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CFL 35 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dave Ming Chang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dave Ming Chang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond moves in looking to clinch but Ming Chang pushes him off.
Ming Chang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
Bond tries to clinch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Bond gets caught flat footed, as Ming Chang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ming Chang stands up and waves to Bond to follow him.
Ming Chang fails with the takedown.
Ming Chang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bond swivels and escapes.
Bond throws a body punch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Bond lands a jab to Ming Chang's midsection.
Ming Chang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bond pinned against the cage. Bond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt - Bond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ming Chang is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ming Chang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is trying to stand.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but Ming Chang is very close to passing his half guard.
Bond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ming Chang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bond slips a straight right by Ming Chang.
Ming Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Bond. No joy for Ming Chang on that attempt.
Bond closes the distance and clinches.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Come on Bond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bond wants to clinch up but Ming Chang keeps it at a distance.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ming Chang throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang lands with a right hand.
Bond tries to clinch there but Ming Chang circles away.
Ming Chang lands with a nice body punch.
Ming Chang scores a takedown into full mount!
Ming Chang looking to ground and pound but Bond is blocking nicely.
Bond is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bond regains half guard.
Bond manages to get to full guard.
Bond tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ming Chang looking to pass the guard.
Bond escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ming Chang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ming Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Bond.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ming Chang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Ming Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bond as he jumps to the side.
Bond cracks Ming Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ming Chang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ming Chang tries for a takedown but Bond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bond tries to clinch there but Ming Chang circles away.
Bond scores with a jab to the body.
Bond moves into the clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ming Chang blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming Chang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond misses with a knee strike.
Ming Chang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bond uses from the top position.
Ming Chang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bond has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here as Bond stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang dodges the ground and pound from Bond.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ming Chang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bond in side control, throwing shots but Ming Chang defends.
Bond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ming Chang stops Bond from passing to mount.
Ming Chang tries to bench press Bond off him but Bond keeps the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bond wants to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots in but Bond avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
Bond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ming Chang circles away.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang misses with a straight right.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Bond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ming Chang circles away.
Bond instigates a clinch.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Ming Chang is blocking nicely.
Ming Chang is working for takedown but Bond is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond breaks the clinch.
Bond gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bond throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ming Chang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ming Chang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ming Chang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond rushes Ming Chang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ming Chang misses with a double jab.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ming Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
Bond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bond breaks from the clinch.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ming Chang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bond tries to avoid it but Ming Chang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bond to the ground. Bond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ming Chang misses with a low kick.
Bond moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ming Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Ming Chang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave Ming Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond wants to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
Ming Chang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ming Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ming Chang throws a series of punches but Bond avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ming Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ming Chang circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang throws a push kick but Bond slaps the foot to one side.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots for a takedown but Bond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming Chang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bond works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Bond wants to clinch up but Ming Chang keeps it at a distance.
Bond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond prevents the takedown attempt.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ming Chang looks for a takedown but Bond sprawls well.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Bond misses.
Ming Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang tries to keep at a distance but Bond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang can't get the takedown.
Bond breaks the clinch.
Bond stuffs the takedown.
Bond with a jab.
Bond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ming Chang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dallas Bond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Ming Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ming Chang shoots for a takedown but Bond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ming Chang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ming Chang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bond is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming Chang keeps the fight on the outside.
Ming Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming Chang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bond pinned against the cage. Bond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ming Chang tries to keep at a distance but Bond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ming Chang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Bond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bond crunches a lovely knee into Ming Chang's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and willie maykit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). willie maykit has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, willie maykit!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maykit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Olof is looking to reverse the position.
maykit stands up and beckons Olof to his feet.
Olof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olof looks to land a combination. maykit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
maykit is rocked!
John Olof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
maykit misses with a series of wild punches.
Olof scores with a nice strike.
maykit is still on wobbly legs! Can Olof finish him?
Olof stuffs the takedown.
Olof connects with a stiff jab that staggers maykit - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Olof!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sabotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Szczevnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Sabotka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Szczevnikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabotka throws a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Sabotka as Szczevnikov shoots in.
Sabotka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Szczevnikov is rocked!
Sabotka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szczevnikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabotka finish him?
Szczevnikov shoots in and drives through. Sabotka sprawls well.
Sabotka throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Szczevnikov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergei Sabotka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xahli has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xahli just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mir tries to clinch but Xahli moves out of range.
Xahli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Xahli.
Xahli fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Xahli.
Xahli throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xahli.
Mir tries to clinch up but Xahli circles away and keeps his distance.
Xahli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xahli drives through and clinches with Mir against the cage.
Xahli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Xahli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Xahli closes the distance but Mir moves to the side
and Mir moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xahli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirs head.
Xahli lands a right hand.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xahli blocks it with crossed arms.
Xahli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xahli misses with some punches.
Xahli misses with the head strike.
Mir keeps control of Xahli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Xahli digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xahli.
Xahli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
A shot in the inside from Xahli.
Xahli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Xahli.
A short right from Xahli.
A right handed body shot lands from Xahli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xahli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Xahli.
Xahli lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xahli.
Mir prevents Xahli from breaking the clinch.
Xahli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xahli pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Xahli.
Xahli swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir blocking some punches.
Xahli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xahli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xahli is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Xahli lands with a light punch inside.
Xahli lands with a short shot to the head.
Mir is rocked!
Xahli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xahli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Xahli closes the distance but Mir moves to the side
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Xahli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xahli misses with some punches.
Xahli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xahli is working Mir over against the cage.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xahli lands with a short shot to the head.
Xahli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xahli throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Xahli.
Xahli lands a left hand.
Xahli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Xahli is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xahli pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Xahli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xahli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier Xahli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xahli with a hook.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Xahli.
Xahli misses with a wild combination.
Xahli misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Xahli misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Xahli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Xahli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xahli drives through and clinches with Mir against the cage.
Xahli scores with a hook to the body.
Xahli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xahli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xahli scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xahli dominated that round.
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.
Xahli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xahli.
Xahli looks for a takedown but Mir sprawls well.
Xahli throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Xahli lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Xahli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xahli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xahli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xahli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xahli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xahli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xahli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xahli digs a right hand underneath Mir's ribcage. Mir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xahli scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Xahli - that landed with a thud.
Xahli ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Xahli no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Xahli pushes Mir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Xahli throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Xahli clinches up against the cage.
Mir keeps control of Xahli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Xahli.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xahli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xahli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xahli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xahli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xahli misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xahli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xahli scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Xahli.
A head punch on the inside from Xahli fails to land.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xahli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xahli misses with the head strike.
Xahli working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Xahli.
Xahli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Xahli.
Xahli works on Mir's body with a couple of short punches.
Xahli jumps into guard, dragging Mir to the mat.
Xahli pushes Mir off and scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Xahli does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xahli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Xahli.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Xahli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xahli clinches up against the cage.
Xahli lands a nice shot to the body.
Xahli breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Xahli.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Xahli circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xahli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xahli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Xahli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Xahli.
Xahli rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Xahli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xahli lands an uppercut.
Xahli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xavier Xahli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xahli pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xahli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xahli lands a shoulder strike.
Xahli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xahli misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Xahli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xahli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Xahli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Xahli.
Xavier Xahli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xahli throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xahli tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Xahli lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mir can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Xahli and Mir drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Xahli.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Xahli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sleepwalking by Blindside. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Churchhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchhill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jitz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Churchhill swivels and escapes.
Jitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Churchhill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jitz wants to land a leg kick but Churchhill is out of range.
Churchhill shoots in and bounces Jitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Churchhill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Churchhill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Churchhill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Churchhill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jitz keeping moving, preventing Churchhill from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchhill is really struggling to control Jitz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Churchhill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jitz has his foot on Churchhill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Churchhill works his way back into a safe position though.
Jitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Churchhill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Churchhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Churchhill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jitz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Churchhill uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jitz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Winston Churchhill!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between S S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). S comes to the cage accompanied by Atmos Ride the Flow(Nelix rmx). The crowd seem to be enjoying Larsson's choice of entrance music: Foo Fighters - My Hero. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, S S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Larsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsson swivels and escapes.
S shoots in for a takedown but Larsson shows good takedown defense.
Larsson lands with a cross.
S will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for S S. That's going to take a lot out of him.
S shoots in for a double leg but Larsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson drops S with a beautiful combination! S stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Larsson is looking for the KO!
S is rocked!
It looks like S S has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
S ducks into an uppercut from Larsson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Larsson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. McCullough tries to sprawl out of it but Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCullough manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCullough as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from McCullough.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with McCullough, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes McCullough against the cage but McCullough circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves fails to land the takedown.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves dodges the punch combination from McCullough.
Alves slips a straight right by McCullough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves scores with a takedown into McCullough's guard.
Alves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McCullough manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alves has McCullough in his guard.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCullough gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Alves wants to sweep here but McCullough controlling him for the moment.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCullough looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McCullough has passed into half guard!
McCullough really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCullough looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCullough perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McCullough stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alves to get to his feet.
A left lands for McCullough.
McCullough stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
McCullough lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCullough as he avoids it easily.
McCullough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Pablo Alves has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alves in his tracks.
McCullough connects with a looping right hand.
Alves is rocked!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves shoots in and drives through. McCullough sprawls well.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCullough throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Good shot there by McCullough.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCullough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullough lands the left hand.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but McCullough shows good takedown defense.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCullough as he jumps to the side.
McCullough lands a jab to the nose.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCullough moves into the clinch successfully.
McCullough manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough clinches.
McCullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves tries for a takedown but McCullough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wayne McCullough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullough lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from McCullough.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from McCullough.
A slow jab from McCullough misses its intended target.
A punch combination from McCullough misses.
Alves looks for a takedown but McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough throws a body kick that misses.
Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! McCullough slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alves's cut.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but McCullough sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - McCullough sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullough misses the shot to the body.
McCullough keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCullough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from McCullough.
A nice combination there by McCullough.
McCullough stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from McCullough misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCullough misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from McCullough as Alves shoots in.
McCullough throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCullough 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.
Alves tries for a takedown but McCullough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCullough misses with a straight right.
McCullough wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCullough's waist but McCullough gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
McCullough works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCullough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
McCullough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alves fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCullough connects with a single shot there.
Pablo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alves momentarily.
McCullough scores with a nice head shot.
McCullough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Alves drops his hands momentarily and McCullough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCullough cracks Alves with a good jab.
McCullough loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCullough catches Alves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne McCullough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCullough misses with a wild body shot.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but McCullough pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough tries to score with a low kick but Alves moves his leg out of the way.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves shoots for a takedown but McCullough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCullough misses the jab.
McCullough just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves shoots in and drives through. McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough lands a jab to the nose.
McCullough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves slips under a jab.
McCullough throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but McCullough sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCullough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alves shoots in and drives through. McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but McCullough shows good takedown defense.
McCullough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullough scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCullough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCullough as he jumps to the side.
A combination from McCullough does no damage.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - McCullough sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCullough displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCullough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves avoids the body shot from McCullough.
McCullough tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
McCullough has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCullough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves shoots in and drives through. McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough looks to land a combination. Alves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCullough wants to control but Alves postures up.
Alves goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McCullough has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alves but great work by McCullough.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
McCullough controlling the position.
Alves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves gets back to full guard.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCullough passes into half guard.
McCullough with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCullough trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCullough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves working for a triangle but McCullough defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCullough throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCullough looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but McCullough shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries for a takedown but McCullough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCullough's waist but McCullough gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough scores with a hook to the body.
McCullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alves in the domination position with McCullough hanging on.
Alves tries for a kimura but McCullough is defending well.
McCullough is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
McCullough tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pablo Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullough regains half guard, as Alves was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCullough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne McCullough!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner has chosen The Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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211 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Horner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horner clinches with his opponent.
Gallagher has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Horner is trying to keep an underhook but Gallagher manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horner is refusing to be controlled, as Gallagher sits in half guard.
Gallagher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horner defends it well.
Horner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Horner tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Horner is looking to reverse the position.
Gallagher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gallagher tries for a kimura but Horner is defending well.
Horner is looking to regain half guard here but Gallagher keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gallagher wants to take a breather but Horner is having none of it.
Horner is looking to improve his position.
Horner moves into full guard.
Horner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gallagher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Horner is looking for a sweep.
Gallagher tries to move to mount but Horner blocks the move with his legs.
Horner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Horner struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gallagher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Horner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gallagher off and has taken his back!
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Gallagher won't enjoy being in this position. Horner looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Gallagher is tapping - it's over boys! Horner picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kurt Horner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Shortcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes to the cage accompanied by Into The Valley. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Shortcut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Groote on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shortcut clobbers De Groote with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Groote dodges the punch combination from Shortcut.
Shortcut scores with a body shot.
Shortcut throws a body punch but De Groote moves out of range.
De Groote wants to clinch.
Shortcut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shortcut drops De Groote with a beautiful combination! De Groote stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shortcut is looking for the KO!
De Groote is rocked!
It looks like Bas De Groote has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shortcut throws a body punch but De Groote moves out of range.
Shortcut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shortcut sizes up De Groote with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh De Groote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Shortcut as De Groote shoots in.
De Groote seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shortcut tries to bum rush De Groote with a series of wild strikes but De Groote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shortcut lands a nice hook to De Groote's body. De Groote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Groote is breathing heavily.
Shortcut connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt De Groote! He's out on his feet! Shortcut rushes in and drops De Groote with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aiden Shortcut!
Aiden Shortcut is the new heavyweight champion!
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