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StrikeForce Union #35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel FalleN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allahu Akbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel FalleN!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FalleN uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akbar.
FalleN uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akbar.
A left lands for Akbar.
Akbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akbar looks to land a right hand but FalleN moved out of range.
FalleN looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
FalleN digs a good body shot into Akbar's ribs.
FalleN avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akbar throws a hook but FalleN blocks it.
FalleN lands a slapping body shot.
Akbar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akbar wants to clinch but FalleN slips to the side
and FalleN counters with a lovely straight right hand!
FalleN just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from FalleN misses the target.
A combination from FalleN does no damage.
FalleN throws a nice looking combination but Akbar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
FalleN throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Akbar has knocked FalleN down with a huge combo! Akbar steps away and waves a wobbly FalleN back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
FalleN is rocked!
Allahu Akbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akbar fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops FalleN to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! FalleN looks to clinch but Akbar throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! FalleN taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar took some time post fight to say the following; 'Praise Allah! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Banger tries to clinch there but Nordskov circles away.
Banger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nordskov has closed the distance and engaged Banger in a clinch.
Banger takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Nordskov.
Nordskov pushes Banger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banger is looking to break free of the clinch but Nordskov has double underhooks.
Nordskov lands a right hand.
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!
Banger is trying to break the clinch but Nordskov is controlling him.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nordskov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nordskov.
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body.
Nordskov pushes Banger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nordskov lands a leg kick that knocks Banger off balance momentarily.
Banger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nordskov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nordskov stuffs the takedown attempt from Banger. Banger gets slowly back to his feet.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Banger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nordskov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banger tries to clinch but Nordskov is having none of it.
Mads Nordskov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nordskov fakes the leg kick and cracks Banger in the body.
Nordskov lands an overhand right.
Nordskov lands a jab to the head.
Banger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov lands with a nice body punch.
Nordskov lands a big head kick that sends Banger tumbling to the mat! Nordskov takes a step backwards and waves Banger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Banger is rocked!
Banger misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nordskov! But no joy.
Oh Banger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Banger seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Banger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Banger is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Nordskov slams his shin into Banger's torso.
Nordskov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nordskov drives through and clinches with Banger against the cage.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nordskov lands with an uppercut that bounces Banger off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nordskov.
Banger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banger wants to clinch up but Nordskov keeps it at a distance.
Nordskov lands a big head kick that sends Banger tumbling to the mat! Nordskov takes a step backwards and waves Banger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Banger tries to bum rush Nordskov with a series of wild strikes but Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nordskov punishes Banger's body with a nice straight punch.
Nordskov connects with a jab.
Banger tries to keep at a distance but Nordskov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nordskov pushes Banger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banger is trying to break the clinch but Nordskov has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Nordskov.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Nordskov pushes Banger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banger tries to break the clinch but Nordskov is controlling the position.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nordskov connects with a body shot that sends Banger's belly button to the back.
Banger takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Banger sprawling to the canvas! Banger rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nordskov finish him?!
Banger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nordskov. Nordskov obviously looking to wear him down.
Banger drops his hands momentarily and Nordskov needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Banger just on the top of the head. Banger drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Banger - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mads Nordskov!
A very excited looking Mads Nordskov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tapio Sammalkorpi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalkorpi misses with a hook
and Atkinson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sammalkorpi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sammalkorpi working the ground and pound but Atkinson is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkinson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sammalkorpi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the action but Atkinson is working from the bottom.
Sammalkorpi throws an elbow but Atkinson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sammalkorpi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sammalkorpi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sammalkorpi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sammalkorpi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sammalkorpi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sammalkorpi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Atkinson, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Atkinson is looking for a sweep.
Sammalkorpi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkinson keeps working.
Sammalkorpi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sammalkorpi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkinson keeps working.
Atkinson trying to remain calm as Sammalkorpi controls from the top position.
Atkinson tries to escape but Sammalkorpi is in control.
Sammalkorpi working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi cracks Atkinson with a big right hand but Atkinson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Atkinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammalkorpi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Atkinson prevents Sammalkorpi from improving position.
Sammalkorpi is putting a hurting on Atkinson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sammalkorpi controlling the position from side mount.
Atkinson is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi landing a few strikes.
Sammalkorpi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position but Atkinson is working away.
Atkinson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Atkinson is looking to reverse the position.
Sammalkorpi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Atkinson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is putting a hurting on Atkinson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position but Atkinson is working away.
Atkinson wants to get back to his feet.
Atkinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sammalkorpi on the ground.
Sammalkorpi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Atkinson being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atkinson stops Sammalkorpi from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Sammalkorpi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Atkinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi. Sammalkorpi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sammalkorpi shoots in and drives through. Atkinson sprawls well.
Atkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atkinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sammalkorpi will feel that in the morning.
Atkinson tries to sprawl but Sammalkorpi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sammalkorpi prevents Atkinson from improving his position.
Sammalkorpi wants to control but Atkinson is keeping him busy.
Tapio Sammalkorpi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sammalkorpi is pressing down on Atkinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atkinson is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Atkinson is just riding it out for now. Sammalkorpi eventually gives up the hold.
Atkinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammalkorpi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkinson keeps working.
Sammalkorpi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sammalkorpi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atkinson tries to kick Sammalkorpi off but Sammalkorpi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Atkinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atkinson wants to improve his position but Sammalkorpi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sammalkorpi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atkinson defending well though.
Sammalkorpi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atkinson taking some punishment here, with Sammalkorpi in his half guard.
Atkinson kicks Sammalkorpi off and gets back to his feet.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Atkinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clayton Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi looking to score a takedown here. Atkinson is defending well but Sammalkorpi drives through and ends up in Atkinson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammalkorpi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sammalkorpi prevents Atkinson from getting back to his feet.
Sammalkorpi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Atkinson wants to stand and escape but Sammalkorpi is having none of it.
Atkinson keeping moving, preventing Sammalkorpi from controlling successfully.
Sammalkorpi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atkinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sammalkorpi controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sammalkorpi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Atkinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Atkinson is avoiding damage well.
Atkinson is trying to improve his position.
Sammalkorpi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkinson keeps working.
Sammalkorpi controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the action but Atkinson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tapio Sammalkorpi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
Atkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sammalkorpi.
Atkinson lands a head kick. Sammalkorpi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atkinson is looking to slow Sammalkorpi down with leg kicks.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown but Atkinson sprawls well.
Atkinson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atkinson but Atkinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sammalkorpi goes for a double leg but Atkinson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Atkinson continues to drive forward.
Clayton Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atkinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Atkinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson throws a nice head kick!
Atkinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sammalkorpi loads up on a big right hand but Atkinson slips the punch.
Sammalkorpi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sammalkorpi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sammalkorpi is working Atkinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Atkinson stops Sammalkorpi from passing to mount.
Atkinson tries to escape but Sammalkorpi is in control.
The ground and pound from Sammalkorpi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Atkinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sammalkorpi cracks Atkinson with a big right hand but Atkinson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Atkinson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkinson tries to buck Sammalkorpi off but Sammalkorpi is having none of it.
Sammalkorpi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sammalkorpi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sammalkorpi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Atkinson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tapio Sammalkorpi!
A victorious Tapio Sammalkorpi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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195 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush lands a jab-cross combination.
Kush throws a series of strikes that have Agnarsson backpedaling.
Agnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kush has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Agnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kush lands a jab to Agnarsson's midsection.
Kush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bjarni Agnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kush. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Kush looks to land a combination but Agnarsson avoids it well.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush scores with a nice strike.
Kush clinches.
Good body shot from Kush.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kush.
Kush tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kush misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kush.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kush cracks Agnarsson with a good jab.
Good exchange - Kush coming out on top.
Kush clobbers Agnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kush throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Kush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt - Agnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kush lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Kush.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush misses with a head kick.
Agnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bubba Kush has been cut.
Kush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Agnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kush pushes Agnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Kush looks winded!
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Agnarsson lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Kush just leaning against Agnarsson, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Kush tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush goes for a takedown attempt but Agnarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Kush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Agnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Agnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Agnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Agnarsson looks to throw the jab but Kush is out of range.
The fighters circling - Kush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush throws a leg kick that is checked
and Agnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agnarsson.
Kush lands a shot to the body.
Agnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Kush prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Kush.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bjarni Agnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Agnarsson works on Kush's body with a couple of short punches.
Kush prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Kush fails to pull guard.
Kush misses with some punches.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush is breathing heavily.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
A low kick from Kush misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kush's knee momentarily.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Kush.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush ducks right into an uppercut from Agnarsson.
Nice shot by Agnarsson.
Kush is rocked!
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson is stalking Kush. Kush circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Agnarsson, and it's lights out! Kush really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjarni Agnarsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowley comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man - Black Sabbath. Peter Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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210 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Crowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson gets tackled into the cage by Crowley. Crowley maintains the clinch.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsson connects with a body shot that sends Crowley's belly button to the back.
Crowley walks into a jab.
It looks like Norman Crowley has been cut.
Larsson drops Crowley with a beautiful combination! Crowley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Larsson is looking for the KO!
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 shot by Larsson.
Larsson lands a jab to the nose.
Crowley is rocked!
Larsson works Crowley's body with a nice hook.
Oh Crowley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Crowley closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowley seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowley is looking to clinch.
Crowley tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Larsson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowley.
Crowley tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
Crowley tries to clinch up
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larsson connects with a body shot that sends Crowley's belly button to the back.
Larsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crowley wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crowley moves to clinch but Larsson breaks away
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crowley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crowley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crowley misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Crowley's head but Crowley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crowley moves to clinch but Larsson breaks away
and Crowley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norman Crowley's cut is getting worse.
Crowley tries to land a body kick
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsson breaks the clinch.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowley.
Crowley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Larsson lands a hook that stumbles Crowley back into the cage. Larsson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Crowley to the canvas! Larsson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Crowley has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Larsson!
A relieved looking Peter Larsson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Purple Aki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222 lbs
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210 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skovgaard.
Danga de danga de dang - Skovgaard scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Purple Aki has been cut.
Aki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skovgaard throws a head kick but Aki moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aki has Skovgaard up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard works on Aki's body with a couple of short punches.
Aki tries a body shot but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aki looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aki misses with some punches.
Skovgaard lands a right hand.
Skovgaard gets through Aki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aki is rocked!
Skovgaard is working Aki over against the cage.
Aki is still on wobbly legs! Can Skovgaard finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard drops Aki onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Aki is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A body shot lands from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard is muscling Aki up against the cage and as Aki bounces back off, Skovgaard cracks him with a huge right hand! Aki crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Skovgaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Killinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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278 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Killinger!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killinger throws an overhand right that lands on Sobis's shoulder, as Sobis tries to avoid the shot.
Killinger misses with an uppercut.
Sobis tries to bum rush Killinger with a series of wild strikes but Killinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Buster Killinger has been cut.
Sobis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killinger slips a straight right by Sobis.
Sobis throws a leg kick
and Killinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killinger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Killinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobis is looking to land body kicks.
Sobis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killinger.
Sobis throws a lazy right hand but Killinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobis scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killinger scores with a nice head shot.
Killinger moves away from the strike by Sobis.
Killinger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killinger staying out of range there.
Killinger swings widly with a right hand
and Sobis counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobis scores with a sloppy right hand. Killinger should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Buster Killinger's cut even more.
Sobis swings for the body but Killinger moves out of range.
Killinger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobis.
Sobis lands a really nice looking cross but Killinger seems unphased.
Sobis moves away from the strike by Killinger.
Killinger moves out of range of the body kick.
Killinger misses with a left hand
and Sobis counters with a right hand to the body.
Killinger moves to clinch but Sobis breaks away
and Sobis counters with a big right hand! Oh Killinger is in trouble here! Sobis follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Sobis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cambridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by I Luv It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
224 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Cambridge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Cambridge both land. Nice combination.
Cambridge swings widly with a right hand
and Pott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Pott.
Cambridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cambridge misses with a left hand
letting Pott counter with a right hand.
Cambridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Pott.
Pott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pott thumps Cambridge with a low kick.
Cambridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cambridge throws a body shot but no joy.
Pott connects with a looping right hand.
Cambridge throws a poor cross that misses
and Cambridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ryan Cambridge has been cut.
Cambridge misses with an uppercut
and Pott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cambridge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cambridge throws an off balance right hand
and Pott scores with a counter punch that sends Cambridge to the canvas! Pott smells blood - he's punishing Cambridge with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cambridge has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Pott!
Roger Pott 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otavio Madruga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naranbaatar comes into the arena with Batzorig Vaanchig blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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23
176 lbs
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otavio Madruga!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naranbaatar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Madruga.
Naranbaatar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naranbaatar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madruga misses with a hook. Naranbaatar ducked under it nicely.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madruga.
Otavio Madruga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madruga clinches up against the cage.
Madruga has a couple of punches blocked by Naranbaatar.
Madruga working aggressively here.
Madruga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madruga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madruga tries a body shot but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Naranbaatar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madruga.
Naranbaatar lands a left hand.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Naranbaatar throws an elbow but misses.
Naranbaatar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Naranbaatar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar lands with a right to the head.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow that misses.
Naranbaatar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madruga working aggressively here.
Naranbaatar throws a head punch that misses.
Madruga tries to throw a body punch but Naranbaatar avoids it by throwing Madruga back against the cage.
Naranbaatar lands with a short shot to the head.
Naranbaatar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madruga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naranbaatar throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Naranbaatar - that will leave a mark!
Naranbaatar throws the kick towards the body but Madruga avoids it.
Madruga throws a leg kick
and Naranbaatar counters with a head kick. That will keep Madruga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Madruga looks to land a right hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a front kick aimed at Madruga's knee but Madruga avoids it well.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick that misses.
Madruga throws out a counter right but Naranbaatar avoids it with no problem.
Naranbaatar swats away the attempt to clinch by Madruga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madruga lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naranbaatar throws a lazy right hand but Madruga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naranbaatar throws a good cross that connects.
Madruga lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Madruga. Those never looked like landing.
Naranbaatar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Madruga doesn't manage to clinch there - Naranbaatar circles away.
Naranbaatar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Madruga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Madruga takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab.
Madruga misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Naranbaatar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madruga throws a leg kick
and Naranbaatar counters with an outside leg kick.
Naranbaatar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naranbaatar. That's going to slow Madruga down.
Madruga throws a body shot but no joy.
Madruga takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Madruga lands with a good body shot.
Madruga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madruga tries to close the distance and clinch but Naranbaatar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naranbaatar throws a low kick, looking for Madruga's leg but Madruga calmly moves out of range.
Naranbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madruga moves away.
Naranbaatar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naranbaatar slips a jab from Madruga.
Naranbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madruga throws a lazy uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Madruga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Naranbaatar.
Madruga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Naranbaatar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Madruga can turn it around.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Naranbaatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madruga.
Madruga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naranbaatar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madruga backwards.
Madruga lands with a left to the head.
Naranbaatar blocks a body shot from Madruga.
The referee calls for Naranbaatar to work.
Naranbaatar can't find room to land a body shot as Madruga controls the action.
Madruga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madruga throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Tarkhan Naranbaatar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Naranbaatar misses with a kick to the body.
Madruga throws a poor cross that misses
and Naranbaatar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naranbaatar blocks a jab.
Naranbaatar ducks under a wild hook from Madruga.
Naranbaatar lands a leg kick that knocks Madruga off balance momentarily.
Naranbaatar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madruga.
Madruga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madruga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
It looked like Naranbaatar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Naranbaatar looks to land a left hand but Madruga moved out of range nicely.
Naranbaatar throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab.
Naranbaatar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar is winning the standup battle so far.
Naranbaatar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madrugas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naranbaatar throws a lazy right hand but Madruga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madruga wants to counter the offense by Naranbaatar and move into the clinch position.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madruga.
Madruga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naranbaatar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naranbaatar. That's going to slow Madruga down.
Naranbaatar digs a good hook to Madruga's body.
Nice defenses there by Naranbaatar.
A punch combination from Madruga misses.
Naranbaatar blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Madruga.
Madruga is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar looks to land a body kick but Madruga moved away.
Madruga throws a chopping leg kick but Naranbaatar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madruga.
Naranbaatar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Madruga misses.
Naranbaatar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madruga closes the distance and clinches.
Madruga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naranbaatar backwards.
Madruga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naranbaatar's elbow.
Naranbaatar misses with a punch on the inside.
Naranbaatar misses with a knee strike.
Madruga blocks an uppercut.
Madruga throws a head punch that misses.
Madruga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madruga has Naranbaatar pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madruga managing to block the knees to the body from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madruga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar tries to land a front kick but Madruga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Madruga misses with a hook
and Naranbaatar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naranbaatar shoots for a takedown but Madruga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madruga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madruga lands a nice looking body shot.
Madruga swings for the body but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar throws an off balance right hand
letting Madruga counter with a right hand.
A jab from Naranbaatar finds it's way through Madruga's defenses.
A big left from Madruga misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Naranbaatar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madruga is out of range.
Madruga tries to clinch up but Naranbaatar circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madruga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madruga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naranbaatar.
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!
Madruga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naranbaatar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Madruga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naranbaatar lands a leg kick that knocks Madruga off balance momentarily.
A jab from Madruga misses.
Madruga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madruga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a body punch but Madruga moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tarkhan Naranbaatar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Madruga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madruga throws a looping overhand right but Naranbaatar ducks down to avoid it.
Naranbaatar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madruga wants to slow Naranbaatar down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Naranbaatar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naranbaatar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Madruga looks to land a right hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range.
Madruga lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Madruga.
A clash of legs there as Madruga blocks the low kick.
Naranbaatar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Madruga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick that misses.
Madruga slips a straight right by Naranbaatar.
Madruga misses with a head kick.
Madruga scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar misses with a kick to the body.
Madruga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madruga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naranbaatar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naranbaatar lands a jab to the nose.
Naranbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madruga moves away.
Naranbaatar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naranbaatar throws a low kick, looking for Madruga's leg but Madruga calmly moves out of range.
Madruga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madruga throws a leg kick but Naranbaatar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madruga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naranbaatar moves away.
Madruga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madruga throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Madruga lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madruga moves into range and clinches up with Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Madruga avoids the damage to the body.
Naranbaatar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Naranbaatar throws an elbow but misses.
Naranbaatar misses with an elbow strike.
Madruga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naranbaatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madruga avoids it.
Madruga stops a takedown attempt from Naranbaatar.
Madruga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naranbaatar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madruga blocks it with crossed arms.
Madruga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naranbaatar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madruga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madruga throws a punch but it's blocked by Naranbaatar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madruga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naranbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madruga moves away.
Madruga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madruga throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Madruga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madruga clobbers Naranbaatar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Madruga. That snapped Naranbaatar's head back.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
Madruga throws a jab when Naranbaatar was well out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naranbaatar motions for Madruga to come forward. Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madruga tries to work over Naranbaatar's front leg with a kick but Naranbaatar checks it.
Naranbaatar thuds his right hand into Madruga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Otavio Madruga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naranbaatar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Naranbaatar, right into the meat.
Naranbaatar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
Naranbaatar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madruga. Madruga obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madruga tries to close the distance and clinch but Naranbaatar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naranbaatar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Naranbaatar throws a right and a left that Madruga avoids nicely.
Madruga thuds his right hand into Naranbaatar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab.
Naranbaatar swats away the attempt to clinch by Madruga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Madruga really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Naranbaatar throws a shot from downtown. Madruga moves away and avoids it.
Madruga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naranbaatar. Madruga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madruga. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madruga checks the leg kick.
Naranbaatar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naranbaatar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madruga misses with a body shot.
Madruga lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga throws a lazy uppercut
and Madruga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madruga lands a nice hook to Naranbaatar's body. Naranbaatar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Madruga misses.
Naranbaatar scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madruga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naranbaatar throws out a leg kick but Madruga moves out of range and Naranbaatar only half commits.
Naranbaatar lands a really nice looking cross but Madruga seems unphased.
Naranbaatar works Madruga's body with a nice hook.
Madruga misses with a looping left.
Naranbaatar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Madruga counters with a nice uppercut.
Naranbaatar delivers a nice body kick.
Madruga digs a good body shot into Naranbaatar's ribs.
Madruga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naranbaatar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Madruga.
Madruga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madruga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naranbaatar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naranbaatar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Madruga misses with a body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madruga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Naranbaatar counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Madruga.
Madruga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Madruga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Madruga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madruga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naranbaatar manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab.
Naranbaatar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madruga's sensitive parts.
Naranbaatar misses with a wild body shot.
Madruga moves in looking to clinch but Naranbaatar pushes him off.
Naranbaatar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madruga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madruga.
Madruga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naranbaatars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madruga is looking to clinch.
Naranbaatar is looking to counter punch.
Madruga throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
It looked like Naranbaatar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madruga misses with a body punch
and Naranbaatar counters with a good low kick that Madruga was not able to check.
Naranbaatar jabs at Madruga's body.
Madruga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naranbaatar's head backwards.
Madruga looks to clinch
and Naranbaatar counters with a left and a right that stings Madruga.
Naranbaatar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Madruga throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a jab but it's blocked by Madruga.
Madruga misses with an uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madruga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madruga connects with a crisp jab.
Madruga throws a big shot that misses.
Madruga throws a front kick aimed at Naranbaatar's knee but Naranbaatar avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Naranbaatar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madruga throws an off balance right hand
enabling Naranbaatar to counter with a crisp jab.
Madruga takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Madruga fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Naranbaatar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Naranbaatar lands with a good body shot.
Madruga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Otavio Madruga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Madruga throws a body shot but no joy.
Naranbaatar quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Madruga misses with a wild body shot.
Naranbaatar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Madruga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madruga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Madruga misses with a body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight right hand.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madruga misses with a body punch
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Madruga's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar loads up on a big right hand but Madruga slips the punch.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar looks to land a left hand but Madruga moved out of range nicely.
Naranbaatar misses with a low kick.
Naranbaatar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a head kick but Madruga moves out of range.
Naranbaatar swats away the attempt to clinch by Madruga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madruga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madruga scores with a body shot.
Madruga blocks a jab.
Madruga throws a head kick but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar feints and then cracks Madruga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madruga down.
Naranbaatar misses with a straight left.
Naranbaatar throws a big shot that misses.
Madruga misses with an uppercut
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madruga throws a low kick but Naranbaatar avoids it.
As Madruga looks to move away, Naranbaatar throws a big counter combo but Madruga just gets out of the way.
Madruga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naranbaatar counters with an inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madruga looks to land a left hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range nicely.
Madruga throws the left hand but Naranbaatar avoids the punch easily.
Naranbaatar moves away from the strike by Madruga.
Madruga's corner calls for a 1-2. Madruga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar moves out of range of the strikes.
As Madruga backs away, Naranbaatar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Naranbaatar looks to throw the jab but Madruga is out of range.
Naranbaatar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madruga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naranbaatar.
Madruga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naranbaatar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naranbaatar throws out a powerful jab.
Madruga tries a low kick but Naranbaatar avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Madruga.
A jab lands there for Naranbaatar.
Madruga missing with a left hand there. Naranbaatar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naranbaatar thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Naranbaatar lunges at Madruga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madruga's hand.
Naranbaatar throws an off balance right hand
and Madruga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Naranbaatar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naranbaatar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madruga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Naranbaatar scores with a decent looking hook.
Naranbaatar ducks under a wild hook from Madruga.
Madruga avoids the body shot from Naranbaatar.
Madruga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madruga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naranbaatar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar retains his welterweight title!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Piana!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piana.
Gray walks into a left hand.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Piana should have avoided that one.
Piana throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray cracks the inside of Piana's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Piana.
A telegraphed right hand from Piana misses the target.
Piana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray cracks Piana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Piana tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray slips under a jab from Piana.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piana misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a head kick that drops Piana to the mat! Piana scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Piana is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Piana misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Piana is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
No joy there for Piana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Piana misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Piana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rich Piana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray scoring well with a low kick there.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Piana seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gray catches Piana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gray.
Gray scores with a kick to the body.
Gray drops Piana with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Piana looks back up at him and smiles so Gray waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piana.
Piana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gray.
Piana looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piana walks into a left hand.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piana's head backwards.
Piana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gray digs a good hook to Piana's body.
Piana looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gray lands a right hand from hell, dropping Piana. Gray pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Akoni Gray started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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