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O.R.G. 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Craddock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Craddock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craddock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craddock misses the shot to the body.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Craddock ducks down to avoid it.
Craddock connects with a high kick.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Craddock moves out of range easily.
Craddock avoids the head kick by Steel.
Nathan Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel blocks a leg kick.
Craddock blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Craddock moves out of range easily.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Craddock. Craddock gets slowly back to his feet.
Craddock drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Craddock scores with a jab.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Craddock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craddock walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
Craddock is rocked!
Steel circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Craddock tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Steel wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janko Krnjak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janko Krnjak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janko Krnjak!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Kid.
Krnjak shoots in but The Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krnjak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Kid shoots in and drives through. Krnjak sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krnjak.
Kyle The Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janko Krnjak.
Krnjak closes the distance and clinches up with The Kid, looking for a takedown. Krnjak pushes The Kid against the cage but The Kid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Kid misses with a takedown attempt - Krnjak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krnjak but Krnjak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krnjak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Kid defends it nicely.
Krnjak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krnjak forces The Kid back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnjak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krnjak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Kid won't allow Krnjak to sweep him here.
The Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Krnjak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Kid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krnjak is trying to keep The Kid in close.
Kyle The Kid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Kid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krnjak defends it nicely.
Krnjak throws a sloppy head kick
and The Kid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Kid.
Krnjak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krnjak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krnjak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Krnjak looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krnjak looking to control.
The Kid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krnjak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Kid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krnjak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Krnjak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krnjak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krnjak has The Kid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Kid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krnjak can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is working for takedown but Krnjak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krnjak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Kid is defending well for now.
Krnjak has had enough of the clinch but The Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Krnjak stops a takedown attempt from The Kid.
The Kid has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krnjak regains guard immediately.
Krnjak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krnjak throws a big shot that misses.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown but Krnjak shows good takedown defense.
Krnjak looks to clinch
and The Kid counters with a single leg into guard. Krnjak didn't expect that.
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 fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krnjak is keeping the position for now.
Krnjak looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Kid is one step ahead there.
The Kid content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle The Kid 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.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krnjak as he avoids it easily.
Krnjak moves into the clinch successfully.
Krnjak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krnjak is trying to push The Kid away but The Kid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krnjak is pushing The Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krnjak is trying to maintain a safe position but The Kid gets an underhook and turns Krnjak into the cage.
Krnjak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Kid.
Krnjak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Kid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnjak stalling in the clinch but The Kid improves position.
Krnjak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krnjak displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Kid up against the cage.
The Kid wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krnjak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Kid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krnjak's efforts to push away.
The Kid gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krnjak.
Krnjak is breathing heavily.
Krnjak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid has Krnjak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krnjak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krnjak wants to get back to striking at distance but The Kid won't allow it.
Krnjak tries to break the clinch but The Kid is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Krnjak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krnjak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Kid smiles and moves away.
The Kid shoots in but Krnjak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Kid looks for a takedown but Krnjak sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Krnjak. No joy for The Kid on that attempt.
Janko Krnjak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krnjak stuffs the takedown attempt from The Kid. The Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid shoots in and bounces Krnjak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Kid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Kid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krnjak has his hands on The Kid's head, controlling the position.
The Kid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle The Kid just wasn't active enough.
Krnjak fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnjak shoots in looking for a takedown but The Kid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krnjak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Kid shoots for a double leg takedown but Krnjak sprawls well. He's pushed The Kid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krnjak stuffs the takedown attempt from The Kid. The Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
Krnjak throws a low kick but The Kid avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krnjak.
Krnjak leaves The Kid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Kid scores with a takedown into Krnjak's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Kid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Kyle The Kid will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Krnjak fails with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krnjak enables The Kid to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krnjak manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krnjak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The Kid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Kid won't allow Krnjak to get back to his feet.
Krnjak is trying to keep The Kid in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krnjak but Krnjak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krnjak lands a nice shot to the body.
Krnjak rushes The Kid and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krnjak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krnjak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Kid avoiding damage as Krnjak throws knees to the body.
The Kid has Krnjak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krnjak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krnjak tries to pull guard but The Kid holds him up against the cage and eventually Krnjak drops back down to his feet.
Krnjak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Kid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krnjak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Krnjak lands an uppercut.
The Kid has Krnjak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krnjak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnjak prevents the takedown attempt.
Krnjak jumps into guard, dragging The Kid to the mat.
Krnjak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The Kid engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Krnjak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnjak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Kid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krnjak working a defensive guard here.
Krnjak throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Kid uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is staying tight to Krnjak's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Krnjak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid prevents Krnjak from standing back up.
Kyle The Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle The Kid wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Kid has a takedown stuffed.
The Kid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krnjak's waist but Krnjak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Kid off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krnjak.
The Kid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Kid shoots in looking for a takedown. Krnjak tries to sprawl out of it but The Kid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krnjak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krnjak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janko Krnjak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle The Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Kid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krnjak!
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!
Krnjak can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle The Kid.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Kid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle The Kid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg "Deep Cover" . Jim White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysztof King's chin.
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219 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim White!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jim White has been cut.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King wants to control but White is having none of it.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
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!
White moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, King has worked his arm free - good work by King!
White throwing strikes but King manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King lands some shots froms side control.
King stands up and beckons White to his feet.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White misses with a body kick.
White tries to clinch up
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from King.
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White lands strikes from half guard.
King trying to control but White postures up.
White stops King from getting back to his feet.
King is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control from King's half guard. King has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
White gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
White swinging wildly here.
Krzysztof King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King clinches.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
White lands a head kick!
It looks like Krzysztof King has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White cracks King with a good jab.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim White dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Jim White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White lands a brutal head kick. King looks out on his feet and White throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jim White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubbu Lindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubbu Lindo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfredo Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ubbu Lindo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunter prevents Lindo from standing back up.
Hunter wants to take a breather but Lindo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lindo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hunter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lindo actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lindo is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lindo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lindo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter controlling the action here.
Hunter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lindo reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lindo forces his way into half guard.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter is controlling Lindo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lindo on the ground.
Hunter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lindo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lindo's back!
Hunter really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lindo.
Lindo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hunter controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindo is trying to get back to his feet but Hunter has full control of the position and if anything, Lindo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hunter cracks Lindo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lindo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hunter lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hunter keeps control of the position as Lindo tries to break free.
Lindo wants to get back to his feet.
Lindo looks gassed!
Hunter scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lindo is looking for a way out.
Hunter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hunter cracks Lindo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lindo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hunter scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lindo is looking for a way out.
Hunter is working the ground and pound. Can Lindo escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hunter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hunter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hunter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lindo is rocked!
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Lindo is on queer street and Hunter is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Wilfredo Hunter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Weed Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cinderella Man - Eminem. 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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23
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Weed Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Davison!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison misses with a double jab.
Davison misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Davison.
Davison missing with a left hand there. Hopper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopper drives through with a takedown into Davison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Hopper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Weed Hopper.
Davison throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Davison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshua Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison misses the jab.
Hopper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davison wants to get back to his feet.
Hopper 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.
Hopper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hopper.
Davison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hopper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison is defending against the submission attempts here by Hopper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison is trying to stand up here but Hopper is controlling him well.
Hopper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopper stops Davison from getting back to his feet.
Hopper is looking for a kimura here.
Davison wants to stand back up but Hopper manages to pass into side control.
Hopper wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hopper tries for a kimura but Davison is defending well.
Hopper tries for a kimura but Davison is defending well.
Hopper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davison, who protects the arm well.
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!
Davison is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hopper is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hopper in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Davison is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Weed Hopper!
An out of breath Weed Hopper 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Leszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mayzing (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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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Leszczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Mayzing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayzing fails with the takedown
letting Leszczynski counter with a right hand.
Mayzing changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leszczynski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mayzing controls the position.
Leszczynski manages to get back to half guard.
Leszczynski pushes Mayzing off looking to stand but Mayzing dives back in and keeps control.
Mayzing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mayzing stands up out of the half guard.
Leszczynski throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayzing misses with a takedown attempt
and Leszczynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayzing closes the distance and clinches up with Leszczynski, looking for a takedown. Mayzing pushes Leszczynski against the cage but Leszczynski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trevor Leszczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Mayzing.
Mayzing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mayzing showed some decent athleticism there.
Leszczynski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayzing pulls his head out easily.
Mayzing wants to take a breather but Leszczynski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leszczynski tries to roll over but Mayzing keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leszczynski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayzing sitting and controlling from the half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Mayzing hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayzing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leszczynski.
Mayzing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Leszczynski.
Mayzing bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mayzing scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leszczynski wants to improve his position but Mayzing is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Mayzing seems content to control.
Mayzing 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leszczynski wants to improve his position but Mayzing is controlling well.
Leszczynski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayzing is working away from the top position though.
Mayzing is controlling the pace.
Mayzing is thwarting Leszczynski's attempts to control the position.
Leszczynski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayzing sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leszczynski 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A lazy left from Leszczynski finds it's target.
Mayzing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leszczynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayzing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leszczynski but Leszczynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayzing shoots and misses
and Leszczynski counters with a three punch combo that has Mayzing backing up. Mayzing nods at Leszczynski to acknowledge the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayzing.
Mayzing looks gassed!
Mayzing shoots in for a takedown but Leszczynski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayzing with a poor takedown
and Leszczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski rushes Mayzing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayzing can't get the takedown.
Leszczynski stalling in the clinch.
Mayzing looking for a takedown.
Leszczynski effectively controlling the action here.
Mayzing goes for a takedown attempt but Leszczynski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leszczynski thuds his right hand into Mayzing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mayzing is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leszczynski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Mayzing is out on his feet! Leszczynski sets himself and nearly takes Mayzing's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trevor Leszczynski!
After winning the bout, Trevor Leszczynski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timur Orlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
164 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Orlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlan looks to land a body kick but Suokas moved away.
Suokas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suokas throws a looping overhand right but Orlan ducks down to avoid it.
Viljo Suokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suokas.
Suokas is looking to clinch.
Orlan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suokas takes a swing at Orlan's ribcage but misses.
Suokas throws a body punch but Orlan moves out of range.
Jab from Suokas.
Suokas misses with a looping left.
Orlan misses with a kick to the body.
Suokas instigates a clinch.
Suokas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suokas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suokas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlan.
Orlan can't break the clinch.
Suokas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suokas blocks it with crossed arms.
Suokas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Suokas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orlan backwards.
Suokas working aggressively here.
Orlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Suokas.
Orlan is looking to control Suokas's arms but Suokas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orlan has his back to the cage.
Suokas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suokas controlling the action here for a moment.
Suokas can't find room to land a body shot as Orlan controls the action.
Orlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Suokas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Suokas.
A frustrated look appears on Orlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Suokas has double underhooks.
Suokas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suokas stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Suokas.
Orlan wants to break free but Suokas has control.
Orlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlan keeps the fight on the outside.
Suokas throws a hook but Orlan avoids it easily.
Suokas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suokas throws a hook but Orlan blocks it.
Suokas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlan scoring well with a low kick there.
Orlan is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suokas.
Orlan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suokas moves into the clinch.
Suokas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlan backwards.
Orlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Suokas as the two fighters clinch.
Suokas tries to throw a body punch but Orlan avoids it by throwing Suokas back against the cage.
Suokas misses with the head strike.
Orlan is trying to break the clinch but Suokas has him pressed against the cage.
Orlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suokas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suokas misses with a right hand
and Orlan counters with a thumping low kick.
Orlan misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suokas.
Suokas works the jab nicely.
It looks like Timur Orlan has been cut.
Orlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlan swats away the attempt to clinch by Suokas.
Suokas misses with a wild body shot.
Suokas fails to land with a series of punches.
Suokas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlan. Orlan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suokas misses with a shot to the body
and Orlan counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suokas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Suokas connects with a body shot that sends Orlan's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viljo Suokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Orlan's cut.
That's time! Orlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suokas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlan.
Orlan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlan.
Orlan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlan.
Orlan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlan throws the kick towards the body but Suokas avoids it.
Orlan avoids the body shot from Suokas.
Suokas moves out of range of the body kick from Orlan.
Suokas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlan. Orlan obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlan throws a leg kick which misses Suokas's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokas tries to avoid it.
Suokas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan lands a nice looking body kick.
Orlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suokas.
Suokas misses with a body punch
and Orlan counters with a body kick that stops Suokas in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlan.
Orlan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orlan throws a leg kick but Suokas checks it.
Orlan feints and then cracks Suokas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suokas down.
Orlan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Suokas blocks the low kick.
Orlan thumps Suokas with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlan throws a chopping leg kick but Suokas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlan avoids the body shot from Suokas.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orlan.
Orlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlan is looking to slow Suokas down with leg kicks.
Suokas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orlan rather than just go for the knockout.
Orlan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Viljo Suokas has been cut.
Suokas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlan.
Orlan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orlan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orlan - that will leave a mark!
Orlan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Orlan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlan throws the kick towards the body but Suokas avoids it.
Suokas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Orlan.
Orlan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suokas. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Orlan.
Orlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suokas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlan connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlan throws a jab when Suokas was well out of range.
Orlan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlan, right into the meat.
Orlan lands a big head kick that sends Suokas tumbling to the mat! Orlan takes a step backwards and waves Suokas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Suokas is rocked!
Nice body kick from Orlan.
Suokas is still on wobbly legs! Can Orlan finish him?
Orlan tries to score with a low kick but Suokas moves his leg out of the way.
Orlan tries to land a leg kick but Suokas saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlan.
Suokas seems to have recovered his senses.
Orlan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suokas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Orlan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orlan pushes Suokas away with a front kick.
Orlan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokas wants to clinch up but Orlan keeps it at a distance.
Orlan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suokas throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orlan 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.
Orlan tries to land a front kick but Suokas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlan lands a big head kick that sends Suokas tumbling to the mat! Orlan takes a step backwards and waves Suokas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suokas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suokas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan looks to land a body kick but Suokas moved away.
Suokas misses with a double jab
and Orlan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suokas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Orlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suokas can do to turn this around?
Orlan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A clash of legs there as Suokas blocks the low kick.
Orlan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlan, right into the meat.
Suokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Suokas misses the shot to the body.
Orlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Orlan.
Orlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlan, right into the meat.
Orlan connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Timur Orlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlan pushes Suokas away with a front kick.
Suokas checks a low kick from Orlan.
Suokas throws a hook but Orlan avoids it easily.
Orlan wants to land a leg kick but Suokas is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlan misses with a low kick.
Orlan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orlan wants to slow Suokas down by chopping away at his legs.
Suokas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suokas misses with a straight left.
Suokas tries to clinch but Orlan is having none of it.
Suokas forces Orlan back against the cage and clinches.
Orlan misses with an elbow over the top.
Suokas has a couple of punches blocked by Orlan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orlan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suokas's brow.
Suokas lands a shot to the body.
Orlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suokas misses with a jab to the body
and Orlan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlan looks for the body kick but Suokas saw that one coming.
Suokas lands a nice looking body shot.
Suokas throws a hook to the side of Orlan's head but Orlan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suokas throws a lazy right hand but Orlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlan is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlan throws a low kick but Suokas moves out of range easily.
Orlan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orlan misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Orlan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orlan 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Orlan!
Timur Orlan retains his lightweight title!
Timur Orlan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei stuffs the takedown attempt from De Souza. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
De Souza shoots and misses
and Kamei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Souza shoots and misses
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei lands a jab to De Souza's midsection.
De Souza shoots and misses
and Kamei counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei lands an overhand right.
De Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamei clobbers De Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Kamei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei throws a good cross that connects.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kamei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Souza scrambles back to his feet.
De Souza is rocked!
De Souza slips under a jab.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes De Souza! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Koichi Kamei!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely comes into the arena with CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings blaring out of the sound system. Anderson has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Marc Anderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vallely works the jab nicely.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Vallely counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vallely finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Vallely counters with a huge left! Anderson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vallely isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Anderson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vallely!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Vallely!
A relieved looking Mike Vallely thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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