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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Miller (ranked 9705 p4p, 587 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 22795 p4p, 603 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Long circles away.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stands up out of the half guard.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Long swivels and escapes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Long fails with the takedown.
Miller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Long looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands a body shot.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nick Miller has been cut.
Long clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miller! Long lets Miller back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Miller is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long cracks Miller on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Miller falls backwards against the cage. Long follows up with more strikes that drop Miller to his knees. Long keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Miller! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Long!
Brandon Long decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malako Lahua (ranked 5511 p4p, 564 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 6172 p4p, 606 weight class). Malako Lahua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devin Watkins's chin.
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193 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malako Lahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahua stuffs the takedown attempt from Watkins. Watkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Watkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lahua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lahua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lahua.
Lahua slaps away a takedown attempt from Watkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lahua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lahua scores with a nice head shot.
Watkins is rocked!
Lahua shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Lahua slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Lahua lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Malako Lahua!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kosma Wawelski (ranked 4536 p4p, 211 weight class) and Denny Young (ranked 7913 p4p, 325 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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140 lbs
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120 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Wawelski is very close to passing his half guard.
Wawelski prevents Young from improving his position.
Wawelski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Young knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Young looking for submissions off his back.
Wawelski thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawelski wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Wawelski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Young!
Wawelski wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Wawelski's attempts to control the action.
Wawelski controlling his opponent.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but Wawelski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Young is rocked!
Wawelski controlling the pace for now.
Young is still in real trouble! Can Wawelski finish him?
Wawelski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Wawelski looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.
Young tries to hold on but Wawelski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Young wants to hold on but Wawelski pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawelski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wawelski has control of Young's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Young regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wawelski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.
Wawelski controlling from mount.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Wawelski's attempts to control the action.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wawelski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
Wawelski avoids the attempt from Young to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski punching from mount but Young doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wawelski wants to finish this one by submission but Young is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wawelski.
Young tries to lock up and control but Wawelski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wawelski pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wawelski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wawelski loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Young scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wawelski land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wawelski stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosma Wawelski!
A relieved looking Kosma Wawelski 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merle Highchurch (ranked 3712 p4p, 425 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 22916 p4p, 839 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Merle Highchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highchurch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimdal, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimdal breaks the clinch.
Grimdal clinches up against the cage.
Highchurch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grimdal is trying to break free.
Highchurch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Highchurch has Grimdal pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Highchurch.
Grimdal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Highchurch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Highchurch closes the distance and pushes Grimdal back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimdal tries to circle away but Highchurch has him pinned against the cage.
Grimdal working hard to break the clinch.
Highchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
Highchurch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimdal's efforts to push away.
Highchurch slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimdal lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Highchurch to work.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Highchurch lands a knee to the head.
Grimdal working hard to break the clinch.
Grimdal misses with some punches.
Highchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimdal breaks from the clinch.
Grimdal rushes Highchurch and presses him up against the cage.
Highchurch lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Reggie Grimdal's cut even more.
Grimdal prevents a body shot from Highchurch.
Grimdal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch avoids the elbow strike from Grimdal, against the cage.
Highchurch holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Highchurch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Highchurch for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Highchurch avoids the elbow strike from Grimdal, against the cage.
Highchurch blocks an elbow strike.
Grimdal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Highchurch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Highchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Highchurch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Highchurch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it misses.
Highchurch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimdal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Highchurch blocks the elbow strike.
Highchurch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimdal's efforts to push away.
Grimdal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimdal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grimdal being controlled against the cage.
Highchurch scores with a shot to the side of Grimdal's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Highchurch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grimdal with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal tries to stall but Highchurch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimdal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Highchurch has him pressed against the cage.
Grimdal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimdal throws an elbow but misses.
Grimdal working hard to break the clinch.
Highchurch avoiding damage.
Highchurch prevents Grimdal from breaking the clinch.
Grimdal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimdal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Highchurch pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimdal is stalling here.
Grimdal is looking to break free of the clinch but Highchurch has double underhooks.
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 Merle Highchurch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reggie Grimdal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Highchurch has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Highchurch.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Highchurch lands a left hand.
Grimdal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Highchurch.
Highchurch just leaning against Grimdal, taking a breather.
Grimdal trying to stall but Highchurch improves his position.
The referee calls for Highchurch to work.
Grimdal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Merle Highchurch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grimdal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimdal is trying to break the clinch but Highchurch has him pressed against the cage.
Highchurch stalling the fight.
Highchurch just leaning against Grimdal, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Highchurch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Merle Highchurch.
Highchurch closes the distance and pushes Grimdal back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch misses with a knee strike.
Grimdal has had enough of the clinch but Highchurch keeps him there for the moment.
Grimdal breaks the clinch.
Highchurch rushes Grimdal and presses him up against the cage.
Grimdal is trying to stall.
Grimdal being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Highchurch.
Nice elbow from Highchurch.
Highchurch keeps control of Grimdal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimdal throws an elbow but misses.
Highchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimdal can do to turn this around?
Highchurch can't find room to land a body shot as Grimdal controls the action.
Grimdal looking to slow down the pace here.
Highchurch stalling.
Grimdal misses with some punches.
Grimdal blocks the elbow strike.
Grimdal tries to break the clinch but Highchurch is controlling the position.
Highchurch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highchurch stalling in the clinch.
Grimdal throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Grimdal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Highchurch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Highchurch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Highchurch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Highchurch slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Highchurch.
Highchurch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Highchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Highchurch blocks the elbow strike.
Grimdal working Highchurch over with knees to the body.
Highchurch lands a body shot.
Highchurch stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Grimdal.
Grimdal has had enough of the clinch but Highchurch keeps him there for the moment.
Highchurch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimdal's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimdal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Highchurch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Highchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Highchurch.
Highchurch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grimdal throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Highchurch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Highchurch seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Merle Highchurch.
Highchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merle Highchurch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Grimdal's cut.
That's time! Highchurch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Highchurch misses with a punch to the body.
Grimdal tries to work over Highchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Highchurch scores with a shot to the side of Grimdal's head.
A body shot lands from Highchurch.
Highchurch controlling the action here for a moment.
Highchurch has Grimdal pressed against the cage, preventing Grimdal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Highchurch on the inside.
Grimdal is rocked!
Highchurch stalling against the cage.
Grimdal is still on wobbly legs! Can Highchurch finish him?
Grimdal lands a hook that snaps the head of Highchurch backwards.
Grimdal seems to have recovered his senses.
Grimdal letting Highchurch take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch takes a shot to the head.
Grimdal misses with an elbow strike.
Grimdal can't break the clinch.
Highchurch lands a body shot.
Highchurch is struggling to control the position.
Grimdal can't break the clinch.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimdal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highchurch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Highchurch stalling.
Highchurch avoiding damage.
Highchurch blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal is looking to control Highchurch's arms but Highchurch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimdal has his back to the cage.
Grimdal misses with an elbow strike.
Grimdal misses with a punch on the inside.
Highchurch avoids the elbow strike from Grimdal, against the cage.
Highchurch misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Highchurch.
The cut above Reggie Grimdal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimdal is trying to push Highchurch away but Highchurch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grimdal looking to stall.
Grimdal is trying to push Highchurch away but Highchurch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Highchurch prevents Grimdal from breaking the clinch.
Highchurch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Highchurch to work.
Grimdal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimdal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highchurch moves into range and clinches up with Grimdal.
Grimdal can't break the clinch.
Grimdal throws an elbow but it misses.
Highchurch scores with a hook to the body.
Grimdal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Highchurch closes the distance and pushes Grimdal back into the cage.
Highchurch just leaning against Grimdal, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Highchurch as Grimdal tries to tie him up.
Grimdal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reggie Grimdal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimdal wants to break free but Highchurch has control.
Grimdal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Highchurch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grimdal up against the cage.
Highchurch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Highchurch slowing the pace effectively.
Grimdal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Highchurch has managed to clinch.
Highchurch dodges an elbow strike from Grimdal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Highchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grimdal blocks an elbow strike.
Merle Highchurch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Highchurch avoiding damage as Grimdal throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highchurch tries a knee to the head but Grimdal blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merle Highchurch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Highchurch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merle Highchurch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph OByrne (ranked 3686 p4p, 340 weight class) and Toshi Hijikata (ranked 3255 p4p, 301 weight class). Toshi Hijikata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hijikata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hijikata.
Hijikata is looking to slow OByrne down with leg kicks.
Hijikata walks into a left hand.
OByrne avoids the body shot from Hijikata.
Hijikata moves out of range of the body kick from OByrne.
OByrne backing away here, and Hijikata unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Hijikata checks it.
Hijikata tries a quick counter leg kick but OByrne is wise to it.
OByrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hijikata takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hijikata. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hijikata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OByrne counters with a thumping low kick.
OByrne pushes Hijikata away with a front kick.
OByrne moves into range and clinches up with Hijikata.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OByrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hijikata.
Hijikata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from OByrne.
Hijikata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hijikata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
OByrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OByrne lands a left hand.
Hijikata looking to stall.
Hijikata breaks the clinch.
OByrne staying out of range there.
Hijikata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hijikata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OByrne.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hijikata shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Hijikata backs away, OByrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hijikata throws a predictable looking body shot
and OByrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OByrne throws a chopping leg kick but Hijikata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OByrne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
OByrne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for OByrne.
OByrne has Hijikata pressed against the cage, preventing Hijikata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hijikata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but OByrne has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from OByrne - that landed with a thud.
Hijikata looks winded!
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!
Hijikata is trying to break free.
OByrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hijikata has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OByrne manages to break the clinch.
OByrne blocks the body kick.
OByrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hijikata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down OByrne rather than just go for the knockout.
OByrne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hijikata.
It looks like Toshi Hijikata has been cut.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Hijikata pivots, looking for a leg kick but OByrne is out of range and Hijikata settles back down.
OByrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
OByrne looks to land a body kick but Hijikata moved away.
Hijikata steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from OByrne. That one must have hurt.
OByrne lands a front kick.
OByrne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hijikata fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OByrne.
Hijikata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. Hijikata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Hijikata misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hijikata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
OByrne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hijikata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hijikata throws a chopping leg kick but OByrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OByrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hijikata. That did some damage!
Hijikata misses the shot to the body.
OByrne swings for the body but Hijikata moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! OByrne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hijikata - the referee stops the clock and OByrne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hijikata. OByrne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hijikata.
Hijikata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
OByrne scores with a push kick.
Hijikata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hijikata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OByrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hijikata under the eye.
OByrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hijikata tenderised OByrne's leg. OByrne is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hijikata misses with a head kick.
Hijikata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
OByrne works Hijikata's body with a nice hook.
OByrne moves out of range of the body kick.
OByrne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good work by OByrne as he checks the leg kick.
Hijikata misses with a leg kick.
Hijikata moves away from the strike by OByrne.
Hijikata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hijikata throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
OByrne lands a nice hook to Hijikata's body. Hijikata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hijikata has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from OByrne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hijikata. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
OByrne scores with a shot to the body.
Hijikata throws a leg kick
and OByrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OByrne scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Hijikata'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.
OByrne looks to land a body kick but Hijikata moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
OByrne throws a solid leg kick but Hijikata takes the impact on his shin and smiles at OByrne.
Hijikata throws a leg kick
and OByrne counters with a nice uppercut.
Hijikata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OByrne manages to avoid it.
Hijikata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OByrne's calf.
OByrne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
OByrne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
OByrne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
OByrne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hijikata lands a nice looking body kick.
OByrne stuns Hijikata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hijikata at a distance.
Hijikata checks a leg kick.
OByrne throws a body kick that misses.
Hijikata throws a sloppy head kick and OByrne moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hijikata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
OByrne backing away here, and Hijikata unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph OByrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Hijikata connects with a solid leg kick.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
OByrne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hijikata connects with a leg kick. OByrne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OByrne tries to land a leg kick but Hijikata saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Hijikata
and OByrne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hijikata's knee momentarily.
OByrne misses with a leg kick
and Hijikata counters with a good low kick that OByrne was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from OByrne.
Hijikata throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
OByrne throws a push kick but Hijikata slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Hijikata lands but OByrne takes it in his stride.
Hijikata throws a body shot but no joy.
OByrne checks the leg kick nicely there.
OByrne closes the distance and pushes Hijikata back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OByrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hijikata in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hijikata working aggressively here.
OByrne tries to throw a body punch but Hijikata avoids it by throwing OByrne back against the cage.
Hijikata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hijikata pushes OByrne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OByrne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hijikata.
OByrne has a couple of punches blocked by Hijikata.
Hijikata looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from OByrne as the two fighters clinch.
OByrne has Hijikata pressed against the cage, preventing Hijikata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OByrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
OByrne pushes Hijikata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hijikata misses with the head strike.
OByrne scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for OByrne.
Hijikata is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata stalling in the clinch but OByrne improves position.
OByrne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OByrne misses with a double jab.
Hijikata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from OByrne.
Hijikata tries to land a leg kick but OByrne saw it coming and moves away.
OByrne throws a head kick but Hijikata moves out of range.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but OByrne checks it.
Hijikata looks for the body kick but OByrne saw that one coming.
Hijikata throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
OByrne walks into a stiff left hand from Hijikata.
OByrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hijikata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
OByrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hijikata is able to avoid easily.
OByrne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hijikata counters with a straight right hand.
Hijikata misses with a straight right.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but OByrne moved away.
OByrne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
OByrne missing with a left hand there. Hijikata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from OByrne. Hijikata does a little dance to reset his feet.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hijikata is just out of range.
Hijikata lands with a kick to the ribs.
OByrne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hijikata counters with a good, hard body kick but OByrne shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hijikata misses with a body shot.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hijikata's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hijikata.
OByrne checks a low kick from Hijikata.
Hijikata checks a low kick from OByrne.
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Hijikata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hijikata throws a body punch but OByrne moves out of range.
Hijikata tried to score with a low kick but OByrne checks it.
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Hijikata misses with the body kick
and OByrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hijikata misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toshi Hijikata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toshi Hijikata's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hijikata dodges the punch combination from OByrne.
OByrne digs a good hook to Hijikata's body.
Good exchange - OByrne coming out on top.
OByrne clinches with his opponent.
OByrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hijikata.
Hijikata misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from OByrne.
Hijikata trying to control the position but instead, OByrne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hijikata into the cage.
Hijikata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hijikata connects with a solid leg kick.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
OByrne throws a quick counter head kick but Hijikata was just out of range.
OByrne scores with a leg kick.
OByrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OByrne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hijikata's head.
Hijikata throws the kick towards the body but OByrne avoids it.
Hijikata thows a body kick. OByrne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hijikata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OByrne cracks the inside of Hijikata's front leg.
Hijikata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
OByrne wants to land a leg kick but Hijikata is out of range.
Hijikata misses with the body kick
and OByrne counters with a slapping leg kick.
OByrne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hijikata was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
OByrne blocks a head kick by Hijikata.
An inside leg kick lands from OByrne.
OByrne throws a head kick but Hijikata moves out of range.
Hijikata feints a counter leg kick.
That kick from Hijikata tenderised OByrne's leg. OByrne is trying to keep his angry face on.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata tries to score with a low kick but OByrne moves his leg out of the way.
And OByrne counters with a quick kick to the body but Hijikata blocks it.
OByrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hijikata misses with a low kick as OByrne jumps back.
OByrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
OByrne tries to work over Hijikata's front leg with a kick but Hijikata checks it.
OByrne throws a front kick aimed at Hijikata's knee but Hijikata avoids it well.
Hijikata misses with a low kick.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OByrne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OByrne blocks the body kick.
OByrne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hijikata thuds his shin into the meat of OByrne's side.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OByrne moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hijikata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hijikata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
Hijikata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by OByrne. OByrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but OByrne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hijikata checks a low kick from OByrne.
Hijikata follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
OByrne is looking to chop away at Hijikata's legs.
OByrne connects with an inside leg kick.
Hijikata checks a leg kick nicely.
Hijikata only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hijikata blocks the low kick.
OByrne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hijikata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OByrne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hijikata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
OByrne misses with a looping right.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
OByrne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OByrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hijikata can do to turn this around?
Hijikata walks into a straight right hand from OByrne.
Hijikata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
OByrne throws the kick towards the body but Hijikata avoids it.
Hijikata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OByrne throws a body kick that misses.
OByrne pushes Hijikata away with a front kick.
Hijikata misses with a leg kick.
Hijikata throws a low kick, looking for OByrne's leg but OByrne calmly moves out of range.
OByrne is looking to land body kicks.
OByrne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hijikata connects with a leg kick. OByrne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hijikata.
OByrne throws a solid leg kick but Hijikata takes the impact on his shin and smiles at OByrne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OByrne 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
A victorious Joseph OByrne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Blue (ranked 23604 p4p, 326 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 3953 p4p, 134 weight class). Waldo Blue is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Waldo Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bush!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush closes the distance and clinches.
Bush has hold of one of Blue's legs. Blue is fighting the takedown attempt but Bush gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Blue can't keep his opponent in guard - Bush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blue defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Bush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bush is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue is controlling Bush's trapped leg to prevent Bush from advancing to side control.
Bush is looking to advance position but Blue won't allow it.
Blue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
Blue wants to control but Bush is keeping busy.
Bush throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Bush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bush takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Bush drops an elbow to the side of Blue's head.
Bush trying to control from half guard but Blue is working away.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bush throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bush seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush trying to mount his opponent but Blue defends it.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blue taking some punishment here, with Bush in his half guard.
Bush wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy.
Bush seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blue's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blue sees it coming and defends easily.
Blue is not content to let Bush control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Bush 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blue shoots in and bounces Bush off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Bush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bush trying to land knees to the body.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Bush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bush closes the distance and clinches.
Bush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bush wants to take the fight to the mat but Blue manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Waldo Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Bush.
Bush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blue pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blue gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bush wants to improve his position but Blue is controlling well.
Bush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bush is trying to get back to full guard.
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue working Bush over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blue winds up and cracks Bush with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blue works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blue with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like George Bush has been cut.
Blue landing shots from mount.
Bush tries to reverse the position but Blue maintains control.
Blue cracks Bush with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blue lands a big shot there that rocks Bush but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Blue connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blue trying to control but Bush is having none of it.
Bush regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue lands with a punch from half guard.
Blue wants to control but Bush is keeping him busy.
Bush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blue wants to control but Bush is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blue connects with a nice short shot to Bush's temple.
Blue is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blue trying to control from half guard but Bush is working away.
Bush trying to control from the bottom.
Blue is trying to control the action in half guard but Bush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bush moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
Bush working a defensive guard but Blue passes into half guard.
Bush taking some punishment here, with Blue in his half guard.
Bush wants to improve his position but Blue is controlling well.
Blue is trying to control the action in half guard but Bush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blue slips a nice elbow through Bush's hands, connecting with Bush's forehead.
Bush moves into full guard.
Blue postures up.
Blue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blue cracks Bush with a solid left hand.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Blue from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bush to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Blue is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bush pulls down on the head and he's put Blue to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). George Bush!
George Bush was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Niel (ranked 3762 p4p, 343 weight class) and Brusko Ramero Genimer (ranked 3643 p4p, 338 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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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Niel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusko Ramero Genimer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genimer is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Genimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Genimer.
A jab from Niel does it's job there.
Genimer moves out of range of the body kick from Niel.
Genimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niel throws a leg kick
and Genimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niel misses with a head kick.
Niel misses with a combination
and Genimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Genimer fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Genimer ducks under a wild hook from Niel.
Genimer throws out a counter right but Niel avoids it with no problem.
Genimer avoids the body shot from Niel.
A little jabbing left from Genimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niel misses with a kick to the body.
Genimer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Niel throws a low kick but Genimer moves out of range easily.
Niel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Genimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Genimer blocks the low kick.
As Niel backs off Genimer throws a huge counter combo but Niel manages to avoid it all.
Niel misses with a straight right.
Genimer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Niel swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Genimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Niel throws a body punch but Genimer moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Genimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niel misses the shot to the body.
Genimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Genimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Genimer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Niel.
Niel misses with an uppercut
and Genimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niel misses with a jab to the body
and Genimer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genimer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niel lands with a nice body kick.
Niel throws a lazy body kick
and Genimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niel wants to clinch up but Genimer keeps it at a distance.
Niel thuds his shin into the meat of Genimer's side.
Niel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Genimer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Genimer to counter with a crisp jab.
John Niel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Niel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Genimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niel is looking to wear down Genimer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niel throws a leg kick
enabling Genimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Niel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Genimer is out of range and Niel settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niel throws a combination that misses
and Genimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niel throws a series of punches but Genimer avoids them all with ease.
Niel is breathing heavily.
Niel tries to land a body kick
and Genimer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Genimer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Genimer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niel tries to keep at a distance but Genimer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Genimer gets through Niel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niel is looking to control Genimer's arms but Genimer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niel has his back to the cage.
Genimer working aggressively here.
Niel misses with some punches.
Genimer stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niel blocks a body shot from Genimer.
A head punch on the inside from Niel fails to land.
Genimer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Genimer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Genimer blocks a body shot from Niel.
Genimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genimer scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niel misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusko Ramero Genimer 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.
Genimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niel throws a body kick that misses
and Genimer counters with a straight right hand.
Niel misses with a straight right.
As Niel backs off Genimer throws a huge counter combo but Niel manages to avoid it all.
Niel misses with a body shot
and Genimer counters with a straight right hand.
Genimer is looking to clinch but Niel is avoiding it.
Brusko Ramero Genimer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niel looks to throw a body kick
and Genimer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niel misses with a hook.
Niel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Genimer to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Niel misses
and Genimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Genimer defending well as Niel loads up on a big left hand.
Genimer flicks out a counter leg kick but Niel steps away.
Niel throws a sloppy head kick
and Genimer counters with a left and a right that stings Niel.
Niel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genimer clinches with his opponent.
Genimer blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genimer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niel backwards.
Oh Niel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Genimer.
Genimer pushes Niel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genimer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Genimer.
Genimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genimer.
Niel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Genimer.
Genimer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Genimer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Niel! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Genimer is unloading with more strikes now! Niel drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brusko Ramero Genimer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brusko Ramero Genimer made sure he mentioned RAGS of a RONIN, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Best (ranked 2773 p4p, 304 weight class) and Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov (ranked 3270 p4p, 358 weight class). Gamztkhanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crowbar - Planets Collide. Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
235 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamztkhanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Best circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Best. Those never looked like landing.
Gamztkhanov moves into range and clinches up with Best.
Best breaks from the clinch.
Best takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gamztkhanov avoids the body shot from Best.
Gamztkhanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Best rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamztkhanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best throws a series of punches but Gamztkhanov avoids them all with ease.
Best fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gamztkhanov lands with a straight right. Best didn't see that one coming.
Best misses with a series of wild punches.
Gamztkhanov avoids the body shot from Best.
Best takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Best has knocked Gamztkhanov down with a huge combo! Best steps away and waves a wobbly Gamztkhanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov has been cut.
Best swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Gamztkhanov - just one landing.
Gamztkhanov connects with the punch.
Best blocks a head kick by Gamztkhanov.
Best loads up on a big right hand but Gamztkhanov slips the punch.
Gamztkhanov moves away from the strike by Best.
Gamztkhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamztkhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Gamztkhanov misses.
Gamztkhanov misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Best does no damage.
Gamztkhanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Best momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gamztkhanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Best misses with a jab to the body
and Gamztkhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gamztkhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Best paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Best tries to keep at a distance but Gamztkhanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Best has hold of one of Gamztkhanov's legs. Gamztkhanov is fighting the takedown attempt but Best gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gamztkhanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Best defends well.
We've been hearing good reports from Best's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamztkhanov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Best passes into side control.
Gamztkhanov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamztkhanov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Best can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gamztkhanov is looking to escape.
Best sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gamztkhanov tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Gamztkhanov reaches up to try and control the position but Best seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gamztkhanov rolls and tries to escape and now Best has his back!
Gamztkhanov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Gamztkhanov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Best!
Best trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Best keeps control of the position as Gamztkhanov tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Gamztkhanov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Best continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamztkhanov just trying to survive but Best is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gamztkhanov tries to escape but Best has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Best slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Best is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gamztkhanov is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Best!
A relieved looking Adam Best 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 Pauke Murhaa (ranked 2030 p4p, 290 weight class) and Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 4280 p4p, 541 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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209 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Bobaszewski.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Bobaszewski avoided it.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobaszewski moves away.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Bobaszewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobaszewski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bobaszewski looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Bobaszewski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murhaa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Murhaa works on Bobaszewski's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Bobaszewski looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bobaszewski or not.
Murhaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski working aggressively here.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Bobaszewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobaszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Murhaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bobaszewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murhaa avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa stalls.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Murhaa managing to block the knees to the body from Bobaszewski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murhaa.
Bobaszewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa is leaning against Bobaszewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa is leaning against Bobaszewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bobaszewski.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bobaszewski letting Murhaa take a breather here.
Murhaa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bobaszewski misses with the head strike.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa pushes Bobaszewski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa stalling against the cage.
Murhaa works on Bobaszewski's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murhaa.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa drops Bobaszewski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bobaszewski looks back up at him and smiles so Murhaa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bobaszewski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa delivers a nice body kick.
Bobaszewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Nice body kick there by Murhaa.
Bobaszewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Murhaa.
Bobaszewski throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa darts in and clinches Bobaszewski up against the cage.
Murhaa pushes Bobaszewski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a big right hand that drops Bobaszewski! The killer instinct kicks in and Murhaa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murhaa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauke Murhaa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Space (ranked 1830 p4p, 265 weight class) and Anthony Rodgers (ranked 1398 p4p, 205 weight class). Rodgers has chosen Lil Wayne - Moment as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Kevin Space is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Space!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Space.
Rodgers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been hearing reports that Space has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Space shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Space shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodgers sprawls well. He's pushed Space's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Space. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Space to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Space will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Space drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Space jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Space working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Space drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodgers dives on top into guard.
Space throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Space had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodgers defends it easily.
Space is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodgers is aware though and is defending well.
Space has his foot on Rodgers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodgers works his way back into a safe position though.
Space escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodgers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Space's guard.
Space is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodgers is aware though and is defending well.
Space throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
I've been told that Rodgers has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Space has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Space's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers gets to his feet - Space follows without any prompting.
Space tries for a takedown but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Space has his takedown stuffed
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kevin Space has been cut.
Rodgers stuffs the takedown attempt from Space. Space gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodgers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Space shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Space fails with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Space misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Space is defended easily by Rodgers.
Kevin Space seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Space looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodgers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Space misses with a takedown
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Space shoots and misses
and Rodgers counters with a nice right hand that sends Space toppling to the canvas! Space scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rodgers finish him?!
Space is rocked!
Space doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a right hand from hell and Space is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Rodgers!
Anthony Rodgers is the new light heavyweight champion!
Anthony Rodgers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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