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UFC 19 - Apollyon vs Mr Blue PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Bunk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangetesmorts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bunk taking some punishment here, with Mangetesmorts in his half guard.
Mangetesmorts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunk pushes Mangetesmorts off looking to stand but Mangetesmorts dives back in and keeps control.
Mangetesmorts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mangetesmorts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mangetesmorts works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mangetesmorts is controlling him well.
Mangetesmorts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Mangetesmorts.
Bunk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts connects with a decent elbow.
Mangetesmorts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Mangetesmorts crashes against the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mangetesmorts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mangetesmorts throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mangetesmorts is trying to ground and pound but Bunk uses the momentary lack of control by Mangetesmorts to regain half guard.
Mangetesmorts trying to control the action but Bunk is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunk is staying active underneath Mangetesmorts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mangetesmorts throwing shots but Bunk is blocking nicely.
Mangetesmorts wants to work for an arm triangle but Bunk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mangetesmorts is pressing down on Bunk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bunk is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mangetesmorts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mangetesmorts trying to control the action but Bunk is working from the bottom.
Mangetesmorts is working for a kimura but Bunk is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangetesmorts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Blacko Mangetesmorts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Bunk.
Bunk closes the distance and clinches.
Bunk is trying to maintain a safe position but Mangetesmorts gets an underhook and turns Bunk into the cage.
Mangetesmorts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bunk - that landed with a thud.
Bunk is pushing Mangetesmorts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mangetesmorts looking for a takedown.
Mangetesmorts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangetesmorts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunk prevents it.
Mangetesmorts takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bunk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blacko Mangetesmorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangetesmorts goes for a takedown attempt but Bunk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunk gets caught napping as Mangetesmorts dives in and scores a takedown. Bunk manages to retain guard.
Mangetesmorts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangetesmorts tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunk is retaining full guard.
Mangetesmorts throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts trying to move into half guard but instead Bunk has managed to sweep!
Bunk wants to pass the guard but Mangetesmorts is keeping the position.
Mangetesmorts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mangetesmorts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bunk manages to get himself to full guard.
Mangetesmorts postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bunk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mangetesmorts, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunk throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bunk preventing the sweep.
Bunk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mangetesmorts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bunk has managed to get both his arms back between Mangetesmorts's legs - danger averted.
Bunk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mangetesmorts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunk won't allow Mangetesmorts to sweep him here.
Mangetesmorts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bunk defends it easily.
Bunk stopping the sweep attempt from Mangetesmorts.
Bunk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mangetesmorts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Bunk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mangetesmorts shoots for a double leg takedown but Bunk sprawls well. He's pushed Mangetesmorts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bunk is looking to clinch but Mangetesmorts is avoiding it.
Bunk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from Bunk. No joy for Mangetesmorts on that attempt.
Bunk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunk instigates a clinch.
Mangetesmorts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangetesmorts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunk tries to stall but Mangetesmorts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mangetesmorts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mangetesmorts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blacko Mangetesmorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bunk.
Bunk works on Mangetesmorts's body with a couple of short punches.
Mangetesmorts wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
It looks like Blacko Mangetesmorts has been cut.
Mangetesmorts is trying to push Bunk away but Bunk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Bunk.
A right hand to the body from Bunk.
Bunk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bunk - that landed with a thud.
Bunk works on Mangetesmorts's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunk stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bunk.
Nice body punch from Bunk.
Bunk controlling the action here for a moment.
Bunk is pressed up against the cage. Mangetesmorts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bunk down to the mat. Bunk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bunk thuds a left hand into Mangetesmorts's body.
Bunk throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Bunk slams his shin into Mangetesmorts's torso.
Bunk lands a nice looking body kick.
Mangetesmorts swings for the body but Bunk moves out of range.
Bunk lands a jab to Mangetesmorts's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Bunk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mangetesmorts doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bunk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Mangetesmorts misses.
Mangetesmorts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mangetesmorts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mangetesmorts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bunk is fending him off so far but Mangetesmorts persists. Nope, Bunk circles away and we're back to standing.
Mangetesmorts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bunk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mangetesmorts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bunk stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Bunk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunk to score with a decent uppercut.
Mangetesmorts connects with a right hand. Bunk shakes it off.
Bunk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangetesmorts has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangetesmorts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mangetesmorts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunk pinned against the cage. Bunk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mangetesmorts misses with a takedown attempt
and Bunk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mangetesmorts.
Bunk lands with a right to the head.
Mangetesmorts wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Bunk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunk presses Mangetesmorts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunk cracks Mangetesmorts with a nice body shot.
Bunk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bunk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Kahn has chosen Remember my name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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184 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chucky Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Black misses.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Black shoots for a takedown but Kahn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kahn takes one to the chin there.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Kahn darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Kahn lands a left hand.
Kahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kahn pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kahn uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kahn has passed into side control.
Kahn is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well.
Black wants to control but Kahn postures up.
Black regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kahn defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn won't allow Black to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black has his foot on Kahn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahn works his way back into a safe position though.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahn is one step ahead there.
Kahn wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black has his foot on Kahn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahn works his way back into a safe position though.
Kahn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kahn preventing the sweep.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kahn looking to pass the guard.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kahn defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Black trying to control the position.
Kahn passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahn's guard.
Kahn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kahn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahn trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black has his foot on Kahn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahn works his way back into a safe position though.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahn looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black stops Kahn from standing up.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Black will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black lands a body shot.
Black scores with the left hand. Kahn knows he should have avoided that one.
Kahn feints a jab promting Black to slip. Kahn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Black slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Kahn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kahn drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black misses with a looping left.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Black here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
A punch combination from Black misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Kahn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black lands with a cross.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Mr Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mr Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Kahn is breathing heavily.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn tries a head kick but it misses.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kahn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black thows a huge punch but Kahn dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kahn!
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black with shots to the head and body - Kahn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kahn regains half guard.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Kahn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Kahn is in trouble now - Black has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kahn looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kahn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Black breaks from Kahn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Kahn is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black unloading with bombs!
Kahn is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kahn is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black lands a big shot to the head and Kahn winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mr Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fiodor Jemelianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiodor Jemelianko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Jemelianko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemelianko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jemelianko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemelianko is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
Jemelianko is trying for a kimura here. Parker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jemelianko wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fiodor Jemelianko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Mkhalele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mkhalele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noir Dιsir - Un jour en France. Tristan Mkhalele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tristan Mkhalele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mkhalele moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Flare shrugs off.
It looks like John Flare has been cut.
Mkhalele slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flare letting Mkhalele take a breather here.
Mkhalele lands an elbow that stopped Flare in his tracks for a moment.
Mkhalele has Flare pressed against the cage.
Flare is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mkhalele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mkhalele lands an elbow just above Flare 's eye.
Mkhalele will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flare up against the cage.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Flare shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkhalele blocking some punches.
Mkhalele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mkhalele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mkhalele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mkhalele prevents the takedown attempt.
Mkhalele drops Flare with a big knee straight up the middle! Flare is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Flare is rocked!
Mkhalele pushes Flare up against the cage in a clinch.
Flare is still on wobbly legs! Can Mkhalele finish him?
Flare is pressed against the cage. Mkhalele pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Flare! Two more big strikes from Mkhalele and Flare crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tristan Mkhalele!
Tristan Mkhalele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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190 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Delux!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha looking to score a takedown here. Delux is defending well but Rocha drives through and ends up in Delux's guard.
Delux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rocha defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delux is on top in guard.
Delux wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Delux is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocha has wrist control.
Rocha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delux is one step ahead there.
Delux advances position into side control!
Delux lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rocha down.
It looks like Carlos Rocha has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha is not content to let Delux control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux working the ground and pound.
Delux lands some shots froms side control.
Carlos Rocha's cut is getting worse.
Delux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Delux has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rocha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delux wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Delux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delux tries to free his leg and advance position but Rocha is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rocha is on top in guard.
Rocha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delux's head.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delux is keeping the position for now.
Delux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rocha manages to get himself to full guard.
Delux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delux stopping the sweep attempt from Rocha.
Rocha being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delux is working Rocha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delux is working Rocha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delux is working Rocha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delux passes into half guard.
Delux working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rocha's thigh. Rocha counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Delux wants to pass the guard but Rocha is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Delux from controlling successfully.
Delux forces his way into half guard.
Delux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carlos Rocha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rocha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Delux working over Rocha with some ground and pound. Rocha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delux controlling the action here.
Delux slips a nice elbow through Rocha's hands, connecting with Rocha's forehead.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha'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.
Rocha walks into a left hand.
Rocha ducks right into an uppercut from Delux.
Jeez, Carlos Rocha's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Delux scores with a jab.
Rocha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delux tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocha misses the shot to the body.
Carlos Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha walks into a stiff left hand from Delux.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Rocha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brutal Delux!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
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142 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James forces Skywalker back against the cage and clinches.
James is trying to break free.
James is trying to break free.
James prevents a body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands a knee to the body.
Skywalker lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker scores with a shoulder strike.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skywalker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Skywalker.
Knees to the body from Skywalker.
James is breathing heavily.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skywalker lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skywalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James jumps guard but Skywalker stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skywalker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Skywalker.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Skywalker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skywalker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
James is rocked!
Skywalker lands a nice uppercut.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker landing knees to the body.
Skywalker lands a hook to the side of the head.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Skywalker.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skywalker lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker scores a nice knee to the body.
Skywalker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands a shot to the body.
Skywalker presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Skywalker.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skywalker obliges.
Skywalker scores a nice knee to the body.
Skywalker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skywalker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skywalker lands a knee to the body.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker working James over with knees to the body.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skywalker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skywalker closes the distance and clinches.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Skywalker.
James avoiding damage as Skywalker throws knees to the body.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
A short right from Skywalker on the inside.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skywalker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker wants the takedown. James is fighting it off but Skywalker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in James's guard against the cage.
Skywalker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skywalker looking to pass the guard.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skywalker defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Skywalker lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skywalker thows a big elbow that misses.
Skywalker distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
Skywalker advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skywalker.
Skywalker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Skywalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Skywalker looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skywalker chips away with some ground and pound.
Skywalker passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skywalker.
Skywalker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Skywalker working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skywalker working the head and body with strikes.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Skywalker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luke Skywalker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skywalker winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Skywalker thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Skywalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skywalker uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James working to try and regain half guard.
Skywalker landing punches.
Skywalker prevents James from getting the reversal.
Skywalker raining down shots from the mount!
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skywalker landing punches.
Skywalker punching from mount but James doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Skywalker landing strikes from the mount.
Skywalker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Skywalker connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Skywalker.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a right hand.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skywalker pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns James! Skywalker unloads with more strikes and James sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Skywalker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilmar Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen I shot the Sheriff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilmar Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Fonseca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fonseca.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
Hardy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fonseca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy thumps Fonseca with a low kick.
Ray Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fonseca.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmar Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Fonseca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Fonseca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Fonseca shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hardy.
Fonseca feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Fonseca changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy controls Fonseca momentarily but Fonseca frees himself.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonseca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fonseca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fonseca is controlling him.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gilmar Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fonseca moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardy jabs Fonseca right on the nose. Fonseca blinks but takes it well.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Fonseca defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Fonseca moved away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Fonseca's legs.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
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.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fonseca swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fonseca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Fonseca persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy sizes up Fonseca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmar Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy tests Fonseca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fonseca.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fonseca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonseca seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Fonseca is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Hardy wants to hold on but Fonseca pushes him away.
Fonseca wants to control but Hardy has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fonseca is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fonseca wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Fonseca looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ray Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fonseca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fonseca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fonseca has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Fonseca's legs - danger averted.
Fonseca trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Fonseca keeps moving.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ray Hardy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Fonseca gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonseca.
Hardy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fonseca looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmar Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Fonseca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fonseca fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Hardy.
I've got Hardy 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 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Piper II!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper II tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timberloke was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper II.
Timberloke slips under a jab.
Piper II keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Timberloke misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Piper II.
Piper II keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timberloke.
Piper II lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Piper II tries to clinch up but Timberloke circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Timberloke misses its intended target.
Piper II takes a swing at Timberloke's ribcage but misses.
Timberloke throws a hook but Piper II avoids it easily.
Timberloke blocks the body kick.
Piper II scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper II bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Timberloke's head.
Piper II gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timberloke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Timberloke tries to break free but Piper II pushes him back against the cage.
Piper II working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piper II tries to work over Timberloke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piper II lands an uppercut.
Piper II tries to work over Timberloke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piper II gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Timberloke 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper II is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Piper II advances to half guard.
Piper II content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Timberloke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piper II on the ground.
Timberloke wants to control but Piper II is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper II frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Piper II lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Timberloke hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper II lands a big elbow.
Piper II with a couple of short strikes.
Timberloke is rocked!
Piper II cracks Timberloke with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Piper II!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson Jr has chosen Muse- Stockholm Syndrome as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Carlson Jr wants to clinch up but Azure keeps it at a distance.
Azure throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlson Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azure darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Carlson Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlson Jr moves in looking to clinch but Azure pushes him off.
Azure scores with a hook.
Carlson Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Azure misses with a hook. Carlson Jr ducked under it nicely.
Azure steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlson Jr.
Azure staying out of range there.
Azure closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlson Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Azure thows a huge punch but Carlson Jr dodges it nicely.
Carlson Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlson Jr wants to improve his position but Azure is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlson Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Azure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Azure there.
Azure is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azure thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Azure throwing shots but Carlson Jr is blocking nicely.
Azure missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azure has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Azure drops an elbow to the side of Carlson Jr's head.
Azure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlson Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Azure lands a nice short elbow.
Carlson Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azure. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlson Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Azure.
Carlson Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carlson Jr tries to kick Azure off but Azure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Azure is taking a breather. Carlson Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Azure throwing shots but Carlson Jr is blocking nicely.
Carlson Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azure.
Azure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azure is looking to pass Carlson Jr's guard but actually Carlson Jr recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure postures up in Carlson Jr's guard and throws a big left but Carlson Jr blocks it.
Azure passes into half guard.
Azure throwing shots but Carlson Jr is blocking nicely.
Azure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlson Jr is looking to escape.
Azure is looking for a kimura but Carlson Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azure to get the leverage.
Azure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Azure looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Azure throwing shots but Carlson Jr is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Azure wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlson Jr keeps working.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carlson Jr moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carlson Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azure is one step ahead there.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carlson Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carlson Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azure.
Carlson Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Azure counter with a right hand.
Azure blocks a head kick by Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azure connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carlson Jr. Carlson Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azure is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlson Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Azure lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chad Carlson Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azure blocks a jab.
Azure scores with a punch to the head.
Azure throws a hook but Carlson Jr avoids it easily.
Carlson Jr looks to land a combination but Azure avoids it well.
Carlson Jr wants to clinch up but Azure keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson Jr is looking to clinch but Azure is avoiding it.
Carlson Jr defending well as Azure loads up on a big left hand.
Azure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carlson Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson Jr tries to clinch up.
Azure throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Azure tests Carlson Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlson Jr moves forwards but Azure connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azure uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carlson Jr drives through and clinches with Azure against the cage.
Azure gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carlson Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azure.
Carlson Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Azure throws and elbow that misses. Carlson Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Azure's guard. Nice move by Carlson Jr!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlson Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Azure trying to keep a closed guard but Carlson Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Azure manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlson Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlson Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Azure throws a big right hand that misses.
Azure working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure chips away with some ground and pound.
Azure is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlson Jr has wrist control.
Carlson Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azure.
Azure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Azure stands up over Carlson Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Azure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azure tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlson Jr is retaining full guard.
Carlson Jr 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.
Azure is in close to Carlson Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Azure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Azure throws a strike but Carlson Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carlson Jr!
Carlson Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Azure.
Azure looking to ground and pound but Carlson Jr is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azure is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Azure working Carlson Jr over with strikes here.
Carlson Jr is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azure cracks Carlson Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carlson Jr is still in real trouble! Can Azure finish him?
Azure lands a big shot to the head and Carlson Jr winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mr Azure!
Mr Azure retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollyon comes to the cage accompanied by On My Own-Alone . Mr Blue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
193 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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24
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hofniel Apollyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Blue!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollyon lands the left hand.
Blue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollyon swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Blue takes a swing at Apollyon's ribcage but misses.
Blue drops Apollyon with a beautiful combination! Apollyon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blue is looking for the KO!
Apollyon throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Apollyon lunges at Blue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blue's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollyon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Apollyon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apollyon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blue's head.
Blue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blue is rocked!
Apollyon lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Blue crumples to the floor! Apollyon milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hofniel Apollyon!
Hofniel Apollyon retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Hofniel Apollyon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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