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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gullberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gullberg comes to the cage accompanied by Renan Barao-Rao-Rao. The key to victory for Alex Gullberg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Alex Gullberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rory Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullberg is looking to slow Joaquin down with leg kicks.
Gullberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joaquin tries to clinch
and Gullberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Joaquin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joaquin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rory Joaquin has been cut.
Joaquin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gullberg counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullberg lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Gullberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joaquin looks winded!
Gullberg lands a nice hook to Joaquin's body. Joaquin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gullberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Joaquin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gullberg.
Gullberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gullberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Gullberg is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Joaquin hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Gullberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell - Heart of Courage. Dana White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White stuns Gustafsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Gustafsson's head coaches at Allstars MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Gustafsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gustafsson counters with a thumping low kick.
White throws a wild body kick that Gustafsson sees coming a mile off.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gustafsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Gustafsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gustafsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Gustafsson connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from White.
Gustafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson connects with a high kick.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from White misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow White down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustafsson.
White throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
White looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White cracks Gustafsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustafsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White slips a jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gustafsson lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gustafsson tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is looking to clinch.
White throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Gustafsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustafsson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gustafsson - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gustafsson. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gustafsson connects with a solid leg kick.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
White avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustafsson.
Good leg kick by Gustafsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from White misses.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a leg kick but Gustafsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gustafsson thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Gustafsson tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustafsson. That snapped White's head back.
Gustafsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Gustafsson misses
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White blocks a leg kick.
Gustafsson scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Gustafsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from White misses.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gustafsson.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by White.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Gustafsson dominated that round.
That's time! Gustafsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
Emil Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustafsson wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustafsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from White misses.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
White tries to clinch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gustafsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gustafsson closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Gustafsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Gustafsson misses with a knee strike.
Gustafsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustafsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tried to score with a low kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Gustafsson thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gustafsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
White misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from White.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustafsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
White is breathing heavily.
White cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustafsson should have avoided that one.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White is rocked!
Gustafsson finds White's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! White flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gustafsson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure White will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emil Gustafsson!
A relieved looking Emil Gustafsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Count Junkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Count Junkula!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junkula.
Karhula connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Junkula rushes Karhula and presses him up against the cage.
Karhula trying to stall but Junkula improves his position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Junkula has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Karhula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karhula has had enough of the clinch but Junkula keeps him there for the moment.
Junkula decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Junkula wants to get back to his feet but Karhula is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karhula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junkula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karhula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karhula won't allow Junkula to sweep him here.
Karhula with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Junkula avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Junkula wants to stand and escape but Karhula is having none of it.
Karhula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula throwing strikes from guard but Junkula blocks nicely.
Karhula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Junkula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junkula is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karhula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhula accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junkula can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karhula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karhula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karhula throws an elbow that misses. Junkula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karhula's guard. Nice move by Junkula!
Junkula is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Junkula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karhula is pulling down on Junkula's head. It's preventing any offense from Junkula, at least for the moment.
Junkula passes Karhula's left leg - he's now in 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!
Junkula is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Junkula takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karhula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junkula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karhula is looking for a sweep. Junkula is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junkula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junkula wants to work for an arm triangle but Karhula is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Junkula seems to be working for a kimura but Karhula defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karhula wants to stand and escape but Junkula is having none of it.
Junkula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Junkula works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Junkula is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Junkula wants to work for an arm triangle but Karhula is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karhula wants to control but Junkula is keeping busy.
Junkula 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.
Junkula tries to pass to full mount but Karhula defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhula is trying to get back to full guard.
Karhula has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junkula is working away from the top position though.
Junkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junkula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhula's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhula is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karhula moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junkula landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Count Junkula will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Junkula is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karhula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karhula misses with a looping left.
Junkula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karhula avoids it really well and circles away.
Karhula loads up on a big right hand but Junkula slips the punch.
Junkula closes the distance and clinches.
Junkula scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tero Karhula has been cut.
Karhula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junkula unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Junkula looking to stall.
Junkula can't get the takedown.
Tero Karhula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Count Junkula.
Karhula is trying to push Junkula away but Junkula has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karhula lands a nice trip takedown into 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!
Junkula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karhula.
Junkula keeping full guard, as Karhula tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhula won't allow Junkula to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhula is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karhula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karhula throwing strikes from guard but Junkula blocks nicely.
Karhula postures up in Junkula's guard and throws a big left but Junkula blocks it.
Junkula managing to control the position.
Karhula postures up in Junkula's guard and throws a big left but Junkula blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junkula is keeping the position for now.
Karhula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junkula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junkula is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karhula is controlling him.
Karhula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karhula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junkula is keeping the position for now.
Junkula wants to stand up but Karhula is controlling him.
Karhula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junkula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula lands a couple of digs.
Karhula throws a strike but Junkula rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Junkula trying to control but Karhula is working from the bottom.
Junkula scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karhula wants to stand up but Junkula is controlling him.
Junkula landing with the ground and pound.
Karhula can't keep his opponent in guard - Junkula advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Karhula keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhula makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karhula.
Junkula lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhula wants to sweep but no luck.
Karhula working a defensive guard here.
Junkula throwing strikes from guard but Karhula blocks nicely.
Karhula keeping moving, preventing Junkula from controlling successfully.
Junkula 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.
Junkula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karhula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junkula stops Karhula from standing up.
Karhula has momentary wrist control but Junkula slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Count Junkula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tero Karhula's cut.
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!
Junkula gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Karhula counter with a right hand.
Junkula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junkula has his takedown stuffed
and Karhula counters with a stiff right hand.
Junkula moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhula throws a lazy uppercut
and Junkula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junkula looks for a takedown but Karhula sprawls well.
Tero Karhula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Count Junkula.
Junkula tries for a takedown but Karhula circles away easily
and Karhula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Junkula got wobbled bad by a big combination! Karhula presses forward with punches and knees until Junkula stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Junkula closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tero Karhula made sure he mentioned Hardcore Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Rally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Nocon (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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojtek Nocon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rally's guard.
Rally working a defensive guard here.
Nocon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rally fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nocon to the ground. Rally is now in Nocon's guard.
Nocon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rally tries to free his leg and advance position but Nocon is retaining full guard.
Rally preventing the sweep.
Rally wants to stand but Nocon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nocon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rally can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rally stopping the sweep attempt from Nocon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocon pulls Rally in close to his closed guard and prevents Rally from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nocon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nocon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wojtek Nocon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nocon tries to sprawl but Rally drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocon is trying to get back to full guard.
Nocon controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rally is trying to control the action in half guard but Nocon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rally tries to pass to full mount but Nocon defends it.
Rally prevents Nocon from improving his position.
Nocon keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rally closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nocon quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
Nocon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rally is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nocon defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nocon won't allow Rally to pass to mount.
Rally trying to control from Nocon's half guard. Nocon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nocon 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.
Rally trying to control the position from guard on top but Nocon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocon trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rally looking to pass the guard.
Nocon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rally gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nocon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rally 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.
Rally won't allow Nocon to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wojtek Nocon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nocon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nocon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nocon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nocon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rally has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nocon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rally.
Rally tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Nocon easily slips into full mount!
Nocon lands a big shot there that rocks Rally but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Rally that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rally tries to improve his position but instead Nocon has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nocon is looking for the choke from the back position but Rally is controlling his hands well.
Nocon keeps control of the position as Rally tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rally trying to control the hands but Nocon breaks the grip.
Nocon is hanging on to Rally's back as he tries to escape.
Rally is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nocon.
Rally tries to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nocon is not going to allow Rally to sit and survive in this position.
Nocon working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Rally is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nocon has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Rally taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wojtek Nocon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Wishy Washy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Wishy Washy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wishy Washy throws a combination that misses
and Karate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karate.
Karate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wishy Washy's efforts to push away.
Wishy Washy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Karate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wishy Washy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Karate looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wishy Washy is defending well. Karate quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wishy Washy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Karate celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Karate!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Donald Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Donald Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Lee's chin.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donald Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donald Diaz's efforts to push away.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donald Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Donald Diaz defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donald Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Donald Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donald Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donald Diaz is on top in guard.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donald Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Donald Diaz.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donald Diaz is on top in guard.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Donald Diaz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!
Donald Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Donald Diaz prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Donald Diaz avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donald Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is rocked!
Donald Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donald Diaz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Donald Diaz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Donald Diaz!
A very excited looking Nathan Donald Diaz 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 Piotr Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton shoots in for a double leg but Bukovsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bukovsky looks to clinch
and Spliffton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bukovsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bukovsky darts in and clinches Spliffton up against the cage.
Spliffton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bukovsky tries to circle away but Spliffton has him pinned against the cage.
Spliffton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bukovsky.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton lands a right hand.
Bukovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bukovsky has had enough of the clinch but Spliffton keeps him there for the moment.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Bukovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffton gets through Bukovsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
Spliffton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bukovsky backwards.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Spliffton.
Bukovsky is breathing heavily.
Bukovsky blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Bukovsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffton works on Bukovsky's body with a couple of short punches.
Spliffton digs a right hand underneath Bukovsky's ribcage. Bukovsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Spliffton scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffton pushes Bukovsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffton gets through Bukovsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spliffton lands with a short shot to the head.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Bukovsky controls the action.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton lands a left hand.
Bukovsky tries to throw a body punch but Spliffton avoids it by throwing Bukovsky back against the cage.
Spliffton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
Spliffton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bukovsky wants to clinch
and Spliffton counters with an outside leg kick.
Spliffton misses with a head kick.
Spliffton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffton thuds his shin into the meat of Bukovsky's side.
Spliffton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bukovsky eats them both and turns towards Spliffton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bukovsky walks into a stiff left hand from Spliffton.
Bukovsky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spliffton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bukovsky will feel that in the morning.
Spliffton drops Bukovsky with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bukovsky looks back up at him and smiles so Spliffton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bukovsky is rocked!
Spliffton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Spliffton tenderised Bukovsky's leg. Bukovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Spliffton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukovsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spliffton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bukovsky really felt that one!
Spliffton cracks Bukovsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bukovsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spliffton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bukovsky wants to clinch.
Spliffton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bukovsky's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spliffton!
Spliffton misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Spliffton.
Spliffton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bukovsky's calf.
Spliffton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bukovsky will feel that in the morning.
Spliffton takes a swing at Bukovsky's ribcage but misses.
Bukovsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffton lands a left and a right that send Bukovsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Spliffton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bukovsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukovsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut there from Spliffton.
Spliffton jabs at Bukovsky's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffton throws a powerful right kick. Bukovsky tried to block low but the kick was high! Bukovsky was taken right off of his feet! Spliffton jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cron Spliffton!
After the fight, Cron Spliffton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morten Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanuu Ricard (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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20
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Joikhaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanuu Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Joikhaaja taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ricard is trying to get back to half guard.
Joikhaaja trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja stands up and beckons Ricard to his feet.
Joikhaaja shoots in and gets a takedown into Ricard's guard.
Ricard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joikhaaja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joikhaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joikhaaja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja is working Ricard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joikhaaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ricard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ricard looking to control.
Joikhaaja forces his way into half guard.
Joikhaaja prevents Ricard from improving his position.
Ricard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricard trying to control but Joikhaaja postures up.
Joikhaaja wants to stand up but Ricard is controlling the position.
Joikhaaja is trying to control. Ricard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja drops an elbow to the side of Ricard's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joikhaaja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joikhaaja connects with a nice short shot to Ricard's temple.
Joikhaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Ricard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ricard wants to improve his position but Joikhaaja is controlling well.
Joikhaaja working the head and body with strikes.
Joikhaaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ricard is not content to let Joikhaaja control the position.
Ground and pound from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joikhaaja in particular looking to stall.
Morten Joikhaaja has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joikhaaja cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Joikhaaja darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ricard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ricard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ricard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joikhaaja wants to pass to mount but Ricard is defending the position.
Ricard is trying to control but can't.
Joikhaaja working Ricard over with strikes.
Ricard gets full guard.
Joikhaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Ricard is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ricard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ricard looking to control.
Joikhaaja looking to pass the guard.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Joikhaaja is in close to Ricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joikhaaja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joikhaaja stands up over Ricard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joikhaaja working some strikes from top position.
Joikhaaja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja stands up over Ricard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joikhaaja cracks Ricard with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ricard is defended easily by Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja scoring well with a low kick there.
Joikhaaja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joikhaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Ricard.
Joikhaaja scoring with some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joikhaaja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joikhaaja with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joikhaaja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ricard's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
Ricard is rocked!
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Ricard is still in real trouble! Can Joikhaaja finish him?
Joikhaaja working some strikes from top position.
Joikhaaja arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ricard's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morten Joikhaaja!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Kiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Burke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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20
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Kiram !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Burke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiram dodges the punch combination from Burke.
Kiram misses with a wild body shot.
Burke jabs at Kiram 's body.
Burke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiram .
Kiram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiram avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiram moves away.
Burke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Burke misses.
Burke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiram moves away.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiram looks to throw the jab but Burke is out of range.
Burke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kiram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burke.
Burke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiram is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiram is looking to clinch.
Kiram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke scores with a body shot.
Kiram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke takes a swing at Kiram 's ribcage but misses.
Kiram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiram misses with a hook.
Kiram lands with a nice body punch.
Kiram clinches up with Burke and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke can't break the clinch.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiram is keeping busy.
Burke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiram tries a body shot but Burke blocks it.
Kiram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burke's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiram .
Burke wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Burke trying to stall but Kiram improves his position.
Burke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiram 's elbow.
Kiram lands with a light punch inside.
Burke wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiram won't allow it.
Kiram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burke is trying to break the clinch but Kiram has him pressed against the cage.
Kiram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiram tries a body shot but Burke blocks it.
Burke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiram misses with a body punch.
Kiram lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke tries to circle away but Kiram has him pinned against the cage.
Kiram throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Kiram 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burke misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kiram scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burke is trying to push Kiram away but Kiram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Kiram lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiram .
Burke is trying to break the clinch but Kiram has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kiram .
Kiram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiram misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burke.
Kiram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiram as Burke tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiram .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiram .
Kiram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram lands a nice uppercut.
Kiram can't find room to land a body shot as Burke controls the action.
Burke has a couple of punches blocked by Kiram .
Kiram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiram tries to work over Burke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burke lands with a right to the head.
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
Burke tries to break free but Kiram pushes him back against the cage.
Kiram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiram prevents Burke from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burke.
Burke tries to break free but Kiram pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kiram on the inside.
Burke can't break the clinch.
Burke misses with some punches.
Kiram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Kiram dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burke lands with a good body shot.
Kiram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiram 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.
Kiram misses the shot to the body.
Kiram closes the distance and clinches.
Kiram can't find room to land a body shot as Burke controls the action.
Kiram is working Burke over against the cage.
Burke can't find room to land a body shot as Kiram controls the action.
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Burke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiram lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiram misses with a punch on the inside.
Burke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burke lands a shoulder strike.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiram misses with a punch on the inside.
Burke blocks an uppercut.
Burke misses with the head strike.
Kiram lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiram digs a right hand into Burke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burke's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke lands a shoulder strike.
Kiram struggles to land a body shot inside as Burke controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiram .
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiram .
Kiram scores with a hook to the body.
Kareem Kiram has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Burke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burke breaks the clinch.
Burke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiram takes one to the chin there.
Nice cross by Kiram .
Kiram misses with a looping left.
Burke moves out of range as Kiram strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Kiram misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke scores with a nice strike.
Kiram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
Kiram walks into a stiff left hand from Burke.
Burke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kiram backs up against the cage.
Kiram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiram avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiram takes the fight into the clinch.
Burke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Kiram .
Burke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burke is trying to break free.
Kiram lands a nice uppercut.
Burke blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiram lands with a right to the head.
Kiram pushes Burke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kiram .
Kiram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Burke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiram 's elbow.
Burke blocks a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burke's efforts to push away.
Kiram misses with a body punch.
Burke misses with the head strike.
Kiram lands a nice uppercut.
Kiram tries to work over Burke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiram scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiram blocks a body shot from Burke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burke.
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Kiram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burke's elbow.
A body shot lands from Kiram .
Burke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiram gets an underhook and turns Burke into the cage.
Kiram blocks an uppercut.
Kiram lands a body shot.
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiram keeps control of Burke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kiram lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Kiram blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiram s head.
A short right from Kiram .
Kiram lands a hook that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Burke is trying to break free.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Kiram 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!
Kiram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burke.
Burke swings for the body but Kiram moves out of range.
Kiram tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burke swings for the body but Kiram moves out of range.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Kiram throws a hook but Burke avoids it easily.
Burke swings for the body but Kiram moves out of range.
Kiram misses the jab.
A big left from Burke misses.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kiram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiram throws a hook but Burke blocks it.
Kiram slips under a jab.
Burke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiram rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Burke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiram .
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram closes the distance and pushes Burke back into the cage.
Kiram misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiram throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
Still in the clinch, Kiram scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiram .
Kiram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiram misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiram misses with a punch on the inside.
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram scores with a shot to the side of Burke's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiram .
Kiram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiram 's elbow.
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiram .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiram .
Kiram lands with a light punch inside.
Kiram scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiram working aggressively here.
Burke prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram can't find room to land a body shot as Burke controls the action.
Kiram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiram .
Kiram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Burke.
Kiram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burke blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kiram on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke has had enough of the clinch but Kiram keeps him there for the moment.
Kiram misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram tries to throw a body punch but Burke avoids it by throwing Kiram back against the cage.
Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burke. Kiram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burke cracks Kiram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burke throws a body punch but Kiram moves out of range.
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Burke is just out of range.
Kiram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burke lands a really nice looking cross but Kiram seems unphased.
Stephen Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Burke misses the target.
Kiram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burke avoids the body shot from Kiram .
Kiram throws a lazy right hand but Burke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiram avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiram is just out of range.
Kiram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiram walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burke lands a nice shot to the body.
Burke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burke needs to keep his hands up - Kiram had a free shot at his head there.
Kiram closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiram lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiram blocking some punches.
Burke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burke pushes Kiram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stephen Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kareem Kiram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiram misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Kiram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiram , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Kiram !
A very excited looking Kareem Kiram 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oasis - The Hindu Times. 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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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams slips under a jab from Donovan.
Donovan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donovan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Donovan. Those never looked like landing.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Clifford Donovan has been cut.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan blocks a low kick nicely.
Donovan moves into the clinch.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Donovan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donovan's defenses.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donovans head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donovan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Clifford Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams connects with a jab.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donovan doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan throws a head kick that misses.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams avoids the head kick by Donovan.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donovan wants to clinch.
Donovan loses concentration momentarily and Williams pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Donovan crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Williams finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Williams!
A relieved looking Ben Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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