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Grappling Tourney Round THREE! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CoCo Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Johnsson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Joni Johnsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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217 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, CoCo Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware scores with a hook.
Johnsson looks to land a body kick but Ware moved away.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Ware moves out of range.
Ware's corner calls for a 1-2. Ware obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Ware slaps the foot to one side.
Ware looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnsson throws a low kick, looking for Ware's leg but Ware calmly moves out of range.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Ware.
Ware fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Ware sees coming a mile off.
Joni Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ware. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ware throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ware keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Ware takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ware scores with a leg kick.
Johnsson throws a front kick aimed at Ware's knee but Ware avoids it well.
Ware throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson throws a right hand that Ware ducks under and follows up with a left that Ware also avoids with ease.
Johnsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ware attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ware will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ware counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Ware.
Johnsson throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnsson looks gassed!
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Ware.
No joy there for Ware, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ware's corner calls for a 1-2. Ware obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ware lands a front kick.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Ware.
Johnsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ware with a jab.
Ware moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ware lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnsson doesn't seem phased though.
Ware closes the distance and pushes Johnsson back into the cage.
Ware lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Ware.
Ware lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnsson or not.
Ware'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Ware - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ware softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnsson takes a shot to the head.
Ware scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ware is working Johnsson over against the cage.
Ware lands with a right to the head.
Ware lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ware.
Ware lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ware.
Ware is leaning against Johnsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ware is struggling to control the position.
Ware lands a nice uppercut.
Ware lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ware breaks from the clinch.
Ware comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ware shoots in for a takedown but Johnsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ware fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Ware lands with a hook. Johnsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware stuns Johnsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick by Johnsson misses
enabling Ware to counter with a crisp jab.
Ware turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ware with a hook.
Johnsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ware connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnsson scrambles back to his feet.
Ware works the jab nicely.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses
and Ware counters with a solid body kick.
Joni Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ware connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ware goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ware.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ware.
Ware lands a nice shot that snaps Johnsson's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ware dives in and grabs Johnsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnsson pushes down on Ware's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CoCo Ware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ware lands a jab to the head.
Johnsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ware.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware cracks a nice hook into Johnsson's ribs.
Johnsson walks into a jab.
Ware throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Ware lands.
Ware lands a nice shot that snaps Johnsson's head back.
Ware scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ware lands with a right hand.
Johnsson throws a body kick the misses
letting Ware counter with a right hand.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ware counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnsson shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Johnsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ware.
Ware digs a good hook to Johnsson's body.
Nice body kick from Ware.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Johnsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Ware with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ware throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CoCo Ware dominated that round.
That's time! Ware's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ware with a hook.
Ware with a hook.
Johnsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Ware ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ware, as that shot connected.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ware counters with a nice leg kick.
Ware paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ware buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ware scores with the left hand. Johnsson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ware tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ware fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ware just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Ware slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ware lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnsson off the cage and back into rage.
Johnsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ware blocks the body kick.
Ware lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnsson will feel that in the morning.
Johnsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ware.
Ware works Johnsson's body with a nice hook.
Ware lands a head kick!
Ware lands with a good body shot.
Ware moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ware swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnsson.
Ware connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Ware.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Ware sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses
and Ware cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ware lands a jab to the nose.
Johnsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ware scores with a head kick.
Ware throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ware is in Johnsson's guard.
Ware lands a couple of digs.
Ware trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ware slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ware is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnsson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ware is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
That's four 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.
Ware is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnsson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CoCo Ware dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A low kick from Johnsson is predictable there
and Ware makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ware with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ware lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ware lands with a straight right. Johnsson didn't see that one coming.
Ware lands a nice looking body shot.
A left and a right from Ware both land. Nice combination.
Johnsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ware feints with a jab and clips Johnsson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Johnsson is sent crashing into the canvas and Ware leaps in for the kill! Johnsson tries to get to his feet but Ware is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Johnsson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CoCo Ware!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woonsocket Cavaricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavaricci comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slaughterhouse by Slaughterhouse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Woonsocket Cavaricci acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Woonsocket Cavaricci!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cavaricci doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Cavaricci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavaricci tries for a takedown but Joseph circles away easily
and Joseph counters with a body kick.
Cavaricci staying out of range there.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Cavaricci moved out of range nicely.
Joseph misses with a combination
and Cavaricci counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joseph won't be happy with that.
Joseph tries to buck Cavaricci off but Cavaricci is having none of it.
Cavaricci working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cavaricci grinds an elbow into Joseph's temple.
Joseph is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cavaricci throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cavaricci throws an elbow but Joseph slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cavaricci cracks Joseph with a big elbow.
Cavaricci working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavaricci misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cavaricci trying to control the position but Joseph is working away.
Joseph manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cavaricci is trying to control the action in half guard but Joseph is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joseph makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cavaricci shoots and misses
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woonsocket Cavaricci.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Cavaricci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Cavaricci misses with a takedown attempt
and Joseph counters with a head kick.
Cavaricci is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joseph.
Cavaricci doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cavaricci tries for a takedown but Joseph circles away easily
and Joseph counters with a big head kick but Cavaricci shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a leg kick.
Cavaricci on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cavaricci is rocked!
Joseph cracks Cavaricci on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cavaricci falls backwards against the cage. Joseph follows up with more strikes that drop Cavaricci to his knees. Joseph keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cavaricci! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Ferra Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Put The Finger On You. Brown has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Felipe Ferra Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chester Brown's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Felipe Ferra Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Gomez slips a jab from Brown.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Gomez lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Brown misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gomez lands a high kick!
It looks like Chester Brown has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomez cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Felipe Ferra Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Gomez closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomez checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Gomez throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Gomez - just one landing.
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferra Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomez is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Gomez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felipe Ferra Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Gomez throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomez clinches.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four 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.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chester Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chester Brown'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomez misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Brown.
It looks like Felipe Ferra Gomez has been cut.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with the combination.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomez.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gomez tumbling to the canvas! Brown pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gomez was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chester Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlay Zilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zilva comes into the arena with Darude's Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Vonstein has chosen Seether - Remedy as his entrance music. Wanderlay Zilva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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29
198 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlay Zilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonstein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zilva is trying to improve his position.
Vonstein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vonstein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zilva is looking for a sweep.
Vonstein lands a few punches from side control.
Vonstein lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Vonstein are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vonstein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zilva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vonstein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vonstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vonstein tries for a kimura but Zilva is defending well.
Vonstein tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilva regains half guard.
Zilva tries to roll over but Vonstein keeps him under control.
Vonstein working Zilva over with strikes.
Zilva won't allow Vonstein to pass to mount.
Zilva tries to get to full guard but Vonstein has control of the leg.
Zilva is working hard here to advance position.
Zilva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vonstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zilva wants to get back to full guard.
Vonstein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zilva is looking to control Vonstein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zilva avoid being mounted?
Vonstein throwing shots but Zilva is blocking nicely.
Vonstein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vonstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vonstein moves nicely into side control.
Vonstein throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zilva tries to improve position but can't.
Zilva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vonstein's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zilva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zilva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein advances position into side control!
Zilva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zilva can't do much from the bottom here.
Zilva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zilva is trying to get back to half guard.
Zilva taking a bit of punishment here - Vonstein scoring with strikes.
Vonstein grinds an elbow into Zilva's temple.
Zilva regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilva has hold of Vonstein's hands but Vonstein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vonstein throwing shots but Zilva is blocking nicely.
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. Vonstein connects with a nice short shot to Zilva's temple.
Zilva gets full guard.
Vonstein landing some decent shots from guard.
Zilva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vonstein is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vonstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vonstein is in close to Zilva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vonstein works over Zilva with some ground and pound from guard.
Zilva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Zilva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vonstein chips away with some ground and pound.
Vonstein loads up on a big left hand. Zilva felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Vonstein looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Zilva can't hide his disappointment, as Vonstein celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Vonstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Sub-Mission. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rua's choice of entrance music: Metallica- Loverman. 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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25
190 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Rua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mir misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mir misses with a kick to the body
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir working aggressively here.
Rua stalling.
Rua looking to stall.
Mir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Mir.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an uppercut.
Rua tries to stall but Mir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mir connects with a body shot.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
A low kick from Mir is predictable there
and Rua counters with a body kick.
Mir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mir connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mir tries for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Rua pushes Mir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mir in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Mir from passing to mount.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mir in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a head kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua throws a lazy head kick
letting Mir counter with a right hand.
Rua checks the leg kick.
Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mir trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Mir is pushing down on Rua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rua is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking for subs from the bottom but Mir mounts him!
Mir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because Mir loaded up on that one.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Mir is really struggling to control Rua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mir controlling from mount.
Mir thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
Mir wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rua taking shots to the head.
Mir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mir unloading with bombs!
Mir looking to finish Rua with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rua!
Mir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control the action but instead Rua gets a body lock and reverses into Mir's guard! Nice work!
Mir controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Mir is pulling down on Rua's head to control his posture.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir controlling the position.
Rua trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir has his foot on Rua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rua works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Mir is looking to land body kicks.
Mir throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mir lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Rua.
Rua has Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cain Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Mir only half commits.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir throws a body kick the misses
and Rua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
A low kick from Mir misses
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rua is keeping busy.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Mir has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mir has Rua pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rua tumbling to the mat - Mir dives into Rua's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua controlling Mir's posture.
Mir trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Mir lands a couple of elbows.
Rua has Mir pulled in close to control his posture.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Rua.
Cain Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mir on the side of the head.
Rua swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rua staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Mir.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cain Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Boy - It's Johnny Boy. Kray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ying Tong Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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25
255 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Kray!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy thuds a left hand into Kray's body.
Kray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy clinches with his opponent.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kray blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kray.
A bit of stalling here from Boy.
Kray is struggling to control the position.
Boy working Kray over with knees to the body.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Kray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boy stalls.
Kray stalling in the clinch but Boy improves position.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ronald Kray has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray controlling the action here for a moment.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kray avoids it.
Kray just leaning against Boy, taking a breather.
Boy slows down the pace here.
Boy lands an uppercut.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Kray is blocking nicely.
Kray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kray wants to stall.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kray stalling in the clinch but Boy improves position.
Kray slowing the pace effectively.
Boy is leaning against Kray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boy has Kray pushed against the cage.
Boy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boy avoiding damage.
Boy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kray managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Kray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy walks into a stiff left hand from Kray.
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Kray counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy wants to clinch but Kray slips to the side
and Kray counters with a takedown into side control.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kray's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Kray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boy closes the distance but Kray moves to the side
and Kray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kray digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boy.
Kray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boy crunches a lovely knee into Kray's ribcage.
Kray is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kray has his back to the cage.
Boy stalling in the clinch but Kray improves position.
Boy misses with a body punch.
Boy being controlled against the cage.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kray prevents a body shot from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kray avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Kray avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Kray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Boy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kray is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kray stalling against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kray avoids it.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Kray misses the target.
Kray scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to clinch but Kray moves away
and Kray counters with a nice body shot.
Boy tries to move into range but Kray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jonny Boy has been cut.
Kray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Jonny Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kray cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy tries to clinch but Kray moves away
and Kray counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kray counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy tries to clinch but Kray moves away
and Kray counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy moves to clinch but Kray breaks away
and Kray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kray.
Boy controlling Kray's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jonny Boy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy moves to clinch but Kray breaks away
and Kray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kray gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kray is defending well for now.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Kray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boy scores with a hook to the body.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kray.
Kray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy throws the left hand but Kray avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Kray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Kray throws a right hand that misses
and Boy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boy closes the distance but Kray moves to the side
and Kray counters with a straight right hand.
Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy closes the distance but Kray moves to the side
and Kray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boy closes the distance but Kray moves to the side
and Kray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy tries to clinch but Kray moves away
and Kray counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy tries to clinch up
and Kray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy tries to clinch up
and Kray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boy tries to clinch up
and Kray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Kray counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy shoots and misses
and Kray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
Boy wants to clinch but Kray slips to the side
and Kray counters with a straight right hand.
Boy wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jonny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kray throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Kray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy tries to clinch but Kray moves away
and Kray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kray prevents Boy from improving his position.
Kray controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ronald Kray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boy looks to clinch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Kray controlling from mount.
Boy tries to hold on but Kray pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Kray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kray 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Kray!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong's entrance music is We Were Soldiers by Sgt. Mackenzie. A fine choice. Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lamb of God - Nippon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Craig Armstrong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armstrong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenkins's guard.
Armstrong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jenkins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armstrong, into his guard.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Jenkins forces his way into half guard.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Armstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armstrong is on top in guard.
Jenkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins working a defensive guard but Armstrong passes into half guard.
Jenkins actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Armstrong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Armstrong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Armstrong with shots to the head and body - Jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Bruce Jenkins has been cut.
Armstrong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Armstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Jenkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Armstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jenkins has managed to get both his arms back between Armstrong's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Armstrong controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Armstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Jenkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong throws and elbow that misses. Jenkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Armstrong's guard. Nice move by Jenkins!
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Jenkins'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.
Jenkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armstrong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Armstrong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jenkins tries to roll over but Armstrong keeps him under control.
Jenkins trying to hold on to Armstrong's head to control him but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Armstrong working the head and body with strikes.
Armstrong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to hold on to Armstrong's head to control him but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jenkins to regain full guard.
Armstrong throws a strike but Jenkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jenkins trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Armstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Armstrong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Armstrong's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Armstrong rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong is staying active underneath Jenkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Armstrong is trying is best to control the position here.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Jenkins moves nicely into side control.
Armstrong tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Armstrong tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Jenkins passes into side control, despite Armstrong's attempt to control the position.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Armstrong tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jenkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Craig Armstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Armstrong is in trouble now - Jenkins has advanced to mount!
Armstrong wants to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks Armstrong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Armstrong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Armstrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Jenkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jenkins with a poor takedown
and Armstrong counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Armstrong pushes down on Jenkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jenkins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Armstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Armstrong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Armstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Armstrong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenkins wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Armstrong looks to land a strike but Jenkins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Armstrong has his foot on Jenkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jenkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Armstrong is in close to Jenkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jenkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Jenkins's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong slips nicely into half guard.
Jenkins is not content to let Armstrong control the position.
Armstrong throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jenkins to regain full guard.
Bruce Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Armstrong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armstrong, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparkler comes to the cage accompanied by Like A Sewing Machine. Neil Goldman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Goldman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sparkler swings for the body but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Sparkler misses with a jab to the body
and Goldman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sparkler tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.
Sparkler ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Goldman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparkler misses with a jab to the body
and Goldman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparkler slips under a jab.
Sparkler wants to clinch
letting Goldman counter with a right hand.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sparkler darts in trying to clinch
and Goldman counters with a head kick.
Goldman throws a sloppy head kick and Sparkler moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparkler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Goldman there.
Sparkler misses with a combination
and Goldman counters with a straight right hand.
Sparkler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goldman counters with a leg kick.
Sparkler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goldman!
Sparkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Sparkler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goldman tries to improve position but can't.
Sparkler prevents Goldman from escaping the position.
Sparkler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Goldman's face as Sparkler controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Sparkler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparkler trying to control the position but Goldman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler controlling the position from side mount.
Goldman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sparkler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Goldman is looking for a sweep.
Sparkler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sparkler controlling the position from side mount.
Sparkler wants to take a breather but Goldman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sparkler.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sparkler stays in close to Goldman's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ric Sparkler.
Goldman throws a leg kick that misses.
Sparkler jabs at Goldman's body.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Sparkler shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sparkler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparkler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sparkler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sparkler misses with a body shot
and Goldman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldman slips a straight right by Sparkler.
Sparkler moves into range and clinches up with Goldman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goldman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sparkler tries to score a body lock takedown but Goldman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Sparkler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparkler controlling the action here for a moment.
Sparkler blocks an elbow strike from Goldman.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Neil Goldman has been cut.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparkler is looking to clinch.
Sparkler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sparkler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparkler is looking to wear down Goldman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparkler throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Goldman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Goldman'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.
A good leg kick by Goldman.
Sparkler misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with an outside leg kick.
Sparkler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldman is fending him off so far but Sparkler persists. Nope, Goldman circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparkler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goldman as he jumps to the side.
Sparkler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparkler shoots for a double leg takedown but Goldman sprawls well. He's pushed Sparkler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Sparkler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman scores with a decent looking hook.
Goldman throws a good cross that connects.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparkler.
Sparkler needs to keep his hands up - Goldman had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sparkler checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sparkler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparkler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goldman!
Goldman scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler misses with a body punch
and Goldman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparkler doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparkler misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goldman scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goldman lands with a nice combination. Sparkler backs away looking to recover.
Sparkler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparkler doesn't seem bothered though.
Neil Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparkler ducks right into an uppercut from Goldman.
Sparkler ducks right into an uppercut from Goldman.
Sparkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldman tries to land a front kick but Sparkler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goldman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sparkler under the eye.
Goldman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman cracks Sparkler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sparkler misses with a jab to the body
and Goldman counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparkler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Sparkler.
Sparkler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparkler wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
Goldman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparkler throws a poor cross that misses
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparkler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldman kicks Sparkler off and gets to his feet.
Sparkler with a poor takedown
and Goldman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ric Sparkler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Goldman tenderised Sparkler's leg. Sparkler is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Goldman as Sparkler shoots in.
Goldman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goldman lands a jab-cross combination.
Goldman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sparkler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldman pinned against the cage. Goldman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparkler.
Goldman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sparkler back to the cage. Goldman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goldman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sparklers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goldman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparkler misses with a combination
and Goldman counters with a thumping low kick.
Goldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sparkler closes the distance and clinches up with Goldman, looking for a takedown. Sparkler pushes Goldman against the cage but Goldman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparkler slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goldman.
Sparkler misses with a combination
and Goldman counters with a nice body shot.
Goldman lands a nice looking body shot.
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Goldman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparkler. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman slips a jab and a cross from Sparkler.
Sparkler misses with a wild body shot.
Sparkler has his takedown stuffed
and Goldman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neil Goldman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sparkler dives in and grabs Goldman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldman pushes down on Sparkler's head and hops out.
Goldman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparkler misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman motions for Sparkler to come forward. Goldman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sparkler wants to clinch.
Goldman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sparkler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sparkler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldman wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
Goldman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparkler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goldman wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparkler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparkler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Goldman blocks nicely.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Sparkler from controlling successfully.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sparkler fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparkler instigates a clinch.
Goldman tries a body shot but Sparkler blocks it.
Sparkler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldman avoids it.
Sparkler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sparkler avoids the elbow strike from Goldman, against the cage.
Sparkler looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Sparkler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparkler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goldman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sparkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goldman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goldman lands a right hand.
Sparkler is looking to control Goldman's arms but Goldman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sparkler has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparkler tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldman avoids the damage to the body.
Sparkler blocks an elbow strike.
Goldman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparklers head.
Sparkler lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goldman lands with a light punch inside.
Goldman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
Goldman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparkler moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparkler manages to avoid it.
Sparkler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goldman.
Sparkler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goldman.
Goldman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sparkler swings for the body but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goldman stuffs the takedown.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparkler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sparkler works Goldman's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparkler is defended easily by Goldman.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Sparkler ducks down to avoid it.
Goldman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ric Sparkler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman leaves Sparkler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neil Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparkler misses with a body shot
and Goldman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sparkler misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparkler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparkler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparkler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sparkler throws a sloppy body shot
and Goldman counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparkler misses the body punch
and Goldman counters with a big head kick but Sparkler shrugs it off.
Goldman throws a leg kick which misses Sparkler's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparkler tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Goldman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goldman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Goldman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max McRiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRiot comes to the cage accompanied by None. Derek Zoolander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max McRiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRiot counters with a straight right hand.
McRiot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zoolander is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRiot looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Zoolander is defending well. McRiot quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Zoolander has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! McRiot celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max McRiot!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Uniao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Uniao blocks nicely.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uniao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uniao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Uniao's legs - danger averted.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uniao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Uniao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao looking to pass the guard.
Uniao wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uniao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uniao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uniao pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Uniao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uniao misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uniao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uniao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uniao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Uniao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uniao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Uniao doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Lee paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Uniao - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nova Uniao!
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