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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjah Aina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aina has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Cohen Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danjah Aina!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aina throws a right and a left that Maloney avoids nicely.
Maloney drives through and clinches with Aina against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maloney.
Maloney wants a takedown but no success here.
Maloney lands a takedown into guard.
Aina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maloney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maloney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maloney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maloney landing with the ground and pound.
Aina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aina is looking for a triangle but Maloney pushes his legs off easily.
Aina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maloney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maloney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maloney throwing strikes but missing.
Aina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maloney.
Maloney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maloney has managed to get both his arms back between Aina's legs - danger averted.
Maloney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aina is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maloney is aware though and is defending well.
Maloney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maloney gets a takedown into half guard.
Aina on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maloney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maloney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aina has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Maloney escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Maloney!
Maloney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aina has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aina avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maloney.
Maloney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aina tries to improve position but can't.
Aina is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maloney is controlling him well.
Maloney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aina knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aina throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Aina fails to land with a series of punches.
Maloney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aina avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maloney ducks under a wild hook from Aina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maloney connects with a leg kick. Aina looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maloney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aina displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maloney.
Maloney shoots for a takedown but Aina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Maloney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Maloney. No joy for Aina on that attempt.
Maloney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Aina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maloney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aina stopping the sweep attempt from Maloney.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aina trying to control the position from guard on top but Maloney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cohen Maloney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maloney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Maloney can't keep his opponent in guard - Aina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maloney is just riding it out for now. Aina eventually gives up the hold.
Aina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maloney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aina drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maloney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maloney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maloney!
Maloney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aina wants to get back to his feet.
Aina is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maloney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aina actively working from the bottom here.
Aina actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Maloney.
Nice strikes from Maloney there.
Maloney slips a nice elbow through Aina's hands, connecting with Aina's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney 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.
Aina actively working from the bottom here.
Maloney is trying to control. Aina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maloney is working for a kimura but Aina is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maloney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney seems to be working for a kimura but Aina defends the submission attempt.
Aina wants to get back to his feet.
Maloney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cohen Maloney will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Aina catches Maloney right on the button with a cross.
Aina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maloney swivels and escapes.
Maloney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maloney shoots in for a takedown but Aina shows good takedown defense.
Aina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maloney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Aina. No joy for Maloney on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Maloney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maloney closes the distance and clinches up with Aina, looking for a takedown. Maloney pushes Aina against the cage but Aina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maloney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney is working for a kimura but Aina is defending it quite comfortably.
Aina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maloney pulls his head out easily.
Maloney seems to be working for a kimura but Aina defends the submission attempt.
Maloney escapes and gets back to his feet.
Aina scores with a three punch combo!
Maloney shoots in for a takedown but Aina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aina tries for a takedown but Maloney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aina scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maloney fails with a takedown attempt.
Maloney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maloney shoots for a double leg takedown but Aina sprawls well. He's pushed Maloney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maloney defending well as Aina loads up on a big left hand.
Maloney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aina throws a chopping leg kick but Maloney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney ducks under a wild hook from Aina.
Maloney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aina.
Cohen Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney shoots in but no luck this time.
Aina throws a solid leg kick but Maloney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aina.
Aina scores with a nice strike.
Aina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maloney tries for a takedown but Aina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maloney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aina looks to land a combination but Maloney avoids it well.
Aina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maloney.
Aina swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maloney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aina sprawls well. Aina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maloney gets slowly back to his feet.
Maloney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aina swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Aina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maloney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maloney moves away.
Aina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maloney.
Aina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maloney manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danjah Aina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maloney 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Cohen Maloney!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Danjah Aina!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Hammonok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonok comes to the cage accompanied by Dreams. Mike Materson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Hammonok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Materson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonok misses with a few strikes there.
Hammonok looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Materson!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammonok misses with a head shot.
Materson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammonok is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Materson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Materson shrugs it off.
Materson wants to hold on but Hammonok pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Materson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poor strikes thrown by Hammonok there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Materson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Materson wants to hold on but Hammonok pushes him away.
Hammonok stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hammonok.
Hammonok slaps away a takedown attempt from Materson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Materson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammonok stuffs the takedown attempt from Materson. Materson gets slowly back to his feet.
Pete Hammonok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Hammonok scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hammonok working the ground and pound but Materson is defending the strikes.
Hammonok 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok swings around for an armbar but Materson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hammonok's guard.
Hammonok is controlling Materson's posture.
Materson wants to control from the top but Hammonok keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammonok working for a triangle but Materson defends it easily.
Materson stopping the sweep attempt from Hammonok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Materson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammonok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Materson won't allow Hammonok to sweep him here.
Materson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammonok has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Materson has managed to get both his arms back between Hammonok's legs - danger averted.
Hammonok keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Materson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hammonok dives in and scores a takedown into Materson's guard.
Materson looking for a sweep. Not yet Materson, not yet.
Hammonok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammonok drops back looking for a leg! Materson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Materson manages to kick Hammonok off! Hammonok jumps back into Materson's guard.
Materson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammonok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammonok drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammonok jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Hammonok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hammonok gets the takedown into side control.
Hammonok is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Materson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hammonok gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Materson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hammonok lets go of the hold and Materson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Hammonok!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Johnson's chin.
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170 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torres sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Torres throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Torres.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Torres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Torres manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres looks gassed!
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Torres manages to get to full guard.
Torres wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes Torres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torres keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torres doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Johnson 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.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Torres has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends an breaks Torres's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asif Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kettering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asif Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Kettering!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Kettering moves away and avoids it.
Singh scores with a hook.
Kettering shoots in but no luck this time.
Kettering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Kettering does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettering takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kettering gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Singh.
Kettering misses with a takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Singh slips under a jab.
Kettering missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettering drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettering takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kettering misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettering misses the body punch
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh punishes Kettering's body with a nice straight punch.
Kettering looks gassed!
Singh lands the left hand.
Kettering fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asif Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettering misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Kettering uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Kettering takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh jabs at Kettering's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettering shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asif Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kettering.
Horrible takedown by Kettering or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a left and a right that send Kettering crashing to the mat, dazed. Singh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kettering is rocked!
Singh cracks Kettering with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Singh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kettering to stand back up!
Kettering is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
A combination from Kettering does no damage.
Kettering takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kettering seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh defending well as Kettering loads up on a big left hand.
Singh works Kettering's body with a nice hook.
Kettering on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Singh.
Singh sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kettering's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kettering's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asif Singh!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Squaretree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Squaretree looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Squaretree!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jones catches Squaretree right on the button with a cross.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squaretree manages to avoid it.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones with a hook.
Jones moves out of range as Squaretree strikes.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Squaretree misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Squaretree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squaretree misses with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Squaretree looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a series of punches but Squaretree avoids them all with ease.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Squaretree walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Squaretree misses with a looping left.
Jones lands with a hook. Squaretree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones has Squaretree up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Squaretree.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squaretree has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones presses Squaretree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Squaretree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squaretree blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squaretree prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Squaretree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Squaretree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Squaretree is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Squaretree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Squaretree has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Squaretree backwards.
Squaretree softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to work over Squaretree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squaretree's elbow.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Squaretree has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Squaretree has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squaretree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Squaretree throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to break free but Squaretree pushes him back against the cage.
Squaretree blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Squaretree backwards.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with some punches.
Squaretree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Squaretree.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Squaretree misses with a straight right.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Squaretree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Squaretree has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Squaretree's head.
Squaretree takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Squaretree's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Squaretree is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squaretree backs up against the cage.
Squaretree is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jones! Squaretree is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyndon Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surprise has chosen Remember my NAME! as his entrance music. Ace Surprise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
200 lbs
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21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Bengtsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bengtsson.
Surprise lands with a nice body punch.
Surprise shoots in but Bengtsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Bengtsson.
Surprise jabs Bengtsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Surprise misses with an uppercut.
Surprise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bengtsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengtsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bengtsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Surprise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bengtsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surprise.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Surprise counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Surprise passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Surprise seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Surprise tries for a kimura but Bengtsson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bengtsson parries the strikes from Surprise easily there. Surprise is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bengtsson to escape.
Surprise connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bengtsson some visible discomfort.
Surprise misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bengtsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Surprise trying to pass the guard but Bengtsson defending well.
Surprise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Surprise trying to control from half guard but Bengtsson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise works his way into side control.
Surprise lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surprise postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Surprise working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surprise looks up at the clock and then as Bengtsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Surprise smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Surprise trying to control the position but Bengtsson is working away.
Surprise has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bengtsson is looking to get to half guard.
Bengtsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Surprise lands strikes from half guard.
Bengtsson wants to improve his position but Surprise is controlling well.
Surprise looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Surprise sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bengtsson defending well though.
Surprise has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surprise looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bengtsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bengtsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Surprise passes to side control.
Surprise working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surprise working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bengtsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Surprise! That's hurt Bengtsson! Will he recover? Surprise fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Surprise!
Ace Surprise is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Oscar Navarro enters the cage!
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26
236 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Navarro at a distance.
Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson drops Navarro with a right and a left! Anderson comes rushing in but Navarro regains his composure and manages to keep Anderson in guard.
It looks like Oscar Navarro has been cut.
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!
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Navarro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Navarro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro managing to control the position.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Navarro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Navarro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Navarro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Navarro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dave Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Navarro.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Navarro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navarro.
It looks like Dave Anderson has been cut.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Navarro won't allow it.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Navarro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Navarro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Navarro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Navarro.
Navarro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Navarro throws a big right hand that misses.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Navarro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Navarro on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navarro with a nice head shot there.
Navarro won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Navarro dominated that round.
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.
Navarro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Navarro.
Navarro clinches with his opponent.
Navarro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Navarro gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Navarro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Navarro is controlling the position.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Navarro has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dave Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Navarro.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Navarro lands strikes from half guard.
Navarro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Navarro throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Navarro is taking a breather. Anderson 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.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Navarro.
Navarro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Navarro passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Navarro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navarro lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Anderson! Navarro sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Anderson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oscar Navarro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rdrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Tribbiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Rdrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Tribbiani!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rdrigues is looking to chop away at Tribbiani's legs.
Tribbiani shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rdrigues eats them both and turns towards Tribbiani to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ricardo Rdrigues has been cut.
Rdrigues tries to keep at a distance but Tribbiani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tribbiani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tribbiani clinches with his opponent.
Tribbiani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tribbiani lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Tribbiani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tribbiani lands a jab to the nose.
Tribbiani closes the distance and pushes Rdrigues back into the cage.
Rdrigues jumps into guard, dragging Tribbiani to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rdrigues pulls Tribbiani in close to prevent any damage.
Tribbiani gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rdrigues shoots in but Tribbiani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tribbiani connects with a looping right hand.
Tribbiani connects with the punch.
Joey Tribbiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rdrigues shoots in but Tribbiani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rdrigues gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tribbiani.
Rdrigues shoots for a double leg takedown but Tribbiani sprawls well. He's pushed Rdrigues'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 Ricardo Rdrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tribbiani jabs at Rdrigues's body.
Tribbiani is pawing at Rdrigues, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Rdrigues's nose. Rdrigues is badly hurt! Tribbiani pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Rdrigues tries desperately to hold on but Tribbiani is relentless in his assault! As Rdrigues receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Tribbiani away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Tribbiani!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Melfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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21
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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27
135 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drake Melfred!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opal swinging wildly here.
Melfred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opal tries to clinch up but Melfred circles away and keeps his distance.
Opal fails with a takedown attempt.
Melfred fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Opal, pushing him back against the cage.
Opal jumps guard but Melfred stands there with Opal around his waist. Opal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Opal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melfred doesn't manage to clinch there - Opal circles away.
Melfred shoots for a takedown but Opal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Opal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake Melfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Opal.
Opal has Melfred up against the cage in a clinch.
Opal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Melfred fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opal manages to avoid it.
Melfred dives in and grabs Opal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Opal pushes down on Melfred's head and hops out.
Melfred is looking to score with low kicks.
Melfred tries a head kick but it misses.
Melfred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opal gets a takedown into half guard.
Melfred wants to get back to full guard.
Opal wants to pass the guard but Melfred is defending well.
Opal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Melfred doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Opal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Melfred trying to control but Opal postures up.
Melfred manages to get to full guard.
Melfred escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Opal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfred wants to stand and escape but Opal is having none of it.
Opal slips nicely into half guard.
Melfred actively working from the bottom here.
Melfred wants to get back to full guard.
Opal stands up from half guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Opal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melfred tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opal.
Melfred shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Opal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melfred showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Opal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melfred will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melfred preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Melfred is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Melfred is fighting to break Opal's control of his arms but Opal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denis Opal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Melfred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melfred blocks a head kick by Opal.
Melfred circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melfred counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opal wants to sweep here but Melfred controlling him for the moment.
Melfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Opal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melfred tries to stand but Opal is controlling from the bottom.
Melfred looking to sit in guard and control but Opal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal throwing strikes but missing.
Opal thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake Melfred overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Opal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Melfred is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melfred 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opal sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal works over Melfred with some ground and pound from guard.
Opal advances to half guard.
Melfred trying to get back to full guard but Opal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Opal lands with some strikes.
Opal raining down shots from the mount!
Opal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melfred is looking to escape.
Opal with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal prevents Melfred from getting the reversal.
Opal controlling from mount.
Opal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Melfred is bucking up trying to escape but Opal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melfred slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Opal slows the pace down in half guard.
Opal is just content to waste time from the top position. Melfred takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melfred is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Melfred wants to stand up but Opal is controlling him.
Opal content to stall in guard here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Opal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Opal wanted to stand there but Melfred had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal 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.
Opal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Melfred to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Melfred trying to control but Opal is working from the bottom.
Opal looking for a guillotine here but Melfred defends easily.
Melfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Opal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Opal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Melfred tries to free his leg and advance position but Opal is retaining full guard.
Opal throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Melfred showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melfred has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Opal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Melfred advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal trying to control but Melfred postures up.
Opal is concentrating on defense, preventing Melfred from advancing position.
Opal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Melfred is working away from the top position though.
Melfred tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Opal wants to control but Melfred is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Opal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Denis Opal was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Opal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Melfred gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Melfred fails to pull guard.
Opal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melfred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melfred blocks a head kick by Opal.
Opal tries to land a front kick but Melfred steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Melfred shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Opal pinned against the cage. Opal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Melfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melfred lands a front kick.
Opal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal stops Melfred from standing up.
Opal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melfred tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melfred throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Denis Opal just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melfred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Opal throws a sloppy head kick and Melfred moves out of range easily.
Melfred shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Opal is trying to defend but Melfred finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Opal keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Melfred trying to advance position but Opal counters by regaining guard.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Melfred from controlling successfully.
Opal controls Melfred momentarily but Melfred frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred preventing the sweep.
Melfred stops Opal from standing up.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Melfred from controlling successfully.
Opal being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake Melfred has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Opal misses with a double jab.
Melfred misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melfred throws a head kick that misses.
Opal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melfred, pushing him back against the cage.
Opal lands a takedown into guard.
Melfred is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melfred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Opal defends it easily.
Melfred is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Opal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfred bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Opal's guard.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Melfred from controlling successfully.
Opal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Opal is looking for a triangle here but Melfred uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Opal struggling a bit here.
Melfred scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melfred decides to stand back up. Melfred steps back and let's Opal get back to his feet.
Melfred shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Opal pinned against the cage. Opal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melfred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Opal. No joy for Melfred on that attempt.
Melfred takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melfred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melfred slaps away a takedown attempt from Opal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Drake Melfred will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Opal tries to close the distance and clinch but Melfred swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melfred.
Melfred gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake Melfred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melfred shoots in for a double leg but Opal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt - Melfred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Melfred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Opal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Opal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melfred but Melfred pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melfred wants to clinch up but Opal keeps it at a distance.
Opal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Opal lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Opal trying to control but Melfred is working from the bottom.
Melfred tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Opal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Opal trying to control the position from guard on top but Melfred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denis Opal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Opal fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake Melfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Opal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Opal wants to clinch.
Opal is looking to clinch.
Opal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Opal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Opal seems to be working for a kimura but Melfred defends the submission attempt.
Opal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Melfred is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Opal jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfred tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Opal politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Opal prefers to stall for the moment though.
Melfred is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Opal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Melfred tries to bench press Opal off him but Opal keeps the position.
Melfred tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Melfred really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melfred is in a horrible position here. Opal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Opal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melfred tries to control Opal's body but Opal pushes him off. Melfred squirms to his side and now Opal has his back!
Opal controlling the position well here. Melfred rolled but Opal kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melfred wants to control his opponent's hands but Opal gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Opal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Opal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Denis Opal!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Denis Opal!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Denis Opal!
Denis Opal wins by unanimous decision!
Denis Opal is the new featherweight champion!
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FIGHT
RATING
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