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Highland Games 92 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claudius Calaeabius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Masakazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masakazu has chosen Sepultura - Attitude as his entrance music. 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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133 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudius Calaeabius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Masakazu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaeabius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Masakazu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaeabius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Masakazu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calaeabius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masakazu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calaeabius stands up over Masakazu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Masakazu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calaeabius defends it easily.
Calaeabius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masakazu on the ground.
Masakazu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calaeabius is aware though and is defending well.
Masakazu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calaeabius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calaeabius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calaeabius really is a fat lump.
Masakazu has momentary wrist control but Calaeabius slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaeabius throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calaeabius throws a big right hand that misses.
Calaeabius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calaeabius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calaeabius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calaeabius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calaeabius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masakazu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calaeabius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Masakazu looking for a guillotine here but Calaeabius defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaeabius throws a big right hand that misses.
Masakazu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaeabius.
Masakazu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Calaeabius rolls with it to try and escape but Masakazu cranks on the arm and Calaeabius is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Masakazu!
Post fight, Yuki Masakazu took to the microphone: 'I'd like to thank my Jiu Jitsu teachers Shinya Aoki and Masakazu Imanari, I couldn't of done this without them!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcu Halol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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290 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcu Halol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halol tries to keep at a distance but Guerrero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guerrero lands with a light punch inside.
Guerrero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guerrero scores with a shoulder strike.
Halol is trying to force a seperation but Guerrero has the dominant position.
Halol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Guerrero.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halol is breathing heavily.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guerrero scores with a shot to the side of Halol's head.
Guerrero cracks Halol with a nice body shot.
Guerrero lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero has Halol pressed against the cage.
Guerrero lands with a light punch inside.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guerrero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guerrero.
Halol is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero drops Halol onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halol is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Halol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerrero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guerrero lands a big right hand that drops Halol! 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 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calixtro Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lehder Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lehder Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Dew!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehder Rivas moves into range and clinches up with Dew.
Dew blocks an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dew has Lehder Rivas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dew pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lehder Rivas tumbling to the mat - Dew dives into Lehder Rivas's guard.
Dew keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lehder Rivas's head.
Lehder Rivas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dew is controlling him.
Dew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dew controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dew is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dew drops back looking for a leg! Lehder Rivas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lehder Rivas manages to kick Dew off! Dew jumps back into Lehder Rivas's guard.
Lehder Rivas wants to stand up but Dew is controlling him.
Dew content to stall in guard here.
Dew won't allow Lehder Rivas to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lehder Rivas forces Dew back against the cage and clinches.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Lehder Rivas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dew blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehder Rivas connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Lehder Rivas is struggling to control the position.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dew is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lehder Rivas can't fight it off and eventually Dew manages to take the fight to the floor. Lehder Rivas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehder Rivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehder Rivas wants to stand up but Dew is controlling him.
Dew not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dew wants to control from the top but Lehder Rivas keeps moving.
Dew is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dew thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dew drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dew jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dew 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.
Dew won't allow Lehder Rivas to get back to his feet.
Dew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dew prevents Lehder Rivas from getting back to his feet.
Dew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dew prevents Lehder Rivas from getting back to his feet.
Lehder Rivas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dew on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lehder Rivas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lehder Rivas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dew, pushing him back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but Dew blocks with his arms.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas working Dew over with knees to the body.
Dew blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lehder Rivas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lehder Rivas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lehder Rivas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dew's face.
Dew drags the fight down to the ground.
Lehder Rivas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dew's guard.
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 Carlos Lehder Rivas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lehder Rivas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lehder Rivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehder Rivas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dew backwards.
Dew tries to score a body lock takedown but Lehder Rivas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lehder Rivas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lehder Rivas has managed to clinch.
Lehder Rivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas lands a shoulder strike.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Dew.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dew takes a shot to the head.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dew fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lehder Rivas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas trying to stall but Dew improves his position.
Dew blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Dew blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dew.
Lehder Rivas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dew can do to turn this around?
Lehder Rivas misses with some punches.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dew tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dew looking for a takedown.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dew is looking for a takedown.
Dew manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee to the head.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dew blocks an uppercut.
Dew blocks an uppercut.
Dew is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lehder Rivas is defending well.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dew's face.
Lehder Rivas lands a right hand.
Lehder Rivas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehder Rivas has a couple of punches blocked by Dew.
Lehder Rivas looking to throw knees to the head but Dew is blocking nicely.
Lehder Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dew backwards.
Lehder Rivas misses with some punches.
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dew.
Lehder Rivas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dew in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Lehder Rivas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dew is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Lehder Rivas scores with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dew is trying to drag Lehder Rivas to the mat but Lehder Rivas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Dew's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dew has Lehder Rivas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lehder Rivas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dew is breathing heavily.
Dew wants to take the fight to the mat but Lehder Rivas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Dew's ribcage.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dew.
Lehder Rivas has a couple of punches blocked by Dew.
Lehder Rivas stops a takedown attempt from Dew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that second round.
That's time! Lehder Rivas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lehder Rivas darts in and clinches Dew up against the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Lehder Rivas.
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas working Dew over with knees to the body.
Dew is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehder Rivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Dew.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dew tries for a takedown but Lehder Rivas manages to get underhooks.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehder Rivas misses with some punches.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the head.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Dew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas stops a takedown attempt from Dew.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the head but Dew blocks with his arms.
Dew is trying to trip Lehder Rivas. He has hold of a leg but Lehder Rivas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dew persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dew 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.
Dew wants to control from the top but Lehder Rivas keeps moving.
Lehder Rivas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lehder Rivas tries to get out of the position.
Dew sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lehder Rivas wants to stand and escape but Dew is having none of it.
Stuart Dew has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dew drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dew jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dew drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dew seems to have locked his on tight now - Lehder Rivas screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dew, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stuart Dew!
Stuart Dew took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Darby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby with a poor takedown
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balboa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A jab lands there for Balboa.
We've been told by Balboa's head coaches at X Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darby fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Balboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balboa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darby at a distance.
Darby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balboa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darby somewhat.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Darby.
Darby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but Darby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Darby or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa, which made it look bad.
Darby fails to land the takedown.
Darby fails with the takedown.
Darby should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darby is defended easily by Balboa.
Miles Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Darby. Darby gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Balboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa is looking to counter punch.
Darby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Balboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darby shoots and misses
and Balboa counters by clinching up.
Darby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Darby backwards.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darby backwards.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Balboa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darby backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa cracks Darby with a nice body shot.
Balboa pushes Darby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balboa lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darbys head.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balboa stalls.
Balboa gets through Darby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balboa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Darby tries to pull guard but Balboa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darbys head.
Balboa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darby backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Darby controls the action.
A short left from Balboa.
Balboa pushes Darby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darby is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balboa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darby shoots in looking for a takedown but Balboa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Darby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darby fails with a takedown attempt.
Darby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Darby ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Darby.
Darby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balboa circles away.
Darby tries for a takedown but Balboa circles away easily
and Balboa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Darby fails with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darby misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balboa defends it nicely.
It looked like Balboa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darby gets slowly back to his feet.
Darby dives in for a single leg takedown but Balboa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balboa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa cracks Darby with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Darby or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Balboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darby takes one to the chin there.
Darby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Darby. Darby gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balboa has Darby up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa pushes Darby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Darby's ribcage. Darby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balboa pushes Darby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darbys head.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Darby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
Balboa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Darby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Darby shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Balboa misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Darby or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa, which made it look bad.
Darby with a poor takedown
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa with a nice cross.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Darby.
Darby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darby shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darby darts in looking for a takedown but Balboa gets double underhooks and turns Darby into the cage.
Balboa forces Darby back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darby shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
Darby has his takedown stuffed
and Balboa counters with a nice body shot.
Darby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Darby.
Darby misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Darby shoots and misses
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Darby has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Balboa - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balboa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darby scrambles back to his feet.
Darby misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa leaning against his opponent.
Darby drags the fight down to the ground.
Darby has control of Balboa's left arm, preventing Balboa from doing any damage.
Darby looking for a guillotine here but Balboa defends easily.
Darby controlling Balboa's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa wants to pass the guard but Darby is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Darby pushes a forearm under Balboa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Balboa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miles Darby!
Miles Darby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zakari Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyresse Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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127 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyresse Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson is looking to clinch.
Thomson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomson moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomson fails to land.
Thomson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
Moss blocking some punches.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomson struggles to land a body shot inside as Moss controls his hands.
Thomson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moss blocks an uppercut.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson lands a right hand.
Thomson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomson digs a right hand underneath Moss's ribcage. Moss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moss's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomson.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomson tries to work over Moss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomson misses with the head strike.
Thomson is pressed up against the cage. Moss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomson down to the mat. Thomson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomson drives through and clinches with Moss against the cage.
Moss wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomson can turn it around.
Thomson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Moss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Thomson.
Thomson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Thomson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moss is trying to pull guard but Thomson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakari Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson misses with the head strike.
Moss blocking some punches.
Thomson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moss.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thomson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomson.
A short right from Thomson.
Moss looking for a takedown.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomson tries to throw a body punch but Moss avoids it by throwing Thomson back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thomson.
Thomson lands a body shot.
Thomson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Thomson tries to land knees in the clinch but Moss avoids the damage to the body.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
Thomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomson struggles to land a body shot inside as Moss controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyresse Thomson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moss shoots in but Thomson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomson with the counter takedown but Moss avoids it easily.
Thomson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Moss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thomson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Thomson is trying to escape and Moss transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Thomson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Moss! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zakari Moss!
After winning the bout, Zakari Moss 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaius Octavius !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strazas lands with a nice body kick.
Octavius cracks Strazas with an open hand slap.
Strazas lands a head kick!
Octavius throws a shot to the body.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Octavius moves out of range easily.
Octavius drops Strazas with a left right combo! Octavius follows him down to the ground into side control.
Strazas is rocked!
It looks like Marcelo Strazas has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Strazas is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Octavius has an Americana. Strazas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Octavius is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Octavius hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gaius Octavius !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Green has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green moves forwards but Kent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green darts in looking for a takedown but Kent gets double underhooks and turns Green into the cage.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Kent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Kent, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Kent against the cage but Kent circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Kent's head.
Green tries to land a front kick but Kent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kent darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Kent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kent's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kent's back!
Kent is trying to break free.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green punishes Kent with strikes from the back mount.
Kent is trying to break free.
Green scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Green.
Kent can't escape the position.
Green is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kent up.
Green doesn't have the hooks in and Kent manages to turn into his guard.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green working over Kent with some ground and pound. Kent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Kent blocks nicely.
Green distracts Kent with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green is working Kent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kent is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Kent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
Kent throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Kent lands a couple of elbows.
Green seems keen to control Kent's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kent throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Kent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kent is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Kent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kent's guard.
Kent looking for a sweep. Not yet Kent, not yet.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Green's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kent gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kent is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
Kent looks winded!
Green working over Kent with some ground and pound. Kent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kent manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Green is working Kent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Kent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green trying to control the position.
Green seems keen to control Kent's posture.
Green has momentary wrist control but Kent slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
Kent misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Green some visible discomfort.
Kent working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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 Peter Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kent checks a leg kick.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green postures up in Kent's guard and throws a big left but Kent blocks it.
Kent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peter Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kent's head.
Kent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is controlling Kent's posture.
Kent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kent won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kent manages to get himself to full guard.
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kent postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Kent advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control here.
Kent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kent looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kent.
Kent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kent.
Green preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Green makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Green.
Kent won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green controlling the position.
Kent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent with a nice head shot there.
Kent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kent postures up.
Green has control of Kent's left arm, preventing Kent from doing any damage.
Green on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Green tries to get out of the position.
Kent throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Kent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kent scoring with punches to the head and body.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green managing to control the position.
Kent stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Kent works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
Kent working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kent throws a big right hand that misses.
Kent throwing strikes but missing.
Green is adopting a defensive guard.
Kent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kent being controlled here momentarily.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kent throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Kent being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Green takes one to the chin there.
Green takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peter Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Kent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kent closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Kent pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Green dives in and scores a takedown into Kent's guard.
Kent has momentary wrist control but Green slips an elbow through the middle.
Kent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Kent lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kent stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Kent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Green has control of Kent's left arm, preventing Kent from doing any damage.
Kent scoring with some ground and pound.
Kent cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Kent tries to stand but Green is controlling from the bottom.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green controlling Kent's posture.
Kent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kent lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Kent connects with a couple of short punches.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kent keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Kent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green stands and throws Kent's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kent tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Kent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Green scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kent to see if he's OK.
Green working the head with strikes.
Kent sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Green is nestled in close to Kent, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kent tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Kent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
Green just trying to survive but Kent is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kent somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Green manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kent's guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kent is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kent's head.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Kent.
Green lands a couple of elbows.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Kent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kent stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kent throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Green!
A relieved looking Peter Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artjom Fjodorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie comes to the cage accompanied by Batter-up. Fjodorow has chosen Moskau as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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253 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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266 lbs
8 - 4 - 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mib Louie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artjom Fjodorow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Fjodorow does no damage.
Fjodorow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fjodorow duly obliges.
It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Louie.
Fjodorow doesn't manage to clinch there - Louie circles away.
Louie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Louie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fjodorow misses with a few strikes there.
Fjodorow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louie lands a left and a right that send Fjodorow crashing to the mat, dazed. Louie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Artjom Fjodorow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjodorow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louie circles away quickly and effectively.
Fjodorow glances at the clock... BAM! Louie nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fjodorow crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fjodorow is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mib Louie!
Mib Louie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Artjom Fjodorow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to him, he is a tough guy and fought a very good fight but i will come back much stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Battle Born - 5FDP as his entrance music. Louis Gordon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Gordon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krylov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon looks to clinch
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a looping right.
Gordon tries to clinch
and Krylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krylov counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Gordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gordon instigates a clinch.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Krylov.
Krylov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krylov looking to stall.
Krylov blocks a body shot from Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
Krylov lands a body punch.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krylov avoiding damage.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krylov's brow.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Krylov avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mairbek Krylov has been cut.
Krylov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Krylov 's eye.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon is working Krylov over against the cage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
Krylov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Krylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as Krylov tries to tie him up.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Krylov shrugs off.
A short right from Krylov.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krylov blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Krylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Krylov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krylov's defenses.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krylov prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Krylov is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krylov has his back to the cage.
Krylov avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krylov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gordon can turn it around.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Krylov in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mairbek Krylov's cut is getting worse.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Krylov.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike.
Krylov blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Krylov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Krylov 's eye.
Krylov is trying to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling him.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon has Krylov pressed against the cage, preventing Krylov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon tries a body shot but Krylov blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krylov lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mairbek Krylov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Krylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon wants to clinch but Krylov slips to the side
and Krylov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gordon closes the distance but Krylov moves to the side
and Krylov counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Krylov keeps it at a distance.
Gordon misses with an uppercut.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Louis Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krylov misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Krylov keeps it at a distance.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon walks into a straight right hand from Krylov.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krylov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Krylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Krylov lands a nice uppercut.
Louis Gordon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krylov.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Krylov just leaning against Gordon, taking a breather.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon tries a body shot but Krylov blocks it.
Krylov tries to circle away but Gordon has him pinned against the cage.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Krylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Krylov takes an elbow to the temple.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krylov's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Krylov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gordon up against the cage.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Krylov controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krylov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krylov's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krylov.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov misses with a punch on the inside.
Krylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Krylov working hard to break the clinch.
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krylov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krylov can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krylov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krylov's brow.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krylov's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Krylov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krylov is stalling here.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Krylov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krylov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mairbek Krylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mairbek Krylov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krylov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krylov counters with a right hand to the body.
Krylov throws a combination. Gordon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon ducks right into an uppercut from Krylov.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krylov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Krylov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krylov throws out a powerful jab.
Gordon clinches up with Krylov and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
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!
Nice elbow from Gordon.
A shot in the inside from Krylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krylov's efforts to push away.
Gordon tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krylov wants to break free but Gordon has control.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
Krylov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Krylov wants to break free but Gordon has control.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Krylov.
Krylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Krylov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Krylov.
Krylov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krylov blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Krylov tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Krylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Krylov 's eye.
Krylov wants to stall.
Krylov avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Krylov.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Krylov wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Krylov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krylov's brow.
Krylov is trying to force a seperation but Gordon has the dominant position.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krylov dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Krylov controls his hands.
Krylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krylov's defenses.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krylov.
Gordon works on Krylov's body with a couple of short punches.
Krylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krylov's brow.
Krylov lands with a short shot to the head.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krylov stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Krylov blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Krylov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis Gordon.
I think Gordon 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Louis Gordon!
Louis Gordon 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
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185 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti moves into range and clinches up with Hurmaaja.
Benvenuti gets through Hurmaaja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurmaaja has Benvenuti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benvenuti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to get underhooks.
Hurmaaja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja tries to score a body lock takedown but Benvenuti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hurmaaja is trying to drag Benvenuti to the mat but Benvenuti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benvenuti is pressed up against the cage. Hurmaaja has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benvenuti down to the mat. Benvenuti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hurmaaja tries to clinch up but Benvenuti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benvenuti thinks about the counter body kick.
Benvenuti scores with a body shot.
Benvenuti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benvenuti's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benvenuti is on top in guard.
Benvenuti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti stays in close to Hurmaaja's body and controls the position.
Hurmaaja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hurmaaja looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benvenuti passes into side control.
Hurmaaja can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurmaaja is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Hurmaaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benvenuti controls the position.
Hurmaaja regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Benvenuti seems content to control.
Let's hope that Benvenuti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hurmaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Benvenuti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurmaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti wants to free his trapped foot but Hurmaaja is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hurmaaja is looking for a sweep. Benvenuti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurmaaja tries to clinch up but Benvenuti circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benvenuti! But no joy.
Hurmaaja looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
Benvenuti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benvenuti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurmaaja moves forwards but Benvenuti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hurmaaja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hurmaaja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurmaaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benvenuti counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has Hurmaaja pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hurmaaja or not.
Benvenuti is stalling here.
Hurmaaja can't get the takedown.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to get underhooks.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hurmaaja or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
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 hook to the body from Benvenuti.
Hurmaaja takes a shot to the head.
Hurmaaja drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hurmaaja has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benvenuti after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Massa Hurmaaja's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benvenuti sizes up Hurmaaja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benvenuti scores with a body shot.
Hurmaaja throws a lazy uppercut
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benvenuti after a bit of a struggle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurmaaja backwards.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benvenuti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the side of Hurmaaja's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hurmaaja.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benvenuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benvenuti with a knee to the head.
Hurmaaja letting Benvenuti take a breather here.
Massimo Benvenuti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
Hurmaaja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benvenuti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hurmaaja backwards.
Hurmaaja can't get the takedown.
Benvenuti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hurmaaja is defending well for now.
Benvenuti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hurmaaja backwards.
Benvenuti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hurmaaja's defenses.
Hurmaaja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benvenuti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benvenuti misses with a knee strike.
Benvenuti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hurmaaja looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti is pushing Hurmaaja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Benvenuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benvenuti connects with a crisp jab.
Benvenuti drops Hurmaaja with a beautiful combination! Hurmaaja stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benvenuti is looking for the KO!
Hurmaaja is rocked!
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Hurmaaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benvenuti. Hurmaaja shrugs it off though.
Hurmaaja seems to have got his legs back now.
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Benvenuti.
Massa Hurmaaja's cut is getting worse.
Hurmaaja misses with a lunging right hand
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch.
Hurmaaja is working for takedown but Benvenuti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurmaaja backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benvenuti lands an uppercut.
Hurmaaja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benvenuti stalls.
Benvenuti stalling the fight.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hurmaaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benvenuti has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti digs a right hand underneath Hurmaaja's ribcage. Hurmaaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Benvenuti.
Hurmaaja takes an elbow to the temple.
Benvenuti just leaning against Hurmaaja, taking a breather.
Benvenuti just leaning against Hurmaaja, taking a breather.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benvenuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benvenuti misses with a knee to the head.
Hurmaaja has Benvenuti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benvenuti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benvenuti with a knee to the head.
Massa Hurmaaja's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Benvenuti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurmaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benvenuti is working Hurmaaja over against the cage.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benvenuti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benvenuti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurmaajas head.
Hurmaaja being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Massa Hurmaaja's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja swings widly with a right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
enabling Benvenuti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benvenuti connects with a solid leg kick.
Hurmaaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benvenuti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti lands a slapping body shot.
Hurmaaja wants to clinch but Benvenuti slips to the side
and Benvenuti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benvenuti cracks Hurmaaja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benvenuti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benvenuti throws a leg kick which misses Hurmaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurmaaja tries to avoid it.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benvenuti as he avoids it easily.
Benvenuti connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Hurmaaja tumbling to the canvas! Benvenuti pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Hurmaaja was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Massimo Benvenuti! Massimo Benvenuti retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Massimo Benvenuti 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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