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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Castillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillion comes into the arena with smokestack lightning blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: Atmos - One you need. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Dante Castillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Douglas manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Douglas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castillion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Douglas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castillion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Douglas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Castillion is trying to get back to half guard.
Douglas throws an elbow but Castillion slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Douglas scores with punches from side control.
Castillion is looking for a sweep.
Douglas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillion struggling a bit here.
Castillion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douglas off and has taken his back!
Douglas tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillion is trying to stick to Douglas's back but Douglas is turning into Castillion. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Castillion's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Douglas.
Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillion has wrist control.
Douglas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castillion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Douglas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Douglas throwing strikes but missing.
Douglas tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillion is retaining full guard.
Douglas preventing the sweep.
Castillion trying to control the position.
Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castillion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douglas is one step ahead there.
Douglas advances to half guard.
Douglas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castillion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Douglas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castillion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douglas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douglas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castillion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castillion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castillion!
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to improve his position.
Douglas gets back to half guard.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
Douglas working for a triangle but Castillion defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Douglas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castillion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Castillion tries to clinch up.
Castillion throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Douglas wants to stand but Castillion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Douglas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douglas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Douglas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castillion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castillion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castillion!
Castillion cracks Douglas with a big elbow.
Douglas tries to bench press Castillion off him but Castillion keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Castillion lands a nice forearm strike.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Douglas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Douglas is looking for a kimura here.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Castillion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castillion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is pushing down on Castillion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castillion is fighting to maintain full guard but Douglas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Douglas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castillion is trying to maintain the position but Douglas is very close to passing his half guard.
Douglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Castillion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Douglas is working for a submission of some sort.
Castillion gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douglas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douglas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castillion wants to sweep but no luck.
Douglas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castillion can't keep his opponent in guard - Douglas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Douglas trying to pass the guard but Castillion defending well.
Douglas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castillion trying to control but Douglas postures up.
Douglas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Douglas looking to ground and pound but Castillion is blocking nicely.
Douglas throwing strikes here but Castillion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Douglas lands a big shot there that rocks Castillion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Douglas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Douglas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Castillion is surviving well by controlling Douglas's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillion is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Castillion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Castillion wants to clinch.
Castillion delivers a nice body kick.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Castillion.
Castillion loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas drives through with a takedown into Castillion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
Douglas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castillion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castillion keeping full guard, as Douglas tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion has a closed guard, preventing Douglas from standing up.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douglas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Castillion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Castillion has escaped and now he's on top!
Castillion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castillion wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castillion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillion landing with the ground and pound.
Douglas has momentary wrist control but Castillion slips an elbow through the middle.
Castillion landing some decent shots from guard.
Castillion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Castillion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Douglas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Castillion has managed to get both his arms back between Douglas's legs - danger averted.
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!
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castillion throwing strikes but missing.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillion lands a couple of elbows.
Douglas is looking to stand up but Castillion isn't so interested in that idea.
Castillion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Castillion from controlling successfully.
Douglas has momentary wrist control but Castillion slips an elbow through the middle.
Castillion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castillion trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dante Castillion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillion lands a couple of elbows.
Castillion is in close to Douglas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castillion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chip Douglas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castillion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillion drops back looking for a leg! Douglas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Douglas manages to kick Castillion off! Castillion jumps back into Douglas's guard.
Castillion with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillion chips away with some ground and pound.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castillion defends it easily.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Castillion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Douglas!
Chip Douglas managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Count Junkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sobota-tanczy. Fernando Sucre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Count Junkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sucre does no damage.
Junkula misses with a wild body shot.
Junkula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Junkula lands a big right hand that sends Sucre crashing to the mat! Junkula stays standing though and waves Sucre back to his feet!
Sucre is rocked!
It looks like Fernando Sucre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Sucre as he checks the leg kick.
Sucre is still on wobbly legs! Can Junkula finish him?
Sucre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Sucre.
Fernando Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junkula throws out the jab.
Junkula works Sucre's body with a nice hook.
Sucre looks winded!
Junkula throws a jab when Sucre was well out of range.
OH! Sucre has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Junkula smells blood and charges in for the finish! Junkula unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sucre sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Count Junkula!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Belt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baron Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barkley tries for a kimura but Belt is defending well.
Belt can't do much from the bottom here.
Belt throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Belt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Belt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barkley sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belt is trying to work for a kimura but Barkley is defending well.
Belt stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley wants to control but Belt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barkley is looking to improve his position.
Belt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barkley has hold of Belt's hands but Belt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belt content to control rather than advance.
Barkley wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belt is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belt on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt is trying to work for a kimura but Barkley is defending well.
Ground and pound from Belt.
Barkley tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Belt manages to move to mount!
Belt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barkley hang on?
Barkley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barkley is looking to get to half guard.
Barkley taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Barkley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is bucking up trying to escape but Belt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belt breaks from Barkley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barkley is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big strike lands for Belt! That's really hurt Barkley and he's turned his back - Belt keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Belt jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Belt!
Blue Belt very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Warrior's Call. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Diablo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cain misses its intended target.
Cain slaps away a takedown attempt from Diablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diablo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Diablo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diablo shoots in looking for a takedown. Cain tries to sprawl out of it but Diablo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Cain misses.
Cain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diablo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cain.
Cain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cain wants it to stay on the feet.
Mike Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Diablo.
Diablo has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a series of strikes. Diablo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Nico Diablo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diablo misses with a takedown
and Cain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diablo thinking.
Cain cracks Diablo with an open hand slap.
Cain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diablo tries for a takedown but Cain circles away easily
and Cain counters with a crisp right that sends Diablo to the canvas! Cain follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cain!
A very excited looking Mike Cain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Rain had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Dan Swano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Swano avoids it.
Swano punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swano lands a left and a right that send Rain crashing to the mat, dazed. Swano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rain is rocked!
It looks like Dark Rain has been cut.
Rain is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swano measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rain! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dan Swano!
After winning the bout, Dan Swano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McBrawlbrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaka Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaka Cylo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cylo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a stiff right hand.
McBrawlbrawl tries to bum rush Cylo with a series of wild strikes but Cylo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cylo tries to clinch up
and McBrawlbrawl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBrawlbrawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cylo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cylo shoots and misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Cylo backing up. Cylo nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaka Cylo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from McBrawlbrawl both land. Nice combination.
Cylo shoots and misses
and McBrawlbrawl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cylo looks winded!
Cylo shoots in and drives through. McBrawlbrawl sprawls well.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Cylo got wobbled bad by a big combination! McBrawlbrawl presses forward with punches and knees until Cylo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Cylo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Fratelli D'Italia. Milosz Barchandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milosz Barchandao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Barchandao's shoulder, as Barchandao tries to avoid the shot.
Barchandao throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Barchandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barchandao counter with a right hand.
Balboa throws the left hand but Barchandao avoids the punch easily.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Barchandao throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
Balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Barchandao.
Balboa stalling the fight.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barchandao backwards.
Barchandao working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barchandao tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Barchandao is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barchandao tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barchandao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barchandao is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa has Barchandao pressed against the cage, preventing Barchandao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barchandao wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barchandaos head.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Barchandao's head.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barchandao's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa is struggling to control the position.
Barchandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barchandao's efforts to push away.
Barchandao wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barchandao blocks a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa is working Barchandao over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Barchandao working hard to break the clinch.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Barchandao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Barchandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa works on Barchandao's body with a couple of short punches.
Barchandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barchandao tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Barchandao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barchandao backwards.
Barchandao is rocked!
Barchandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barchandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barchandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barchandao out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Balboa!
Giovanni Balboa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
A lazy left from Drwal finds it's target.
Drwal misses with the combination.
Powell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drwal throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Drwal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell moves away from the strike by Drwal.
Drwal looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.
A big right from Drwal misses.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Drwal moves away and avoids it.
Drwal misses with a hook.
Drwal slaps away a takedown attempt from Powell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powell sizes up Drwal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Drwal throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Drwal throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Drwal misses with a hook. Powell ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Drwal misses.
Drwal misses with the combination.
Jab by Drwal.
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Drwal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drwal slips a jab from Powell.
Powell checks a low kick from Drwal.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drwal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drwal catches Powell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drwal just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Drwal.
Drwal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Drwal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drwal cracks Powell with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Powell looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drwal finish him?
Powell is rocked!
Drwal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powell.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Drwal finish him?
Drwal drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Powell's head, knocking him out cold! Drwal is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomasz Drwal!
Tomasz Drwal is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tomasz Drwal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buarga tries to clinch
and Toriyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Toriyama stalling the fight.
Buarga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Toriyama.
Buarga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buarga.
Toriyama prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Buarga looking to slow down the pace here.
Buarga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toriyama just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buarga lands with a short shot to the head.
Toriyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Toriyama avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Toriyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Toriyama controls the action.
Buarga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Toriyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buarga is defending well for now.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside that Buarga shrugs off.
Toriyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buargas head.
Toriyama taking a breather.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Buarga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Buarga tries to pull guard but Toriyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toriyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buarga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Buarga pushes Toriyama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Toriyama lands with a right to the head.
Toriyama misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama tries to work over Buarga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buarga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toriyama.
Buarga digs a right hand underneath Toriyama's ribcage. Toriyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buarga jumps into guard, dragging Toriyama to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Toriyama stopping the sweep attempt from Buarga.
Toriyama trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Buarga looking to control.
Toriyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buarga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Buarga has his hands on Toriyama's head, controlling the position.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Toriyama from controlling successfully.
Buarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Toriyama defends it easily.
Toriyama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toriyama looking to pass the guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Akira Toriyama wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Toriyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buarga finds it's way round the side to connect with Toriyama's head.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toriyama thows a body kick. Buarga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buarga throws a good cross that connects.
Buarga lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Toriyama pushes Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toriyama lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Toriyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akira Toriyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arga Buarga.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body.
Buarga working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buargas head.
Buarga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toriyama just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Buarga lands a shoulder strike.
Buarga lands a hook that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Buarga scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toriyama throws a body punch but Buarga moves out of range.
Buarga is looking to clinch but Toriyama is avoiding it.
Toriyama thuds his right hand into Buarga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buarga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch but Toriyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toriyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toriyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buarga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toriyama slips under a jab from Buarga.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
Buarga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buarga tries to clinch up but Toriyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Buarga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga clinches.
Buarga is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Buarga as the two fighters clinch.
Buarga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toriyama tries to work over Buarga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buarga jumps guard but Toriyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toriyama wants to stall.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toriyama effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Toriyama as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buarga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arga Buarga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toriyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama pushes Buarga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Buarga lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Toriyama avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Toriyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Toriyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
Toriyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Toriyama avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Toriyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toriyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buarga is looking to control Toriyama's arms but Toriyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buarga has his back to the cage.
Toriyama trying to stall but Buarga improves his position.
A hook to the body from Buarga.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toriyama.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Buarga swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga digs a right hand underneath Toriyama's ribcage. Toriyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buarga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Toriyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buarga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Buarga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buarga misses with a punch on the inside.
Buarga jumps guard and drags Toriyama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Toriyama throws a big right hand that misses.
Buarga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Buarga 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.
Buarga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Toriyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Buarga has his foot on Toriyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toriyama works his way back into a safe position though.
Toriyama stays in close to Buarga's body and controls the position.
Buarga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toriyama defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toriyama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Toriyama is just out of range.
Buarga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buarga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toriyama momentarily.
Toriyama throws a push kick but Buarga slaps the foot to one side.
Toriyama looks to land a left hand but Buarga moved out of range nicely.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga looks to land a left hand but Toriyama moved out of range nicely.
Toriyama wants to land a leg kick but Buarga is out of range.
Buarga takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
Toriyama scores with a body shot.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Buarga.
Buarga 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.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buarga is looking to clinch.
Toriyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buarga, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Buarga misses with a punch on the inside.
Buarga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toriyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buarga lands with a light punch inside.
Toriyama gets underhooks to prevent Buarga's takedown attempt.
Buarga decides to pull guard.
Toriyama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toriyama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Toriyama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama trying to control the action but Buarga is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama taking a breather here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akira Toriyama wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Toriyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a sloppy head kick and Buarga moves out of range easily.
Buarga swings widly with a right hand
and Toriyama counters with a nice body kick.
Toriyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Toriyama walks into a straight right hand from Buarga.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toriyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buarga.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toriyama.
Buarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
Toriyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buarga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Toriyama. Beautiful body shot.
Buarga checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Toriyama moves into the clinch.
Buarga prevents a body shot from Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buarga or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga gets control of Toriyama's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buarga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toriyama is stalling in the full guard.
Toriyama looking to sit in guard and control but Buarga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toriyama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buarga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toriyama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toriyama is really struggling to control Buarga but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Buarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga lands a lovely overhand right.
Buarga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toriyama on the side of the head.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buarga fails with the takedown.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toriyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toriyama delivers a nice body kick.
Buarga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toriyama misses with a body shot.
Buarga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buarga duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toriyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
Buarga connects with a body shot that sends Toriyama's belly button to the back.
Buarga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buarga has managed to clinch.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Toriyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Toriyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toriyama working aggressively here.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Toriyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akira Toriyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arga Buarga.
Buarga jumps into guard, dragging Toriyama to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toriyama'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.
Toriyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toriyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toriyama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toriyama is staying tight to Buarga's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Buarga manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga tries to roll over but Toriyama keeps him under control.
Buarga is not content to let Toriyama control the position.
Toriyama trying to advance position but Buarga counters by regaining guard.
Buarga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Toriyama from controlling successfully.
Buarga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toriyama wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akira Toriyama just wasn't active enough.
Buarga throws a looping overhand right but Toriyama ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama misses the body punch
and Buarga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arga Buarga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toriyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buarga tries to clinch up but Toriyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Toriyama throws a head kick but Buarga moves out of range.
Toriyama misses with an uppercut
and Buarga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buarga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toriyama takes one on the button.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toriyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buarga.
Buarga takes one on the button.
Buarga is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arga Buarga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Toriyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buarga missing with a left hand there. Toriyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buarga thuds a left hand into Toriyama's body.
Buarga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toriyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buarga, pushing him back against the cage.
Toriyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Toriyama avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Toriyama controls the action.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Buarga breaks the clinch.
Buarga avoids the body shot from Toriyama.
Buarga tries to clinch but Toriyama moves out of range.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga has managed to clinch.
Toriyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toriyama misses with the head strike.
Buarga has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama tries to work over Buarga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buarga misses with a body punch.
Toriyama tries a body shot but Buarga blocks it.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Toriyama lands a nice uppercut.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buarga jumps guard but Toriyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Buarga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama missing with knees to the body.
Buarga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buarga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akira Toriyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arga Buarga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Buarga wants a takedown but no success here.
Buarga is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama trying to land knees to the body.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toriyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Toriyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Toriyama.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toriyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Buarga gets an underhook and turns Toriyama into the cage.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Buarga controls the action.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Buarga blocking some punches.
Akira Toriyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toriyama letting Buarga take a breather here.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Buarga.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toriyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Buarga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Buarga avoids the damage to the body.
Toriyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Buarga tries to pull guard but Toriyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Buarga drops back down to his feet.
Toriyama presses Buarga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Arga Buarga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Buarga scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buarga tries to pull guard but Toriyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Buarga drops back down to his feet.
Toriyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akira Toriyama.
I think Buarga 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama retains his lightweight title!
Akira Toriyama was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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