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Marshall Matthews sprawls well.
Marshall Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Marshall Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Marshall Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Marshall Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch up.
Marshall Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall Matthews counters with a two punch combo.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall Matthews's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marshall Matthews duly obliges.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marshall Matthews counters with a leg kick.
Marshall Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Marshall Matthews scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall Matthews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall Matthews plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marshall Matthews quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall Matthews pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Marshall Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marshall Matthews counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marshall Matthews.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall Matthews counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Marshall Matthews looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Marshall Matthews throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews has managed to clinch.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Marshall Matthews thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morton Marshall Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller shoots and misses
and Marshall Matthews counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Marshall Matthews counters with a two punch combo.
Marshall Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Marshall Matthews counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall Matthews counters with a body kick.
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall Matthews lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Marshall Matthews finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Marshall Matthews smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marshall Matthews lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morton Marshall Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marshall Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller tries for a takedown but Marshall Matthews circles away easily
and Marshall Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller is rocked!
Marshall Matthews cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller misses with a head kick.
Marshall Matthews instigates a clinch.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Marshall Matthews scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall Matthews pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller wants a takedown.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshall Matthews walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Marshall Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Marshall Matthews scores with a four punch combination!
Marshall Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall Matthews tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall Matthews counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Marshall Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marshall Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall Matthews.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall Matthews.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshall Matthews rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall Matthews lands a damaging elbow.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marshall Matthews breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller scores a takedown into full mount!
Miller punching from mount but Marshall Matthews doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marshall Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marshall Matthews wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller throwing strikes but Marshall Matthews uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marshall Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marshall Matthews trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Marshall Matthews is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Miller is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller prevents Marshall Matthews from standing back up.
Miller thows a huge punch but Marshall Matthews dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to control the action but Marshall Matthews is working from the bottom.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marshall Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall Matthews is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller with the ground and pound but Marshall Matthews uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall Matthews looking to control.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall Matthews is retaining full guard.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall Matthews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller advances to half guard.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marshall Matthews defending well though.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marshall Matthews trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marshall Matthews is looking to escape.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshall Matthews's head.
Marshall Matthews tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller thows a huge punch but Marshall Matthews dodges it nicely.
Marshall Matthews is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
David Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller wants to control but Marshall Matthews is keeping him busy.
Morton Marshall Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marshall Matthews has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Morton Marshall Matthews!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Morton Marshall Matthews!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Morton Marshall Matthews!
Morton Marshall Matthews wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Londre Laudinum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier has chosen Apaga mas năo bate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Londre Laudinum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier feints and as Laudinum raises his hands in defense, Maier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maier looking to pass the guard.
Laudinum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laudinum tries to get out of the position.
Maier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laudinum looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laudinum looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laudinum!
Laudinum tries to stand but Maier is controlling his head.
Laudinum decides to stand back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maier.
Maier is trying to get an arm triangle but Laudinum is defending well.
Maier has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Laudinum!
Laudinum is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Laudinum can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Maier wants to finish this one by submission but Laudinum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maier.
Laudinum really wants to buck Maier off and get back to his feet.
Maier misses with a head shot.
Laudinum is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Maier jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Laudinum is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Laudinum and Maier has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Laudinum is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maier is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier tries to move to mount but Laudinum blocks the move with his legs.
Laudinum wants to get back to his feet but Maier drags him back down.
Maier has hold of Laudinum's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Laudinum seems comfortable defending it but Maier has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Laudinum is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Laudinum is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Maier couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sepp Maier!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jake lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lamotta comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jake lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Slick CPW!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CPW slips a jab and a cross from lamotta.
A jab from CPW misses.
CPW moves out of range of the strikes.
lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
CPW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from CPW.
CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
lamotta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
lamotta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
CPW gets back to half guard.
lamotta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if CPW can do anything to dispel that myth.
lamotta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed CPW's head.
CPW avoiding damage under a succession of punches from lamotta.
lamotta wants to pass the guard but CPW is defending well.
CPW is trying to stand back up but lamotta is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
lamotta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. CPW doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time lamotta.
lamotta is looking to advance position but CPW won't allow it.
CPW wants to get back to his feet.
lamotta working CPW over with strikes.
CPW tries to roll over but lamotta keeps him under control.
CPW looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lamotta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
CPW really doesn't want to stay on the ground with lamotta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
lamotta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
lamotta trying to mount his opponent but CPW defends it.
lamotta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. CPW doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time lamotta.
lamotta throwing shots but CPW is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lamotta uses his free foot to push down on CPW's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for CPW.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
lamotta sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
CPW is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
lamotta thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by lamotta.
lamotta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
CPW avoids a series of strikes thrown by lamotta.
lamotta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by lamotta.
CPW is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lamotta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
lamotta unloads with some shots from mount but CPW bucks and avoids them well.
lamotta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
CPW blocking the ground and pound.
lamotta lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! lamotta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
lamotta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
lamotta with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns CPW that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lamotta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
CPW is trying to escape the mount.
lamotta working CPW over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jake lamotta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
lamotta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by CPW.
lamotta lands a jab to CPW's midsection.
CPW throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and lamotta counters with a good low kick that CPW was not able to check.
lamotta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lamotta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of CPW's head.
CPW misses with a hook.
lamotta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from lamotta.
CPW connects with a looping right hand.
lamotta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
lamotta throwing strikes from guard but CPW blocks nicely.
lamotta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
lamotta won't allow CPW to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
lamotta is looking to work some ground and pound but CPW has wrist control.
lamotta slips nicely into half guard.
lamotta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but CPW sees it coming and defends easily.
CPW won't allow lamotta to pass to mount.
lamotta working over CPW with some ground and pound. CPW looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
lamotta trying to control from half guard but CPW is working away.
lamotta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CPW is controlling lamotta's trapped leg to prevent lamotta from advancing to side control.
lamotta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. CPW defending well though.
lamotta prevents CPW from standing back up.
CPW blocking the ground and pound attempt from lamotta.
CPW has one foot on lamotta's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Slick CPW is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
CPW swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lamotta counters with a one-two to the body.
CPW is breathing heavily.
lamotta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
CPW throws a jab but it's blocked by lamotta.
CPW takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
lamotta throws the left hand but CPW avoids the punch easily.
CPW misses with a hook to the body
and lamotta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slick CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CPW throws a sloppy body shot
and lamotta counters with a nice double leg into side control. CPW won't be happy with that.
CPW takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
lamotta scores with a couple of short elbows.
lamotta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
lamotta is putting a hurting on CPW here, landing some big shots from side control.
CPW is working to avoid the ground and pound but lamotta connects with a decent elbow.
CPW tries to buck lamotta off but lamotta is having none of it.
lamotta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from lamotta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
lamotta throwing shots but missing, from side control.
lamotta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lamotta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
CPW tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but lamotta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
CPW on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
lamotta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but CPW sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
lamotta tries to score with some ground and pound. CPW controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
CPW is trying to buck lamotta off.
lamotta landing strikes.
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!
lamotta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
lamotta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, CPW has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for lamotta but great work by CPW.
CPW trying to control the position but lamotta is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jake lamotta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
CPW misses with a looping left.
CPW fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
CPW throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling lamotta to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Slick CPW has been cut.
CPW on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by lamotta. lamotta obviously looking to wear him down.
CPW misses with a body shot
and lamotta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from CPW is predictable there
enabling lamotta to counter with a crisp jab.
lamotta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
CPW slips under a jab.
lamotta digs a good hook to CPW's body.
A big left from CPW misses.
CPW takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
CPW takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
CPW throws a predictable looking body shot
and lamotta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
lamotta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lamotta misses with the ground and pound.
lamotta misses with the ground and pound.
CPW is looking to regain half guard here but lamotta keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from lamotta crashes against the mat.
CPW tries to buck lamotta off but lamotta is having none of it.
lamotta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, CPW has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for lamotta but great work by CPW.
lamotta is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
lamotta sneaks back into half guard.
lamotta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. CPW is working away from the top position though.
CPW tries to stand but his hand is stuck under lamotta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lamotta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for lamotta.
lamotta looking to control.
lamotta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. CPW gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
CPW preventing the sweep.
jake lamotta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
CPW postures up.
CPW wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of lamotta's closed guard. He's half up but lamotta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! lamotta pivots and extends the arm, CPW falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by lamotta! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jake lamotta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis's entrance music is Twiztid - We Don't Die. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
266 lbs
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252 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergmanis.
Karev throws a head kick but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Karev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergmanis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bergmanis swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Karev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergmanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karev was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis avoids a kick to the body.
Karev tries a head kick but it misses.
Karev swings for the body but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Karev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karev fakes the leg kick and cracks Bergmanis in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Karev. Beautiful body shot.
Oleg Karev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergmanis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergmanis blocks a head kick by Karev.
A big right from Karev misses.
Bergmanis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergmanis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Karev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karev.
Karev throws a front kick aimed at Bergmanis's knee but Bergmanis avoids it well.
Karev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergmanis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bergmanis avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergmanis.
Karev throws the left hand but Bergmanis avoids the punch easily.
Bergmanis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bergmanis blocks a head kick by Karev.
Karev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karev throws out a powerful jab.
Bergmanis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergmanis.
Bergmanis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karev. Karev obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
Karev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bergmanis rather than just go for the knockout.
Karev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karev lands with a nice body punch.
Karev misses with a low kick.
Karev moves away from the strike by Bergmanis.
Karev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergmanis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergmanis's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karev.
Karev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karev thumps Bergmanis with a low kick.
Bergmanis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Karev.
Karev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karev throws a head kick that Bergmanis semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev misses with a hook to the body
and Bergmanis counters with a nice uppercut.
Karev misses the jab.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergmanis. That did some damage!
Bergmanis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karev punishes Bergmanis's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Karev.
Karev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bergmanis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karev - that will leave a mark!
Bergmanis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergmanis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karev.
Karev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karev tries a head kick but it misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karev. That one must have hurt.
Bergmanis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the body kick.
Karev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karev lands a nice looking body shot.
Karev misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bergmanis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Karev.
Bergmanis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Karev scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergmanis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
Karev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karev.
Karev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karev lands a big head kick that sends Bergmanis tumbling to the mat! Karev takes a step backwards and waves Bergmanis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Raimonds Bergmanis has been cut.
Oleg Karev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karev!
Karev throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
Karev cracks Bergmanis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karev scores with a nice strike.
Bergmanis dives in and grabs Karev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karev pushes down on Bergmanis's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karev!
Oleg Karev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karev misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Bergmanis blocks the low kick.
Bergmanis blocks the body kick.
Karev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karev lands a glancing blow to the side of Bergmanis's head.
Bergmanis shoots in and bounces Karev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev looking for a sweep. Not yet Karev, not yet.
Bergmanis trying to control but Karev is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bergmanis throwing strikes from guard but Karev blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Karev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raimonds Bergmanis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergmanis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karev. Karev obviously looking to wear him down.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
Bergmanis connects with a body shot.
Bergmanis throws a hook but Karev avoids it easily.
Karev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergmanis fails with a takedown attempt.
Karev throws a leg kick but Bergmanis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karev throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karev tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergmanis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Bergmanis.
Karev throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergmanis's sensitive parts.
Karev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis throws out a loose jab but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergmanis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karev counters with a nice leg kick.
Karev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karev.
Karev throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
Karev throws a leg kick that misses.
Karev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergmanis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karev misses with a low kick as Bergmanis jumps back.
Karev scores with a leg kick.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
Bergmanis avoids the body shot from Karev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev throws a head kick that Bergmanis semi-blocks.
Karev looks for the body kick but Bergmanis saw that one coming.
Karev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karev.
Karev lands an overhand right.
Bergmanis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karev. Karev obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergmanis. That did some damage!
Karev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karev lands with a shot to the body.
Karev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karev scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis avoids a kick to the body.
Karev tries to land a front kick but Bergmanis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergmanis.
Karev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergmanis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karev lands a big head kick that sends Bergmanis tumbling to the mat! Karev takes a step backwards and waves Bergmanis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bergmanis is rocked!
Good leg kick by Karev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bergmanis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karev!
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Karev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karev 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Oleg Karev!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Oleg Karev!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev wins by unanimous decision!
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