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HFC 55 - Olah vs Rollins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Durham has chosen F**kin Problems as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durham misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Durham. Beautiful body shot.
Durham with a hook.
The fighters circling - Durham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Durham misses with a double jab.
Durham is looking to clinch.
Durham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durham misses with a looping right.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Durham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Durham throws a right hand that misses
so Da Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Durham trying to keep a closed guard but Da Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Durham pushes Da Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Da Silva 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.
Durham wants to get back to his feet.
Durham is looking to improve his position.
Da Silva wants to take a breather but Durham is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
Durham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durham is just riding it out for now. Da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Da Silva is thwarting Durham's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham is looking to improve his position.
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!
Da Silva trying to control the action but Durham is working from the bottom.
Da Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Durham is trying to maintain the position but Da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Da Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Da Silva is working for a kimura but Durham is defending it quite comfortably.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Durham is a slippery customer.
Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Durham is defending well.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Durham is a slippery customer.
Da Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Durham gets full guard.
Durham wants to get back to his feet but Da Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Da Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Da Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Durham looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Durham looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Durham!
Sloppy strikes there by Durham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Durham seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Da Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Durham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Da Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Durham sits in half guard.
Durham lands with a punch from half guard.
Da Silva is pressing down on Durham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durham cracks Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Durham preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham won't allow Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Durham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durham trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Da Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Da Silva looking to score a takedown here. Durham is defending well but Da Silva drives through and ends up in Durham's guard.
Durham has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Durham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva wants to pass the guard but Durham is keeping the position.
Da Silva trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
Da Silva won't allow Durham to sweep him here.
Durham controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Durham misses.
Durham connects with a crisp jab.
Durham cracks Da Silva with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Durham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durham throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Durham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Durham.
Durham takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
Durham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Durham throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Durham misses.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
Durham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Durham misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Da Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva won't allow Durham to get back to his feet.
Durham is breathing heavily.
Da Silva passes Durham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Durham is looking to improve his position.
Da Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Durham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Da Silva.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but Durham defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham wants to get back to his feet.
Da Silva uses his free foot to push down on Durham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Durham.
Da Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Durham frees his head quite easily.
Da Silva working for a submission but Durham is keeping him at bay.
Durham is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Durham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Durham is desperately trying to improve his position but Da Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Da Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Durham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Durham is desperately trying to improve his position but Da Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Durham working to try and regain half guard.
Da Silva wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durham is looking to escape.
Durham has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva tries to keep control of the position but Durham is staying busy.
Durham showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Da Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Durham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durham pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.
Durham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durham.
Durham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durham misses with a double jab.
Durham wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Durham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durham breaks from the clinch.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Durham does no damage.
Mike Durham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durham throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Durham is looking for a triangle but Da Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Da Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durham wants to stand up but Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
Durham controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva is pushing down on Durham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Durham is fighting to maintain full guard but Da Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Durham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva drops back looking for a leg! Durham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durham manages to kick Da Silva off! Da Silva jumps back into Durham's guard.
Anderson Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva postures up.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
Da Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durham manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Da Silva has Durham in his guard.
Durham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Durham slips nicely into half guard.
Da Silva wants to control but Durham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva has hold of Durham's hands but Durham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durham is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mike Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durham is squirming around, avoiding Da Silva's attempts to control the action.
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 Anderson Da Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Silva, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Da Silva!
After the fight, Anderson Da Silva 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penguin comes into the arena with Why Cant We Be Friends blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Everything Zen- Bush as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Penguin avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Penguin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Penguin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penguin moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penguin moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penguin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Penguin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penguin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Penguin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penguin slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Penguin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penguin wants to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Penguin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penguin has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jones.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is leaning against Penguin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones digs a right hand into Penguin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penguin's gas tank.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Penguin missing with knees to the body.
Penguin dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Penguin lands a knee to the body.
Penguin missing with knees to the body.
Penguin avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Penguin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Penguin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Penguin's head.
Penguin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Penguin.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Socially Awkward Penguin has been cut.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Penguin is blocking nicely.
Penguin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Penguin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Penguin scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penguins head.
Penguin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penguin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Penguin blocks with his arms.
Jones lands a left hand.
Penguin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Socially Awkward Penguin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Penguin.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Penguin's head.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penguin's defenses.
Penguin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Socially Awkward Penguin's cut is getting worse.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Penguin tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Socially Awkward Penguin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penguin on the side of the head.
That kick from Jones tenderised Penguin's leg. Penguin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones clobbers Penguin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones lands an elbow just above Penguin 's eye.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Penguin! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Jones!
As Mitchell Jones got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Keep setting them up I'll keep knocking them down , I don't care who because in the end it doesn't really matter now does it!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Jazwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Jazwinski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Jazwinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Jazwinski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jazwinski tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Jazwinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young feints and as Jazwinski raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young stops Jazwinski from standing up.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young wants to pass the guard but Jazwinski is keeping the position.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jazwinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jazwinski swivels though and keeps the full 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!
Jazwinski controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jazwinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jazwinski is on top in guard.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jazwinski lands a couple of elbows.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jazwinski content to stall in guard here.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jazwinski prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Jazwinski throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to stand up but Jazwinski isn't so interested in that idea.
Jazwinski landing some decent shots from guard.
Jazwinski wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Jazwinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Jazwinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jazwinski won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jimmy Young has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jazwinski.
Jazwinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jazwinski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young manages to get to full guard.
Jazwinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jazwinski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jazwinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young trying to control from half guard but Jazwinski is working away.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazwinski wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Jazwinski moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Jazwinski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Young works his way into side control.
Jazwinski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Young tries to roll but Jazwinski sticks to his back.
Young fending off the submission attempt from Jazwinski.
Young tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jazwinski scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Jazwinski's attempts to control the action.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Jazwinski has a good base and remains in mount.
Jazwinski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jazwinski controlling from the full mount.
Jazwinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
Young wants to control but Jazwinski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to stand.
Jazwinski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazwinski working the ground and pound effectively.
Jazwinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jazwinski landing punches.
Young is rocked!
BOOM! Jazwinski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jazwinski looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Young! More shots from Jazwinski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Jazwinski!
A very excited looking Piotr Jazwinski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guljigit Asanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asanov comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Cassius Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guljigit Asanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cassius Hunter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Asanov.
It looks like Cassius Hunter has been cut.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Asanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asanov dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Asanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asanov drops Hunter with a beautiful combination! Hunter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asanov is looking for the KO!
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick from Asanov.
Asanov connects with a combination that backs up Hunter into the cage. Asanov lands a flurry of punches that gets past Hunter's guard. Hunter is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Asanov bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guljigit Asanov!
A less than humble Guljigit Asanov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Fiddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mochi Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mochi Takeru is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Fiddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mochi Takeru!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeru misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fiddle counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mochi Takeru has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Fiddle has knocked Takeru down with a huge combo! Fiddle steps away and waves a wobbly Takeru back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Takeru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiddle.
Takeru throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiddle counters with a crisp right hand that drops Takeru! Fiddle lets Takeru back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Takeru is rocked!
That has opened up Mochi Takeru's cut even more.
Fiddle knocks out Takeru with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Fiddle before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Fiddle picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Fiddle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Finn (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Finn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finn thinking.
A punch combination from Finn misses.
Bam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bam is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Bam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Finn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
My spies in Team Hopkins inform me that Finn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
I wouldn't like to be where Bam is right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam struggling a bit here.
Bam gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bam sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bam wants to control but Finn is keeping busy.
Finn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bam tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Finn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Finn!
Jake Finn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Emong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mundian To Bach Ke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ali Khan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Young Emong's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Emong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Khan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emong cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ali Khan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emong, right into the meat.
Emong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emong connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan looks winded!
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emong jabs at Khan's body.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emong lands a big uppercut and Khan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Khan looks OK. Emong waves Khan back to his feet!
A shot to the liver by Emong. Beautiful body shot.
Emong lands a big right hand that sends Khan crashing to the mat! Emong stays standing though and waves Khan back to his feet!
Khan is rocked!
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emong.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Emong finish him?
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Emong throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Emong moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Khan! Emong continues to tee off on Khan, landing with a left and a right! Emong connects with a right hand that leaves Khan sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Emong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Young Emong!
After winning the bout, Young Emong 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sung Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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255 lbs
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8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sung Sang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sang shoots for a double leg takedown but McDougall sprawls well. He's pushed Sang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK in the buildup to the fight.
McDougall lands a head shot.
John McDougall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDougall counters with a nice uppercut.
McDougall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDougall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sang scrambles back to his feet.
Sang walks into a stiff left hand from McDougall.
McDougall jabs at Sang's body.
We've been informed that McDougall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDougall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sang's calf.
McDougall catches Sang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDougall lands a head shot.
McDougall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sang under the eye.
McDougall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDougall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDougall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for McDougall.
McDougall throws a nice looking combination but Sang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDougall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDougall sprawls well. McDougall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sang gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sung Sang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by McDougall.
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!
A jab from McDougall does it's job there.
McDougall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDougall wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang shoots and misses
and McDougall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDougall.
Sang wants to sweep here but McDougall controlling him for the moment.
McDougall lands a couple of elbows.
McDougall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDougall chips away with some ground and pound.
McDougall landing some decent shots from guard.
Sang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDougall is just riding it out for now. Sang eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDougall keeping hold of Sang's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall tries to roll over but Sang keeps him under control.
Sang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDougall is just riding it out for now. Sang eventually gives up the hold.
Sang trying to mount his opponent but McDougall defends it.
Sang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDougall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sang.
Sang wants to free his trapped foot but McDougall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang passes to side control.
Sang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sang working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McDougall has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McDougall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from McDougall.
Sang tries to move into range but McDougall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDougall connects with a jab.
McDougall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sang's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDougall, right into the meat.
McDougall scores with a three punch combo!
McDougall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from McDougall lands.
John McDougall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDougall counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDougall lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall cracks Sang with a good jab.
Sang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sang.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDougall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDougall. That's going to slow Sang down.
McDougall lands with an uppercut that bounces Sang off the cage and back into range.
McDougall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sang quickly recovers to half guard.
McDougall winds up and cracks Sang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McDougall working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McDougall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
John McDougall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sang looking for a sweep. Not yet Sang, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall stands up over Sang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDougall defends it easily.
McDougall is in close to Sang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sang working for submissions but it's allowed McDougall to get to half guard.
Sang wants to get back to full guard.
McDougall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDougall is nestled in close to Sang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McDougall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sang tries to roll over but McDougall keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from McDougall there.
Sang gets full guard.
Sang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDougall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDougall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDougall pulls Sang in close to his closed guard and prevents Sang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sang passes McDougall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sang is working for a kimura but McDougall is defending it quite comfortably.
McDougall tries to roll over but Sang keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDougall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sang's back!
Sang is trying to break free.
Sang looking very determined here, making life difficult for McDougall.
McDougall controlling well, preventing Sang from escaping the position.
Sang is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougall cracks Sang with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sang from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDougall connects with a big shot to the side of Sang's head.
Sang is trying to break free.
McDougall scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McDougall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McDougall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sang misses with a takedown
and McDougall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sang's knee momentarily.
McDougall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sang takes one on the button.
McDougall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sang sprawls well initially but McDougall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sang is looking to improve his position.
Sang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McDougall drops an elbow to the side of Sang's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougall slips a nice elbow through Sang's hands, connecting with Sang's forehead.
McDougall wants to control but Sang is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDougall wants to free his trapped foot but Sang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang is looking for a sweep. McDougall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDougall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ground and pound from McDougall.
McDougall wants to take a breather but Sang is having none of it.
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. McDougall connects with a nice short shot to Sang's temple.
Sang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDougall pulls his head out easily.
Sang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McDougall controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang actively working from the bottom here.
McDougall moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougall working the head with strikes.
Sang is trying to improve his position.
McDougall trying to control the position but Sang is working away.
McDougall landing strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sang keeps working.
Sang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McDougall is looking to take a break and control but Sang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sang taking some punishment here, with McDougall in his half guard.
Sang is looking for a sweep. McDougall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDougall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sang moves into full guard.
Sang looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDougall is one step ahead there.
Sang looking for a guillotine here but McDougall defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall wants to control from the top but Sang keeps moving.
Sang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
McDougall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDougall wants to pass the guard but Sang is keeping the position.
Sang 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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDougall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sung Sang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sang is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McDougall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDougall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McDougall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slatko Matic (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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235 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutger Snabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Slatko Matic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snabel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matic.
Matic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Snabel.
Snabel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel working Matic over with knees to the body.
Matic looks winded!
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!
Snabel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matic backwards.
Snabel gets through Matic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matic misses with a body punch.
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matic misses with the head strike.
Snabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Matic's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Snabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Snabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic lands an elbow that stopped Snabel in his tracks for a moment.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matic tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Matic back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Snabel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Snabel blocking some punches.
Matic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snabel lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Matic.
Snabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matic tries to land knees in the clinch but Snabel avoids the damage to the body.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Snabel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matic lands with a short shot to the head.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matic.
Snabel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matic misses with a punch on the inside.
Snabel misses with the head strike.
Matic trying to land knees to the body.
Matic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matic misses with some punches.
Matic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snabel.
A head punch on the inside from Snabel fails to land.
Snabel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matic misses with an elbow over the top.
Snabel digs a right hand into Matic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matic's gas tank.
Snabel prevents a body shot from Matic.
Snabel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snabel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snabel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snabel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snabel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Snabel.
Snabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Snabel.
Snabel lands with a right to the head.
Matic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matic.
Snabel has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
A head punch on the inside from Snabel fails to land.
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Snabel.
Snabel misses with the head strike.
Matic is working Snabel over against the cage.
Snabel misses with some punches.
Matic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snabel's elbow.
Matic misses with the head strike.
Matic tries to break the clinch but Snabel is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snabel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Matic fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matic.
Matic tries to land knees in the clinch but Snabel avoids the damage to the body.
Snabel blocks an uppercut.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel misses with a knee strike.
Matic misses with a punch on the inside.
Snabel lands a hook that snaps the head of Matic backwards.
Matic misses with a body punch.
Matic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matic misses with the head strike.
Matic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matic throws a head punch that misses.
Snabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snabel working aggressively here.
Matic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snabel avoids it.
Snabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Matic.
Snabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snabel checks a leg kick nicely.
Snabel loads up on a big right hand but Matic slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snabel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snabel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snabel scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Snabel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Rutger Snabel has been cut.
Snabel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snabel.
Snabel misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Matic does no damage.
Matic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snabel.
Snabel misses with a hook. Matic ducked under it nicely.
Matic misses with a hook.
Matic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snabel.
Snabel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snabel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic misses with a kick to the body
and Snabel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snabel lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matic.
Matic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snabel tries to work over Matic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snabel has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snabel.
Matic can't find room to land a body shot as Snabel controls the action.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matic fails to land.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snabel lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matic lands an elbow inside.
Matic is leaning against Snabel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matic tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Matic back against the cage.
Snabel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matic lands a knee to the body.
Snabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matic misses with a punch on the inside.
Matic misses with some punches.
Snabel working aggressively here.
Matic struggles to land a body shot inside as Snabel controls his hands.
Matic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Matic tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Matic back against the cage.
Matic tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Matic back against the cage.
Snabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matic working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snabel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger Snabel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matic digs a right hand into Snabel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snabel's gas tank.
Snabel working aggressively here.
Snabel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snabel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matic blocks an uppercut.
Snabel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matic.
Snabel tries a body shot but Matic blocks it.
Matic misses with an elbow strike.
Snabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matic misses with a body punch.
Matic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Matic.
A short left from Snabel.
Matic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snabels head.
Matic has a couple of punches blocked by Snabel.
Snabel lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rutger Snabel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rutger Snabel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Matic misses the target.
A jab from Matic misses.
Matic throws a head kick that misses
and Snabel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matic throws a hook but Snabel avoids it easily.
Snabel moves out of range of the leg kick from Matic.
Matic throws out a loose jab but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matic takes a swing at Snabel's ribcage but misses.
Snabel slips a jab and a cross from Matic.
Matic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel connects with a looping right hand.
Matic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Snabel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snabel blocks a leg kick.
Matic throws a looping overhand right but Snabel ducks down to avoid it.
Matic throws a hook but Snabel avoids it easily.
Matic ducks under a wild hook from Snabel.
Matic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snabel, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel scores with a shoulder strike.
Snabel lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Slatko Matic has been cut.
Snabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matic lands a nice uppercut.
Matic pushes Snabel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snabel has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
Snabel blocks a body shot from Matic.
Matic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matic has a couple of punches blocked by Snabel.
A right hook to the body lands for Snabel.
Matic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matic blocking some punches.
Matic wants to break free but Snabel has control.
Snabel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matic backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic pushes off an throws an elbow but Snabel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Snabel has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
Snabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snabel blocks a body shot from Matic.
Snabel lands with a right to the head.
Snabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Matic.
Snabel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Snabel fails to land.
Matic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slatko Matic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matic avoiding damage as Snabel throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Snabel as the two fighters clinch.
Matic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snabel avoids it.
Matic scores with a hook to the body.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snabel lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Snabel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matic.
Snabel looking to throw knees to the head but Matic is blocking nicely.
Snabel pushes Matic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snabel misses with some punches.
Matic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Snabel.
Snabel tries to land a knee to the head but Matic blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snabel presses Matic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snabel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matics head.
A short left from Snabel.
Snabel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snabel lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Snabel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snabel, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Snabel!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castor Rollins (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rollins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halo Olah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olah gets a double leg takedown into Rollins's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Olah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Rollins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rollins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rollins regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins actively working from the bottom here.
Rollins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olah.
We've been hearing that Olah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Olah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Olah wants to pass the guard but Rollins is defending well.
Rollins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olah is working away from the top position though.
Olah is looking to take a break and control but Rollins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah tries to stand and escape but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olah.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olah.
Olah is thwarting Rollins's attempts to control the position.
Olah winds up and cracks Rollins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olah wants to pass to mount but Rollins is defending the position.
Rollins has his hands clasped together around Olah's back. He's all about the action.
Rollins wants to control but Olah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rollins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olah trying to control the action but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Olah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah lands strikes from half guard.
Olah thows a huge punch but Rollins dodges it nicely.
Rollins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olah is keen to just control but Rollins is a slippery customer.
Olah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rollins is looking to improve his position.
Rollins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Olah stalling away here and it's allowed Rollins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Olah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Olah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.
Olah is looking to work some ground and pound but Rollins has wrist control.
Olah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rollins is keeping the position for now.
Rollins wants to sweep here but Olah controlling him for the moment.
Rollins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olah chips away with some ground and pound.
Olah landing some decent shots from guard.
Olah distracts Rollins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Olah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins has control of Olah's left arm, preventing Olah from doing any damage.
Olah is pushing down on Rollins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rollins is fighting to maintain full guard but Olah has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking to control Olah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rollins avoid being mounted?
Olah trying to control from half guard but Rollins is working away.
Olah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olah trying to control from half guard but Rollins is working away.
Olah prevents Rollins from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olah controlling the action here.
Rollins is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olah wants to slow Rollins down by chopping away at his legs.
Olah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olah.
Olah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but Olah persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
Olah misses with a wild body shot.
Olah throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olah fails with a takedown attempt.
Olah wants to slow Rollins down by chopping away at his legs.
Olah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Olah.
Rollins tests Olah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Olah.
Olah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rollins to score with a decent uppercut.
Olah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Olah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rollins sprawls well. Rollins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halo Olah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins slips under a jab from Olah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Olah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Olah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
Rollins lands a really nice looking cross but Olah seems unphased.
A big left from Rollins misses.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olah was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins stuffs the takedown.
Olah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olah tries to clinch but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins lands with a hook. Olah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Rollins does it's job there.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Castor Rollins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olah misses with a straight left.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick.
Rollins cracks Olah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olah is rocked!
It looks like Halo Olah has been cut.
Olah throws a head kick that misses
and Rollins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olah's guard.
Oh Olah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Olah seems to have got his legs back now.
Rollins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rollins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rollins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rollins throws a big right hand that misses.
Olah working for submissions but it's allowed Rollins to get to half guard.
Olah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rollins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rollins's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah keeps control of the position as Rollins tries to break free.
Rollins wants to control his opponent's hands but Olah gets his hands free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins staying busy and making it hard for Olah to control.
Rollins trying to control the hands but Olah won't let him.
Rollins rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Halo Olah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins gets back to full guard.
Rollins working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olah.
Rollins wants to sweep here but Olah controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Halo Olah'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.
Rollins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rollins wants it to stay on the feet.
Olah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollins misses with a wild combination.
Olah ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Olah clinches up against the cage.
Olah just leaning against Rollins, taking a breather.
Olah tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
Olah misses with some punches.
Olah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rollins misses with a punch on the inside.
Rollins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olah.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olah misses with a punch to the body.
Olah lands with a short shot to the head.
Rollins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olah blocks a body shot from Rollins.
Olah stops a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Rollins dodges an elbow strike from Olah.
Nice body punch from Olah - that landed with a thud.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah misses with the head strike.
Olah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rollins blocks an elbow strike from Olah.
Olah gets through Rollins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Olah.
Olah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Olah presses Rollins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins lands a right hand.
Olah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rollins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Olah pushes Rollins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rollins has Olah pushed against the cage.
Rollins can't find room to land a body shot as Olah controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Halo Olah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Castor Rollins.
Olah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olah working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olah.
Stalling in the clinch from Rollins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olah.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olah tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Olah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olah blocks an uppercut.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rollins misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olah tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Halo Olah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Olah's head but Olah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olah was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Olah misses with a low kick.
Olah lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Rollins goes down and covers up as Olah starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah retains his heavyweight title!
Halo Olah took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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