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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Adriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Angel Adriel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Adriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Adriel.
Guerrero forces Adriel back against the cage and clinches.
Guerrero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adriel tries to work over Guerrero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adriel backwards.
It looks like Angel Adriel has been cut.
Adriel tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Guerrero.
Adriel has had enough of the clinch but Guerrero keeps him there for the moment.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
Guerrero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adriel's efforts to push away.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero gets through Adriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero pushes Adriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Adriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adriel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a left hand.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angel Adriel's cut is getting worse.
Adriel is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adriel.
Adriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adriel blocking some punches.
Adriel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guerrero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero lands a right hand.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Adriel.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adriel is breathing heavily.
Guerrero lands a big right hand that drops Adriel! The killer instinct kicks in and Guerrero finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guerrero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calixtro Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Maier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Maier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maier has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Maier is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Maier to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roan Jenkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roan Jenkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkinson tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Jenkinson tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Simpson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jenkinson to the ground. Simpson is now in Jenkinson's guard.
Jenkinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jenkinson tries to get out of the position.
Jenkinson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkinson.
Simpson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkinson fails to land.
Simpson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkinson wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkinson is looking to clinch.
Simpson throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkinson tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Jenkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Jenkinson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkinson is working Simpson over against the cage.
Jenkinson pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenkinson lands with a right to the head.
Jenkinson tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Jenkinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkinson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands a left hand.
Jenkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkinson lands an uppercut.
Jenkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkinson lands a right hand.
Simpson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkinson.
Simpson looks winded!
Jenkinson works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Jenkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Jenkinson.
Simpson can't get the takedown.
Jenkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jenkinson lands with a right to the head.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson is working Simpson over against the cage.
Jenkinson lands a shot to the body.
Jenkinson is working Simpson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkinson digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenkinson lands a body punch.
Jenkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Jenkinson pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simpson is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Jenkinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkinson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkinson lands a right hand.
Jenkinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Jenkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
A short uppercut from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Jenkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Jenkinson lands a shot to the body.
Jenkinson scores with a shot to the side of Simpson's head.
Nice body punch from Jenkinson - that landed with a thud.
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkinson lands a right hand.
Jenkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Jenkinson as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jenkinson as the two fighters clinch.
Jenkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jenkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roan Jenkinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Jenkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkinson drives through and clinches with Simpson against the cage.
Jenkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkinson pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkinson has Simpson pressed against the cage, preventing Simpson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jenkinson - that landed with a thud.
Simpson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenkinson tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkinson presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jenkinson lands a shoulder strike.
Jenkinson tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jenkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roan Jenkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Simpson.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkinson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simpson takes a 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!
Jenkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jenkinson lands a big right hand that drops Simpson! The killer instinct kicks in and Jenkinson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jenkinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roan Jenkinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fumihiko Fukuoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuoka comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Peter Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumihiko Fukuoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Green!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a looping right.
Fukuoka misses with a head kick.
Fukuoka looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Fukuoka wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green has managed to clinch.
A short left from Green.
A short body shot lands from Fukuoka as the two fighters clinch.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukuoka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukuoka misses with a knee to the head.
Green gets through Fukuoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukuoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukuoka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Green is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Green tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fukuoka is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuoka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fukuoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Green has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Green passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fukuoka!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuoka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Green's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Green!
Peter Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Fumihiko Fukuoka had this to say: 'By losing this battle I find a new way to win the war.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse has chosen Le Boudin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mousse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Mousse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Mousse misses with a wild combination.
Mousse misses with an uppercut.
Mousse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mousse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mousse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousse scores with a jab to the body.
Mousse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mousse misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousse misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Mousse misses.
Mousse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mousse.
It looked like Balboa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mousse.
Mousse throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Mousse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mousse 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.
Mousse misses with an uppercut
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa moves away from the strike by Mousse.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Mousse.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Mousse throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Mousse scores with a jab. Balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mousse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but Mousse moved out of range.
Mousse is looking for the big counter here.
Balboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balboa moves out of range as Mousse strikes.
Balboa takes a swing at Mousse's ribcage but misses.
Mousse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Mousse's shoulder, as Mousse tries to avoid the shot.
Mousse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Mousse scores with a decent looking hook.
Mousse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mousse misses with an uppercut
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Mousse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Mousse pushes him off.
Mousse throws a hook to the side of Balboa's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mousse lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mousse misses with a two punch combination.
Mousse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousse.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Mousse takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mousse looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Mousse throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mousse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousse throws a right hand that misses
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousse jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mousse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa is looking to counter the offense by Mousse and move into the clinch.
Mousse scores with a sloppy right hand. Balboa should have avoided that one.
Mousse lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mousse scores with a nice right hand.
Mousse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousse misses with a combination
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Mousse misses its intended target.
Mousse throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Mousse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mousse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse connects with a crisp jab.
Mousse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Mousse.
No joy there for Mousse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
Mousse misses with a hook
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mousse misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mousse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Mousse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mousse dips to his left and cracks Balboa with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Mousse misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Balboa misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mousse misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a left to the body.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mousse, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Mousse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa lands a jab to the head.
Mousse lands a glancing blow to the side of Balboa's head.
A punch combination from Mousse misses.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balboa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mousse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse swings widly with a right hand
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Mousse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mousse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mousse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mousse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mousse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mousse misses with a two punch combination.
Mousse throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Balboa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mousse misses with a hook to the body
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse is breathing heavily.
Mousse ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Mousse's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mousse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse misses with a looping left.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Mousse cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mousse misses with a body punch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Mousse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mousse's head backwards.
Mousse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Balboa.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Mousse saw that one coming.
Mousse misses with a looping left.
Chocolate Mousse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousse swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Balboa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mousse doesn't seem phased though.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Mousse's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mousse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mousse misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousse is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mousse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chocolate Mousse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa'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!
Balboa instigates a clinch.
Mousse throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Mousse lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mousse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Mousse's ribcage. Mousse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousse.
Mousse wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
Mousse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Mousse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousse blocking some punches.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Mousse has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Balboa keeps control of Mousse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mousse stalling in the clinch but Balboa improves position.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mousse.
Mousse is trying to break free.
Mousse working aggressively here.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Mousse wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mousse is leaning against Balboa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mousse prevents a body shot from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousse looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousse swinging wildly here.
Balboa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Mousse throws a body shot but no joy.
Mousse just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousse moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Some wild striking there from Mousse.
An attempted straight right counter from Balboa misses the target.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mousse misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mousse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chocolate Mousse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse staying out of range there.
Balboa catches Mousse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa slips a straight right by Mousse.
Mousse misses with a few strikes there.
Mousse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Mousse.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mousse lands an overhand right.
Mousse misses with a body shot.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mousse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Mousse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mousse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa loads up on a big right hand but Mousse slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Mousse lands a body shot.
Mousse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Balboa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousse misses the target.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mousse cracks Balboa with an open hand slap.
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 Rocky Balboa.
I think Mousse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smithing (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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182 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smithing!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent misses with a takedown
and Smithing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Smithing. No joy for Kent on that attempt.
Smithing changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent misses with a takedown
and Smithing counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kent fails to land.
Kent misses with a punch to the body.
Smithing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kent smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Smithing as Kent shoots in.
Kent shoots and misses
and Smithing counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kent with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smithing counters with a head kick. That will keep Kent thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Smithing shows good takedown defense.
Kent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smithing counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent with a poor takedown
and Kent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kent fails with the takedown
and Smithing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kent has a takedown stuffed.
Smithing wants to counter with a clinch but Kent pushes him away.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
Smithing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
Smithing with the counter takedown but Kent avoids it easily.
Kent shoots in but Smithing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent shoots and misses
and Smithing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kent is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smithing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent shoots in and gets a takedown into Smithing's guard.
Kent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Smithing throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smithing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kent lands a couple of digs.
Kent with a nice head shot there.
Smithing pushes a forearm under Kent's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kent is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smithing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm has chosen Spazzin - Gary Podunk as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mairbek Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Helm!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krylov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helm finds it's way round the side to connect with Krylov's head.
Krylov sizes up Helm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krylov throws a big shot that misses.
Krylov moves out of range as Helm strikes.
Helm digs a good hook to Krylov's body.
Helm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krylov throws a hook but Helm avoids it easily.
Helm misses with a left hand
and Krylov moves into the clinch.
Helm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krylov has him pressed against the cage.
Krylov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Helm is trying to break the clinch but Krylov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov just leaning against Helm, taking a breather.
Helm has had enough of the clinch but Krylov keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Krylov.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by Helm.
We've been informed that Helm 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.
Krylov keeps control of Helm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Krylov - that landed with a thud.
Krylov can't find room to land a body shot as Helm controls the action.
Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helm cracks a nice hook into Krylov's ribs.
A combination from Helm does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Krylov. Those never looked like landing.
Helm throws out a counter right but Krylov avoids it with no problem.
Helm scores with a nice strike.
Krylov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krylov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helm throws a combination. Krylov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helm lunges at Krylov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krylov's hand.
Krylov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helm.
Helm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krylov connects with a jab.
A left lands for Helm.
Helm throws a big shot that misses.
Helm loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
Helm misses with a lunging right hand
and Krylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Helm.
James Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov has managed to clinch.
Krylov misses with a punch on the inside.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but Helm avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Helm is looking to break free of the clinch but Krylov has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Krylov.
Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krylov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov clinches.
Krylov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Helm up against the cage.
Krylov blocking some punches.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by Helm.
Krylov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Helm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helm is trying to break the clinch but Krylov is controlling him.
Helm is trying to break free.
Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helm misses with a wild combination.
Helm jabs Krylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helm misses with an uppercut
and Krylov counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov defending well as Helm loads up on a big left hand.
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 Mairbek Krylov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Krylov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Krylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krylov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krylov cracks Helm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krylov, as that shot connected.
Krylov lands a really nice looking cross but Helm seems unphased.
Helm clobbers Krylov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helm lands a head shot.
Krylov missing with a left hand there. Helm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James Helm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helm connects with a right hand. Krylov shakes it off.
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!
Helm lands with an overhand left.
Helm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helm misses with an uppercut. Krylov saw that one coming.
Krylov tries to clinch up.
Helm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krylov.
Krylov moves away from the strike by Helm.
Helm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Krylov.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helm looks to throw the jab but Krylov is out of range.
Helm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm misses with a body shot.
Krylov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Krylov throws a shot from downtown. Helm moves away and avoids it.
Krylov takes one to the chin there.
Helm scores with a body shot.
Krylov punishes Helm's body with a nice straight punch.
Helm sends Krylov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Helm is motioning to the referee to let Krylov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Krylov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Krylov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krylov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helm throws a pinpoint strike between Krylov's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Krylov crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Helm scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Helm!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wave after wave mr probs. 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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288 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes one on the button.
Juravlev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Juravlev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Askren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Benny Askren has been cut.
Juravlev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
Askren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) in the buildup to the fight.
Juravlev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Juravlev.
Juravlev sends Askren crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Juravlev is motioning to the referee to let Askren up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Askren is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juravlev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Askren's head backwards.
Oh Askren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Askren throwing a counter right hand but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Askren seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Askren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
A telegraphed right hand from Juravlev misses the target.
Askren tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Juravlev.
Askren closes the distance but Juravlev moves to the side
and Juravlev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juravlev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juravlev throws an off balance right hand
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Juravlev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juravlev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Juravlev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juravlev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juravlev lands a jab to the head.
Juravlev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Askren momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Juravlev finds it's way through Askren's defenses.
Juravlev cracks Askren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Askren tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Juravlev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juravlev connects with the punch.
Juravlev cracks Askren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Askren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Juravlev finish him?
Askren closes the distance and pushes Juravlev back into the cage.
Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
Juravlev sends Askren crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Juravlev is motioning to the referee to let Askren up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Juravlev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev sends Askren crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Juravlev is motioning to the referee to let Askren up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Juravlev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juravlev takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Askren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Juravlev connects with a body shot that sends Askren's belly button to the back.
Juravlev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Askren gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Juravlev gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Askren is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev!
Our winner, Alexey Juravlev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, LightHeavy Weight!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja misses with a hook. Weight ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Weight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Struja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Struja drops down looking for a counter takedown but Weight sprawls and moves away.
Weight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struja.
Struja seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Weight looks to move away, Struja throws a big counter combo bu Weight just gets out of the way.
Jab by Weight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight looks to land a left hand but Struja moved out of range nicely.
Struja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weight doesn't manage to clinch there - Struja circles away.
Struja tries to counter with a takedown but Weight is quick to defend against it.
Weight connects with a looping right hand.
Weight tries to clinch up.
Weight cracks Struja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weight tries to clinch there but Struja circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struja wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struja blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Struja working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Struja shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weight tries to work over Struja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Struja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Struja wants to take the fight to the mat but Weight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja tries to break free but Weight pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Weight.
Weight lands an uppercut.
Weight lands a damaging elbow.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Weight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Struja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weight lands a big right hand that sends Struja crashing to the mat! Weight stays standing though and waves Struja back to his feet!
Struja is rocked!
Ludko Struja's cut is getting worse.
Weight batters Struja with a massive right followed by a huge left! Struja is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Weight lands a final crushing right hand to drop Struja to the mat with a gruesome thud! Weight is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight! LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, LightHeavy Weight started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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