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UFC 4 - Flash light PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Smith (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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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocha, pushing him back against the cage.
Rocha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Rocha has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rocha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Rocha throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha dodges the punch combination from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Rocha counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is trying to escape back to his feet but Rocha uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rocha swings around for an armbar but Smith sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rocha's guard.
Smith trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Rocha is working hard here to advance 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.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rocha looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocha, not yet.
Rocha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rocha tries to get out of the position.
Rocha wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Rocha is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Keith Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rocha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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.
Rocha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith with a nice cross.
Rocha misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith tries to clinch but Rocha moves away
and Rocha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rocha is controlling him.
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 Carlos Rocha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rocha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Rocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith tries to hold on but Rocha postures up.
Rocha lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Rocha raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carlos Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha lands a big shot to the head and Smith winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carlos Rocha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jimmy James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker throws a sloppy strike and James has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Parker is forced to tap! Great BJJ from James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jimmy James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen Rob Zombie - Superbeast as his entrance music. Murder Face is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Murder Face!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Face misses.
McCarthy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Face drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Face landing strikes.
Face landing a few strikes.
Face tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Face is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Face scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Face cracks McCarthy with a big elbow.
Face working the body and head with strikes.
Face working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face lands an elbow.
Face is working McCarthy over with some ground and pound from side control.
McCarthy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCarthy prevents Face from improving position.
Face tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McCarthy taking a bit of punishment here - Face scoring with strikes.
Face passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McCarthy!
Face landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face looking to finish McCarthy with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCarthy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face lands with some strikes.
Face is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McCarthy is rocked!
Face with shots to the head and body - McCarthy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh McCarthy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCarthy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Face's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murder Face!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Parinias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parinias has chosen Chiksilog by kamikaze as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Parinias!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parinias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Parinias throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parinias.
Parinias shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kamei manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kamei 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.
Kamei keeping full guard, as Parinias tries to pass.
Parinias won't allow Kamei to sweep him here.
Parinias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kamei is trying to control the position but Parinias postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Parinias hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Parinias on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parinias misses the body punch
enabling Kamei to counter with a crisp jab.
Parinias misses with a jab to the body
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parinias shoots and misses
and Parinias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parinias cracks Kamei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kamei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parinias throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parinias shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kamei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parinias looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Parinias is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamei is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parinias has an Americana. Kamei didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Parinias is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Parinias hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bryan Parinias!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Adams!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams fails with the takedown
and Axe counters with a stiff right hand.
Axe moves into the clinch successfully.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Axe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Adams wants a takedown but no success here.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams tries for a takedown but Axe manages to get underhooks.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Adams.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams looks gassed!
The referee calls for Axe to work.
Axe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
Axe taking a breather.
Axe works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Axe stalling the fight.
Axe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Axe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe working Adams over with knees to the body.
Axe leaning against his opponent.
Axe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Axe.
Axe lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axe scores with a hook to the body.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Axe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Axe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Axe scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Axe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Axe lands a body shot.
Axe slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe.
Adams thows a leg kick but Axe checks it
and Axe counters with a series of strikes. Adams will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams has his takedown stuffed
and Axe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Axe rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams goes for a takedown attempt but Axe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Axe lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Axe.
Axe gets a clinch.
Axe lands an elbow just above Adams 's eye.
Axe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Axe landing knees to the head.
Adams is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Axe 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.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Axe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Axe looks to land a combination. Adams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Axe pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blake Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Axe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe landing knees to the head.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axe.
Axe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Axe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Axe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
A short right from Axe.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
Axe with a knee to the head.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Axe as the two fighters clinch.
Axe leaning against his opponent.
Axe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Axe has Adams pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe.
A nice combination there by Axe.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Axe counters with a good low kick that Adams was not able to check.
A left and a right from Axe both land. Nice combination.
Axe pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Axe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Axe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Come on Axe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Axe connects with a knee to the head.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe.
Adams shoots and misses
and Axe counters with a series of strikes. Adams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Adams.
Axe throws a shot to the body.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Axe leaning against his opponent.
Axe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams is trying to drag Axe to the mat but Axe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Axe controlling the action here for a moment.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Axe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Axe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axe clinches with his opponent.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Axe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Axe.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Axe working Adams over with knees to the body.
Axe lands a nice elbow.
Axe taking a breather.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe has Adams pushed against the cage.
Axe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Axe.
A right handed body shot lands from Axe.
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Axe.
Axe works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe lands a body punch.
Axe is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Axe for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Axe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
Come on Axe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Axe scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body.
Axe lands a knee to the body.
Adams letting Axe take a breather here.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
Axe scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Axe.
Axe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Axe digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Axe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Adams.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Come on Axe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Axe pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe stalls.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe.
Adams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Axe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
Adams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blake Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Axe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ken Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Axe scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Axe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong's entrance music is System of a Down - BYOB. A fine choice. 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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong clinches.
Strikes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strikes misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses
and Strikes counters by moving into the clinch.
Strikes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strikes manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick
and Strikes counters with a one-two to the body.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes scores with a head kick. Armstrong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses
and Strikes counters with a nice right hand that sends Armstrong toppling to the canvas! Armstrong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Strikes finish him?!
Armstrong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Strikes needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Armstrong just on the top of the head. Armstrong drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Armstrong - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carlos Strikes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherlok Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Discombobulate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Romulus Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherlok Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Man with a knee to the head.
Holmes jumps guard.
Holmes wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holmes pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Romulus Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man pulls Holmes into guard.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Holmes should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Man has tightened it up now! Holmes should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Romulus Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Robbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Tibbs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Robbin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tibbs!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tibbs lands an overhand right.
Tibbs drops Robbin with a beautiful combination! Robbin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tibbs is looking for the KO!
Robbin is rocked!
It looks like Billy Robbin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tibbs wobbles Robbin with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Tibbs dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Robbin to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Tibbs!
Terry Tibbs is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is New York. Douglas has chosen Drowning Pool - Step up as his entrance music. Second Boy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Second Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Douglas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy wants to clinch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boy swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Second Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Boy fails with the takedown
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Boy.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boy at a distance.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy tries to clinch
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Second Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Douglas tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas is trying to break free.
Boy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Douglas is trying to keep an underhook but Boy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Douglas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boy's back!
Douglas misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas is looking to control Boy but Boy is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boy just trying to survive but Douglas is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Douglas working for the choke.
Douglas avoiding Boy 's attempts to control his hands.
Boy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Douglas lands strikes to the head.
Douglas missing with punches from the back.
Douglas is persistently looking for the submission but Boy is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a big shot to the side of Boy's head.
Douglas is hanging on to Boy's back as he tries to escape.
Douglas doesn't have the hooks in and Boy manages to turn into his guard.
Boy advances position into side control!
Douglas is looking to regain half guard here but Boy keeps moving and retains side control.
Boy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Douglas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy wants to control but Douglas is keeping him busy.
Douglas tries to improve position but can't.
Douglas looks gassed!
Boy working the ground and pound but Douglas is defending the strikes.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boy has hold of Douglas's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Douglas seems comfortable defending it but Boy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Douglas is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Douglas is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Boy couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Second Boy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Pleczyluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zander Holyfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Pleczyluk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pleczyluk or perhaps it was just good defense by Holyfield which made him look bad.
Pleczyluk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Holyfield cracks Pleczyluk with an open hand slap.
Holyfield connects with a right hand. Pleczyluk shakes it off.
Holyfield connects with the punch.
Holyfield works over Pleczyluk's head and body with a nice combination.
Holyfield lands a nice shot that snaps Pleczyluk's head back.
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mateusz Pleczyluk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield lands an overhand right.
Holyfield cracks Pleczyluk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holyfield connects with a looping right hand.
Holyfield lands with a cross.
No luck for Pleczyluk with that takedown attempt.
Holyfield tests Pleczyluk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pleczyluk closes the distance and clinches up with Holyfield, looking for a takedown. Pleczyluk pushes Holyfield against the cage but Holyfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Pleczyluk.
Pleczyluk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holyfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a nice strike.
A punch lands to the side of Pleczyluk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holyfield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holyfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Pleczyluk off the cage and back into rage.
Pleczyluk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pleczyluk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pleczyluk scrambles back to his feet.
Holyfield scores with a three punch combo!
Holyfield is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holyfield scores with a jab.
Holyfield works Pleczyluk's body with a nice hook.
Pleczyluk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holyfield.
Zander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holyfield, as that shot connected.
Holyfield scores with a three punch combo!
Pleczyluk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pleczyluk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holyfield lands a jab to Pleczyluk's midsection.
Pleczyluk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holyfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield connects with a looping right hand.
Pleczyluk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holyfield's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Holyfield duly obliges.
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pleczyluk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holyfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pleczyluk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holyfield to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Holyfield finds it's way through Pleczyluk's defenses.
Holyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holyfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holyfield's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Holyfield duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleczyluk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pleczyluk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pleczyluk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holyfield's waist but Holyfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pleczyluk off to one side.
Holyfield scores with a jab.
Holyfield jabs Pleczyluk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holyfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pleczyluk on the side of the head.
Jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holyfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyfield works Pleczyluk's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Holyfield 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.
Pleczyluk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Pleczyluk seems unphased.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Pleczyluk's belly button to the back.
Holyfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleczyluk.
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a nice combination. Pleczyluk backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Pleczyluk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holyfield lunges at Pleczyluk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pleczyluk's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pleczyluk on the side of the head.
Pleczyluk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pleczyluk is breathing heavily.
Holyfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield thuds a left hand into Pleczyluk's body.
Holyfield scores with a nice strike.
Pleczyluk walks into a left hand.
Holyfield looks to land a combination. Pleczyluk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Pleczyluk or perhaps it was just good defense by Holyfield which made him look bad.
Holyfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holyfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holyfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield tests Pleczyluk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pleczyluk shoots in but Holyfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Pleczyluk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pleczyluk's hands.
Pleczyluk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holyfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pleczyluk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holyfield cracks Pleczyluk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pleczyluk shoots and misses
and Holyfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleczyluk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Holyfield is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pleczyluk.
Nice shot by Holyfield.
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holyfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws out a powerful jab.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pleczyluk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pleczyluk walks into a stiff left hand from Holyfield.
Holyfield clobbers Pleczyluk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holyfield throws a series of strikes that have Pleczyluk backpedaling.
Holyfield scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holyfield!
Pleczyluk walks into a straight right hand from Holyfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holyfield connects with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Holyfield both land. Nice combination.
Zander Holyfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holyfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holyfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pleczyluks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holyfield sizes up Pleczyluk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holyfield lands with a hook. Pleczyluk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Pleczyluk seems unphased.
Holyfield lands with a good body shot.
Holyfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Holyfield dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holyfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pleczyluk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holyfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holyfield lands a nice hook to Pleczyluk's body. Pleczyluk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pleczyluk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holyfield works the jab nicely.
Holyfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pleczyluk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Holyfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holyfield.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pleczyluk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pleczyluk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holyfield lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pleczyluk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holyfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pleczyluk's head backwards.
Holyfield lands a two punch combo.
Pleczyluk ducks right into an uppercut from Holyfield.
Holyfield with a hook.
Pleczyluk walks into a stiff left hand from Holyfield.
Holyfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pleczyluk on the side of the head.
Holyfield jabs at Pleczyluk's body.
Holyfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pleczyluk on the side of the head.
Holyfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holyfield, as that shot connected.
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.
Holyfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pleczyluk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holyfield stalks Pleczyluk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pleczyluk's face. Pleczyluk staggers backwards, shaken.
Holyfield lands an overhand right.
Holyfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holyfield catches Pleczyluk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pleczyluk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Holyfield scores with a four punch combination!
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holyfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pleczyluk's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleczyluk looks for a takedown but Holyfield sprawls well.
Holyfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pleczyluk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holyfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pleczyluk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holyfield as he avoids it easily.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Pleczyluk.
Holyfield throws out a powerful jab.
Pleczyluk moves forwards but Holyfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holyfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pleczyluk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holyfield.
Holyfield works Pleczyluk's body with a nice hook.
Holyfield lands with a shot to the body.
Holyfield lands a two punch combo.
Pleczyluk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holyfield works over Pleczyluk's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Holyfield there.
Holyfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Holyfield clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holyfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Pleczyluk's head.
Pleczyluk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Holyfield. Beautiful body shot.
Pleczyluk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pleczyluk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holyfield digs a good hook to Pleczyluk's body.
Holyfield lunges at Pleczyluk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pleczyluk's hand.
Pleczyluk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pleczyluk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Holyfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holyfield digs a good hook to Pleczyluk's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a nice shot that snaps Pleczyluk's head back.
Pleczyluk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pleczyluk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holyfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pleczyluk shoots in and drives through. Holyfield sprawls well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pleczyluk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Holyfield has got the better of the exchanges.
Holyfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holyfield cracks a nice hook into Pleczyluk's ribs.
Pleczyluk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pleczyluk takes one on the button.
Holyfield connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holyfield with a hook.
Holyfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pleczyluk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holyfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Pleczyluk's head.
Holyfield lands with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a two punch combo.
Holyfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holyfield lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Holyfield - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holyfield connects with a crisp jab.
Holyfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holyfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pleczyluk under the eye.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pleczyluk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holyfield scores with a jab. Pleczyluk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holyfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holyfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pleczyluk ducks right into an uppercut from Holyfield.
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.
The crowd cheers as Holyfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pleczyluk doesn't seem phased though.
Pleczyluk tries for a takedown but Holyfield circles away easily
and Pleczyluk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Pleczyluk.
Pleczyluk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pleczyluk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holyfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pleczyluk under the eye.
Pleczyluk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holyfield scores with a body shot.
Holyfield scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Holyfield had his way with Mateusz Pleczyluk in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holyfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pleczyluk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holyfield as he avoids it easily.
Holyfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holyfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield connects with the punch.
Holyfield thuds a left hand into Pleczyluk's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Holyfield.
Holyfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pleczyluk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Holyfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pleczyluk on the side of the head.
Pleczyluk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield connects with a body shot.
Holyfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Holyfield.
Holyfield cracks a nice hook into Pleczyluk's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Holyfield. That snapped Pleczyluk's head back.
Holyfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pleczyluk's hands.
Holyfield with a hook.
Holyfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holyfield lunges at Pleczyluk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pleczyluk's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holyfield scores with a jab.
Pleczyluk ducks right into an uppercut from Holyfield.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holyfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Holyfield does it's job there.
Holyfield connects with a right hand. Pleczyluk shakes it off.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
Holyfield scores with a hook.
Holyfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holyfield punishes Pleczyluk's body with a nice straight punch.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the head.
Holyfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pleczyluk under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleczyluk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a jab.
Pleczyluk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Mateusz Pleczyluk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Pleczyluk.
Jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Holyfield does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pleczyluk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holyfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Pleczyluk's head.
Pleczyluk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Holyfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pleczyluk can do to turn this around?
Holyfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pleczyluk takes one to the chin there.
Pleczyluk with a poor takedown
enabling Holyfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pleczyluk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pleczyluk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holyfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Holyfield!
Zander Holyfield is the new light heavyweight champion!
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