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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Robocop Theme. Big Dawg struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Dawg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawg counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet here but Dawg is keeping cool and he's managed to take Murphy's back.
Murphy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dawg slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Dawg scores with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dawg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to stand back up.
Murphy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dawg.
Dawg tightening his grip on Murphy, looking for the choke.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawg doesn't have the hooks in and Murphy manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Dawg is looking to stand up but Murphy isn't so interested in that idea.
Dawg is trying to hold Murphy in close to prevent damage but Murphy has managed to pass into half guard.
Dawg is defending against the submission attempts here by Murphy.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg wants to get back to full guard.
Dawg wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy not doing much here.
Murphy is looking to advance position but Dawg won't allow it.
Murphy is just content to waste time from the top position. Dawg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Dawg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Dawg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy clinches up with Dawg and pushes him back against the cage.
Dawg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dawg can't break the clinch.
Murphy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dawg won't want to take too many of those.
Dawg is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Dawg pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
Dawg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
Murphy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Murphy trying to control the action but Dawg is working from the bottom.
Dawg trying his best to control but Murphy has mounted him.
Dawg is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murphy.
Murphy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Murphy has control of Dawg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Murphy is working for a guillotine from mount but Dawg frees his head quite easily.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has control of Dawg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dawg wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy looking to finish with strikes here!
Murphy goes for an armbar but Dawg turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dawg.
Murphy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dawg is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to get back to is feet but Dawg passes into side control.
Murphy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dawg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dawg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg misses with the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murphy dominated that second round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dawg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawg has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawg has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Dawg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Dawg tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Dawg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Alex Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Dawg.
Murphy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Dawg shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawg.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alex Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Dawg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dawg circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Dawg sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Dawg. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dawg.
Dawg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawg tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Dawg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dawg gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dawg.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawg stalls.
Murphy tries to break free but Dawg pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawg fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Murphy!
Alex Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Antero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Antero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antero defending well as Three loads up on a big left hand.
Three closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Antero quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Three sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Three lands strikes from half guard.
Antero is looking to get back to is feet but Three passes into side control.
Three advances nicely into full mount.
Three scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antero?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three landing shots from mount.
Three fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Antero is rocked!
Three controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Three get's back to his feet.
Three feints and as Antero raises his hands in defense, Three changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Three postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alpha Three wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Three drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Three postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Three's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alpha Three wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Antero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three avoids a punch combination nicely.
Three closes the distance and pushes Antero back into the cage.
Antero should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Three has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Antero is trying to keep an underhook but Three manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Antero tries to kick Three off but Three keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Three drops an elbow to the side of Antero's head.
Three is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antero defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Three seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha Three 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.
Three misses with a head kick.
Antero shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Antero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antero tries to clinch but Three moves out of range.
Three slips a jab and a cross from Antero.
Antero blocks a head kick by Three.
Antero is looking to clinch.
Antero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antero tries to clinch up.
Three tries to clinch but Antero moves out of range.
Antero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Three counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Three stands up out of the half guard.
Three slips a jab and a cross from Antero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antero is looking to clinch but Three is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero throws a right and a left that Three avoids nicely.
Antero tries to clinch up but Three circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Antero does no damage.
Antero tries to clinch but Three is having none of it.
Antero tries to work over Three's front leg with a kick but Three checks it.
Antero misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Antero does no damage.
Antero throws a right and a left that Three avoids nicely.
Three shoots in and bounces Antero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Three sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antero's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Antero as he connects with a hook.
Three scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three lands a decent elbow from side control.
Antero trying to remain calm as Three controls from the top position.
Antero tries to bench press Three off him but Three keeps the position.
Alpha Three overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antero seems a little lost for a moment, as Three dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Three 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alpha Three has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antero wants to clinch up but Three keeps it at a distance.
Kauko Antero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Antero's guard.
Antero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Three. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Three gets to his feet. Antero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Antero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Three gets a double leg takedown into Antero's guard.
Three controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antero can do to turn this around?
Alpha Three has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antero lands a nice looking body shot.
Three closes the distance and clinches.
Three stalling in the clinch but Antero improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Three breaks the clinch.
Antero moves in looking to clinch but Three pushes him off.
Antero throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha Three dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Antero thumps Three with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Antero
and Three counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Three stands up from Antero's guard - Three perhaps looking for a knockout.
Three shoots in and bounces Antero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three advances position into side control!
Three creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Antero tries to improve his position but Three has taken his back! Three has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Antero tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Three pushes Antero away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alpha Three!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Sleep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleep walks into a straight right hand from Bambaleo Jr.
Sleep needs to keep his hands up - Bambaleo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Sleep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambaleo Jr throws out the jab.
Sleep misses with a takedown
and Sleep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Bambaleo Jr cracks Sleep with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sleep looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bambaleo Jr is fending him off so far but Sleep persists. Nope, Bambaleo Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Bambaleo Jr works the jab nicely.
Sleep fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Sleep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep fails with the takedown
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a series of strikes. Sleep will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sleep is rocked!
Sleep with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a huge left! Sleep is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bambaleo Jr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sleep from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bambaleo Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Bambaleo Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Donald Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Donald Diaz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Donald Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mamed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamed gets caught napping as Donald Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Mamed manages to retain guard.
Mamed trying to strike off his back.
Donald Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donald Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mamed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donald Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donald Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Mamed's legs - danger averted.
Donald Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamed working a defensive guard here.
Donald Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Donald Diaz wants to control from the top but Mamed keeps moving.
Donald Diaz won't allow Mamed to get back to his feet.
Nathan Donald Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Donald Diaz with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamed looks to land a combination but Donald Diaz avoids it well.
Mamed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donald Diaz pinned against the cage. Donald Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donald Diaz works over Mamed's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ahmed Babilon Mamed has been cut.
Donald Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donald Diaz shoots in and bounces Mamed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mamed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Donald Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamed is retaining full guard.
Donald Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Mamed blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Donald Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamed on the ground.
Donald Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donald Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mamed tries to clinch there but Donald Diaz circles away.
Mamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donald Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mamed's waist but Mamed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donald Diaz off to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald Diaz fails to pull guard.
Mamed is trying to break the clinch but Donald Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Mamed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Mamed or perhaps it was just good defense by Donald Diaz which made him look bad.
Nathan Donald Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Babilon Mamed.
Donald Diaz is looking to clinch but Mamed is avoiding it.
Donald Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mamed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donald Diaz is in Mamed's guard.
Donald Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Mamed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donald Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Donald Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Mamed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Donald Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Babilon Mamed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donald Diaz feints and as Mamed raises his hands in defense, Donald Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donald Diaz controlling from the top position.
Mamed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donald Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Mamed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Donald Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamed's head.
Mamed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mamed tries to control but Donald Diaz wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mamed lands a big elbow.
Donald Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Mamed's attempts to control the action.
Mamed working for a guillotine from mount but Donald Diaz is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamed prevents Donald Diaz from getting the reversal.
Mamed working Donald Diaz over with strikes here.
Donald Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Donald Diaz wants to control but Mamed is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donald Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mamed tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamed jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Donald Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Donald Diaz prevents Mamed from moving into mount.
Donald Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mamed is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Donald Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mamed is looking to take a break and control but Donald Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donald Diaz struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donald Diaz keeps working.
Mamed working the ground and pound from side control.
Donald Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamed wants to control but Donald Diaz is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donald Diaz tries to bench press Mamed off him but Mamed keeps the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Babilon Mamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Babilon Mamed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donald Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamed on the side of the head.
Donald Diaz dodges the punch combination from Mamed.
Mamed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donald Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donald Diaz tries to clinch but Mamed moves out of range.
Donald Diaz tries for a takedown but Mamed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Donald Diaz.
Mamed struggling a bit here.
Mamed sneaks out the side door and pushes Donald Diaz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A head kick misses from Donald Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donald Diaz's waist but Donald Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mamed off to one side.
Donald Diaz tries to clinch but Mamed is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Donald Diaz.
Donald Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Donald Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donald Diaz controls the pace.
Donald Diaz tries to stand but Mamed is controlling from the bottom.
Mamed controls Donald Diaz momentarily but Donald Diaz frees himself.
Mamed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Donald Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mamed shoots in for a takedown but Donald Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Mamed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Donald Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamed wants to stand up but Donald Diaz is controlling him.
Nathan Donald Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Donald Diaz is taking a breather. Mamed says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Donald Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mamed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Donald Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donald Diaz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mamed's thigh. Mamed counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Donald Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamed is looking to stand up but Donald Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Mamed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donald Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Mamed wants to sweep here but Donald Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Donald Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamed is keeping the position for now.
Donald Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donald Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Donald Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donald Diaz 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Donald Diaz!
Nathan Donald Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rockefeller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kreator - Violent Revolution. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James Dean Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rockefeller moves into the clinch.
Rockefeller tightens his grip and picks Baldwin up, before dumping him to the ground. Baldwin manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rockefeller landing some decent shots from guard.
Rockefeller passes Baldwin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rockefeller is nestled in close to Baldwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Rockefeller there.
Rockefeller lands strikes from half guard.
Rockefeller working over Baldwin with some ground and pound. Baldwin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baldwin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockefeller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baldwin is rocked!
Rockefeller is nestled in close to Baldwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baldwin is still in real trouble! Can Rockefeller finish him?
Baldwin has hold of Rockefeller's hands but Rockefeller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rockefeller lands a big elbow - Baldwin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rockefeller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dean Rockefeller!
An out of breath James Dean Rockefeller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Putin's choice of entrance music: INTERNATIONALE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harley Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Royale saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Putin.
It looks like Harley Royale has been cut.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Royale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin throws a solid leg kick but Royale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Putin.
The fighters circling - Royale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Putin. That's going to slow Royale down.
Royale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Putin misses with a low kick as Royale jumps back.
Royale throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Royale missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Putin tenderised Royale's leg. Royale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Putin misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin defending well as Royale loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
Royale lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Putin. That's going to slow Royale down.
Royale fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Royale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Putin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Putin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Royale misses.
Nice uppercut there from Royale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin cracks the inside of Royale's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Putin scores with a head kick. Royale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Royale throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease.
Putin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Royale scores with a four punch combination!
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Putin scores with a spinning back kick!
Royale punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Royale blocks the low kick.
Putin pushes Royale away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut there from Putin.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royale.
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Royale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Putin finds it's target.
Royale is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Royale missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Royale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Royale.
Royale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Putin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Putin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royale. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Royale moves out of range easily.
Royale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Royale is able to avoid easily.
Putin lands with a hook. Royale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Putin.
Putin slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a leg kick but Royale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Putin swings for the body but Royale moves out of range.
Royale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Royale.
Royale throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royale fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Royale.
A right-left combo lands from Royale.
Putin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royale's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Royale is able to avoid easily.
Royale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin throws a hook but Royale avoids it easily.
That kick from Putin tenderised Royale's leg. Royale is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Royale's cut.
That's time! Royale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice straight punches there by Putin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Putin.
Royale sizes up Putin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Putin is looking to chop away at Royale's legs.
Royale checks a low kick from Putin.
Royale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royale throws a big shot that misses.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Royale sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Royale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Royale misses the target.
Good work by Royale as he checks the leg kick.
Royale misses with a straight left.
Royale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looks for the body kick but Royale saw that one coming.
That kick from Putin tenderised Royale's leg. Royale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Royale looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royale blocks the body kick.
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Royale just misses with a punch to the body.
Royale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Royale. Beautiful body shot.
Putin is looking to slow Royale down with leg kicks.
Putin throws a leg kick but Royale checks it.
Putin throws a low kick but Royale moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Putin.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Royale moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throws out a loose jab but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royale has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Putin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royale lands a jab to the head.
Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Putin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royale throws a sloppy body shot
and Putin counters with an inside leg kick.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Royale off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
Putin blocks a jab.
Royale misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Putin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royale.
Putin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Putin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Royale avoids a kick to the body.
Putin misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Putin.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royale misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Royale looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Putin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Royale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Royale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Putin throws a front kick that sends Royale stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Royale. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Putin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin slips a straight right by Royale.
Royale misses with a looping left.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royale blocks a leg kick.
Royale throws a one two combo.
Royale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin tried to score with a low kick but Royale checks it.
Putin staying out of range there.
Royale misses with a looping left.
Royale will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Putin misses with a low kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harley Royale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Royale cracks Putin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Royale.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royale throws out the jab.
Royale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Nice shot by Putin.
Putin slips under a jab from Royale.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Royale's hands.
Royale misses with a looping left.
Putin throws a leg kick but Royale moved away.
Putin misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Royale might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Royale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Royale defending well as Putin loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Royale.
Royale avoids a kick to the body.
Royale takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royale. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin blocks a jab.
Putin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royale's sensitive parts.
Royale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royale fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royale is out of range and Putin settles back down.
Nice body punch from Putin.
Royale moves out of range of the leg kick from Putin.
Royale checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale checks a low kick from Putin.
Royale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin throws a leg kick but Royale checks it.
A big left from Royale misses.
Putin jabs Royale right on the nose. Royale blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Royale.
Royale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Putin misses with a leg kick.
Royale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin blocks a jab.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royale moves away.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin slips a straight right by Royale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Putin throws a leg kick but Royale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Royale blocks a leg kick.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin lands with a straight right. Royale didn't see that one coming.
Royale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royale stalks Putin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Putin's face. Putin staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice leg kick lands there from Putin.
Royale throws a right hand that Putin ducks under and follows up with a left that Putin also avoids with ease.
Putin cracks Royale with an open hand slap.
Putin feints and then cracks Royale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Royale down.
Royale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Royale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Putin misses with a low kick.
Putin throws a head kick but Royale moves out of range.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a low kick as Royale jumps back.
Royale misses with a two punch combination.
Royale moves out of range as Putin throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Royale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harley Royale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksei Ljosha Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royale's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksei Ljosha Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
An out of breath Aleksei Ljosha Putin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Roper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Artair Dostan's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Roper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dostan tries to bum rush Roper with a series of wild strikes but Roper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roper misses with a takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dostan throws a right hand that Roper ducks under and follows up with a left that Roper also avoids with ease.
Dostan misses with a wild combination.
Dostan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roper eats them both and turns towards Dostan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dostan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dostan lands a two punch combo.
Roper with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dostan counter with a right hand.
Artair Dostan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Roper.
Dostan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dostan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dostan counters with a left and a right that stings Roper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dostan.
Scott Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Dostan misses.
Dostan throws a series of punches but Roper avoids them all with ease.
Roper misses with a takedown
and Dostan counters with a three punch combo that has Roper backing up. Roper nods at Dostan to acknowledge the strikes.
Artair Dostan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dostan counters with a series of strikes. Roper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roper is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Dostan.
Dostan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roper tries for a takedown but Dostan circles away easily
and Dostan counters with a left and a right that stings Roper.
Roper is still on wobbly legs! Can Dostan finish him?
Dostan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Dostan.
Roper misses with a takedown
and Dostan counters with a nice uppercut.
Roper has his takedown stuffed
and Dostan counters with a nice uppercut.
Roper looks winded!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dostan! Roper is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artair Dostan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tsutomu Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsutomu Miyazaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsutomu Miyazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miyazaki connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Miyazaki wants to get back to full guard.
Phelps looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miyazaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miyazaki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miyazaki manages to get to full guard.
Phelps in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyazaki 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.
Phelps lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyazaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miyazaki trying to control the position.
Miyazaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phelps trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyazaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miyazaki tries to get out of the position.
Phelps scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phelps is in close to Miyazaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps throwing strikes but missing.
Miyazaki wants to sweep here but Phelps controlling him for the moment.
Miyazaki is working hard here to advance position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Phelps's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miyazaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyazaki, not yet.
Phelps stands up over Miyazaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phelps tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyazaki is retaining full guard.
Phelps lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyazaki is pulling down on Phelps's head to control his posture.
Miyazaki looking for a guillotine here but Phelps defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Phelps lands a couple of elbows.
Miyazaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phelps!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyazaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miyazaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miyazaki misses with a head shot.
Phelps regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phelps is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miyazaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miyazaki's back!
Miyazaki wants to control his opponent's hands but Phelps gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki is taking damage to the body and head.
Phelps throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phelps lands a shot to the body.
Phelps scores with punches from the back.
Phelps doesn't have the hooks in and Miyazaki manages to turn into his guard.
Phelps pulls Miyazaki in close to prevent any damage.
Phelps is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miyazaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyazaki wants to pass the guard but Phelps is keeping the position.
Phelps is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miyazaki working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyazaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phelps works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phelps working a defensive guard here.
Miyazaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phelps has momentary wrist control but Miyazaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyazaki is working Phelps over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyazaki postures up in Phelps's guard and throws a big left but Phelps blocks it.
Miyazaki trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Phelps working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyazaki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phelps looking for a sweep. Not yet Phelps, not yet.
Miyazaki stops Phelps from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Phelps will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyazaki.
Miyazaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ron Phelps has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyazaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Phelps is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Miyazaki crashes against the mat.
Phelps tries to bench press Miyazaki off him but Miyazaki keeps the position.
Phelps regains half guard.
Phelps is trying to control but can't.
Miyazaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phelps does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phelps desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Phelps avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyazaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Phelps wants to control but Miyazaki is keeping busy.
Miyazaki throws a strike but Phelps avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Phelps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miyazaki trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Miyazaki throwing strikes from guard but Phelps blocks nicely.
Miyazaki throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyazaki being controlled here momentarily.
Miyazaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miyazaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phelps works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miyazaki trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miyazaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phelps tries to roll over but Miyazaki keeps him under control.
Phelps is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Miyazaki there.
Miyazaki wants to pass to mount but Phelps is defending the position.
Miyazaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyazaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phelps's head.
Phelps taking some punishment here, with Miyazaki in his half guard.
Miyazaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phelps defending well though.
Phelps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phelps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miyazaki thows a huge punch but Phelps dodges it nicely.
Phelps avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki lands strikes from half guard.
Phelps avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki thows a huge punch but Phelps dodges it nicely.
Miyazaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miyazaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miyazaki lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Miyazaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phelps knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miyazaki winds up and cracks Phelps with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Phelps keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phelps avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miyazaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyazaki trying to control from half guard but Phelps is working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsutomu Miyazaki 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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miyazaki is defended easily by Phelps.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phelps as he avoids it easily.
Miyazaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phelps is fending him off so far but Miyazaki persists. Nope, Phelps circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsutomu Miyazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phelps throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phelps misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a takedown attempt - Phelps sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phelps shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyazaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phelps's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Miyazaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phelps throws out the jab.
Phelps shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miyazaki sprawls well. Miyazaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phelps gets slowly back to his feet.
Miyazaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phelps swivels and escapes.
Phelps shoots in for a takedown but Miyazaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miyazaki tries for a takedown but Phelps circles away easily
and Phelps counters with a shoot takedown. Miyazaki fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps works over Miyazaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Phelps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phelps postures up.
Miyazaki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Miyazaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miyazaki trying to keep a closed guard but Phelps is proving a slippery customer.
Miyazaki with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Phelps can't handle though.
Phelps has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miyazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phelps's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phelps holds on and takes a little breather.
Miyazaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyazaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phelps looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miyazaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyazaki scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miyazaki's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phelps is fighting to break Miyazaki's control of his arms but Miyazaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miyazaki working a defensive guard here.
Miyazaki lands an upkick as Phelps stands over him.
Miyazaki is looking for a triangle but Phelps pushes his legs off easily.
Miyazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phelps's guard.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Miyazaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Phelps has wrist control.
Phelps wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyazaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phelps tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miyazaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Phelps is pulling down on Miyazaki's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phelps avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phelps has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ron Phelps was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miyazaki dives in and grabs Phelps's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes down on Miyazaki's head and hops out.
Phelps throws a body punch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Phelps throws a body punch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
No luck for Miyazaki with that takedown attempt.
Miyazaki shoots and misses
and Phelps counters with a single leg into guard. Miyazaki didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phelps stopping the sweep attempt from Miyazaki.
Phelps missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phelps throws an elbow that misses. Miyazaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phelps's guard. Nice move by Miyazaki!
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Phelps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Phelps.
I think Phelps 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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