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O.R.G. 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lulo Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lulo Porter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Porter moves into the clinch.
Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Porter won't allow it.
Porter lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porter walks away with a smile on his face. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porter.
Tyson throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porter takes the fight into the clinch.
Porter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porter is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Porter down to the mat. Porter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Porter avoids the head kick by Tyson.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porter moves into the clinch.
Porter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Porter.
Porter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Porter won't allow it.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porter lands an uppercut.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Porter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Porter moves into the clinch.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
Porter is working Tyson over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Porter blocks it.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Porter smiles and moves away.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Porter.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulo Porter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Tyson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson looking to stall.
Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Porter has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porter walks away with a smile on his face. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porter.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Porter counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Porter wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
Tyson has his feet on Porter's thighs here. He's pushed Porter off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Porter screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jim White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as White shoots in.
White looks gassed!
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foreman clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Foreman.
Foreman is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
A short uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Foreman digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Foreman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Foreman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Foreman.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Foreman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White being controlled against the cage.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foreman.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White is rocked!
It looks like Jim White has been cut.
Foreman lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Foreman finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles White! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Foreman is unloading with more strikes now! White drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Foreman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Small!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Small.
Small defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
Small shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Small was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kay regains half guard.
Kay is doing well to control the position and prevent Small from advancing to side control.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kay controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kay is on top in guard.
Kay postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Kay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Small 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.
Kay pushing down on Small's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kay is trying to control the action in half guard but Small is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kay winds up and cracks Small with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Small avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kay.
Nice strikes from Kay there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay winds up and cracks Small with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Small is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kay has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kay pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Small is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Kay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaze Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Blue lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Blue tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue throws a head kick that Peterson semi-blocks.
It looks like Carlos Peterson has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Blue.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Peterson.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from Blue.
Peterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peterson lands in his opponent's guard.
Peterson won't allow Blue to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Blue keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Blue keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Peterson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blue swivels and escapes.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Blue against the cage but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Blue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown. Blue fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Peterson drops back looking for a leg! Blue is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blue manages to kick Peterson off! Peterson jumps back into Blue's guard.
Peterson trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blue's guard.
Peterson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson is just content to waste time from the top position. Blue takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Peterson.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Blue misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Peterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Peterson's cut.
That's time! Blue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Blue shows good takedown defense.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a one two combo.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Blue is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blue, right into the meat.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blue avoids the head kick by Peterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Blue against the cage but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blaze Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Peterson.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peterson wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Blue is trying to escape and Peterson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Blue is forced to tap! Nice work there by Peterson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Peterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hennie Snotklap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Homo Heikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennie Snotklap!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snotklap lands with a nice combination. Heikki backs away looking to recover.
Snotklap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snotklap tries to avoid it but Heikki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snotklap to the ground. Snotklap escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snotklap misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heikki.
Heikki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heikki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Snotklap's half guard.
Snotklap is looking to get back to is feet but Heikki passes into side control.
Heikki working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikki working the ground and pound from side control.
Heikki working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Heikki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Heikki in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Heikki controls the position.
Heikki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snotklap taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Heikki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Heikki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Heikki working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Heikki.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snotklap can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heikki looks up at the clock and then as Snotklap takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Heikki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikki lands a few punches from side control.
Snotklap is rocked!
Heikki lands some shots froms side control.
Snotklap is still in real trouble! Can Heikki finish him?
It looks like Hennie Snotklap has been cut.
Heikki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Heikki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Heikki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Snotklap to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snotklap takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heikki cracks Snotklap with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Heikki immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Snotklap is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Heikki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homo Heikki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Rosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stefan Rosha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Rosha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Steel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Rosha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
Rosha wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rosha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosha misses with a wild combination.
Rosha tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Rosha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steel takes a step back to recover.
Rosha is breathing heavily.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Rosha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel dips to his left and cracks Rosha with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rosha in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
Rosha is rocked!
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosha doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Rosha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosha looks up at the clock. Bad move! Steel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rosha. Steel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clark Steel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
It looks like Scott Smith has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Shaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith tests Shaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot by Smith.
Shaw is rocked!
Danny Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shaw throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Scott Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Shaw lands the left hand.
Smith pushes Shaw away with a front kick.
Shaw looks gassed!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Shaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shaw regains guard.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Shaw keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Shaw is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Shaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Shaw backpedaling.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Shaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Shaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaw scores with a jab.
Smith connects with a right hand. Shaw shakes it off.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Shaw wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Shaw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Smith controls Shaw momentarily but Shaw frees himself.
Shaw is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Shaw postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaw postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Shaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danny Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shaw is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw landing strikes.
Shaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Shaw in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Shaw.
Shaw lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Shaw misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Shaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Smith's cut.
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. 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.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaw. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Shaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Shaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Shaw's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Shaw.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Shaw.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Some wild striking there from Shaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shaw shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a straight right. Shaw didn't see that one coming.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith sizes up Shaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a low kick but Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith jabs Shaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Shaw.
Nice shot by Shaw.
Shaw throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaw.
Shaw thumps Smith with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Shaw backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Scott Smith!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Scott Smith!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Scott Smith!
Scott Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mayzing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes into the arena with Bad Reputation blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
149 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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19
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Mayzing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayzing shoots in looking for a takedown. Delight tries to sprawl out of it but Mayzing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayzing avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayzing.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayzing avoids it.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayzing avoids the damage to the body.
Mayzing has Delight pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mayzing pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Delight tumbling to the mat - Mayzing dives into Delight's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mayzing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Mayzing has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Delight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delight tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Mayzing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delight delivers a nice body kick.
Delight misses with a two punch combination.
Mayzing fails to land the takedown.
Mayzing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Mayzing.
Mayzing moves into the clinch successfully.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayzing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delight tries to avoid it but Mayzing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delight to the ground. Delight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Delight scores with a four punch combination!
Delight wants to clinch.
Mayzing shoots in looking for a takedown. Delight tries to sprawl out of it but Mayzing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayzing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayzing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delight sprawls well. Delight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayzing gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayzing circles away.
Mayzing swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Mayzing shoots in looking for a takedown. Delight tries to sprawl out of it but Mayzing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayzing steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Delight. That one must have hurt.
Mayzing looks gassed!
Delight lands a nice hook to Mayzing's body. Mayzing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayzing gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Mayzing is trying to trip Delight. He has hold of a leg but Delight is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mayzing persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Delight working a defensive guard here.
Delight wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayzing's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayzing wants to control from the top but Delight keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Delight is trying to control the position but Mayzing postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Delight slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayzing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delight gets a clinch.
Mayzing dodges an elbow strike from Delight.
Mayzing can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight looking to slow down the pace here.
Delight is trying to force a seperation but Mayzing has the dominant position.
Mayzing wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayzing tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually Mayzing drops back down to his feet.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight throws a right and a left that Mayzing avoids nicely.
Delight scores with a nice head shot.
Mayzing takes one on the button.
Delight misses with a double jab.
Mayzing has his takedown stuffed
and Delight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayzing closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayzing trying to control the position but Delight is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayzing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delight tries to avoid it but Mayzing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delight to the ground. Delight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Delight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayzing is rocked!
Delight is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mayzing hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dutch Delight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Rua moves forwards but Nogueira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nogueira cracks Rua with a good jab.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Rua.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Rua.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua slips a jab from Nogueira.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua lands a high kick!
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with the combination.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been cut.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Nogueira tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Rua has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Nogueira - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rua, and another! Nogueira is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Shogun Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theunie Visagie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Two Steps From Hell - ASAP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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27
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Goc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Theunie Visagie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Goc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Visagie misses with a looping right.
A big left from Visagie misses.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goc ducks under a wild hook from Visagie.
Goc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Visagie shoots in looking for a takedown but Goc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Visagie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visagie manages to avoid it.
Visagie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goc swivels and escapes.
Goc connects with a jab.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visagie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goc.
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Visagie looks to land a right hand but Goc moved out of range.
Visagie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Visagie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Visagie swinging wildly here.
Goc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Visagie.
Visagie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goc wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacek Goc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theunie Visagie.
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacek Goc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visagie looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Visagie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Visagie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Theunie Visagie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goc tests Visagie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Visagie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Visagie.
Goc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot by Goc.
Goc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Visagie if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goc.
Nice uppercut lands for Goc. That snapped Visagie's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goc.
Goc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Visagie blocks a head kick by Goc.
Visagie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Visagie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goc. That's going to slow Visagie down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Goc.
Goc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Visagie throws out a loose jab but Goc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goc works the jab nicely.
Goc swings for the body but Visagie moves out of range.
Visagie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goc moves away.
Goc throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Visagie thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visagie throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range.
Goc lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goc bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Goc slips a straight right by Visagie.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Visagie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Goc has got the better of the exchanges.
Visagie misses the jab.
Goc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visagie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goc.
Visagie is breathing heavily.
Visagie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visagie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Theunie Visagie has been cut.
Goc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goc connects with a right hand. Visagie shakes it off.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Visagie misses with a wild body shot.
Jacek Goc is winning the standup battle so far.
Goc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Goc.
Goc scores with the left hand. Visagie knows he should have avoided that one.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Visagie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Goc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Visagie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Visagie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goc misses with a wild body shot.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visagie moves away.
Goc 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.
Goc connects with a high kick.
Goc delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goc. Visagie shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc feints and then cracks Visagie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Visagie down.
Goc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Visagie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goc scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goc.
Goc lands with a slapping head kick.
Goc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Visagie is just out of range.
Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Visagie is just out of range.
Goc moves away from the strike by Visagie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc cracks Visagie with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goc digs a good body shot into Visagie's ribs.
Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Visagie. That did some damage!
Visagie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Visagie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goc misses with a body shot.
Visagie misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theunie Visagie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goc lands a glancing blow to the side of Visagie's head.
Goc lands a glancing blow to the side of Visagie's head.
Visagie throws a right hand that misses
and Goc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Visagie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Visagie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Visagie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Visagie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Visagie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc misses with an uppercut.
Goc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Visagie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goc thumps Visagie with a low kick.
Visagie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goc.
Visagie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goc.
Goc throws a nice head 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!
Visagie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goc. Goc obviously looking to wear him down.
Visagie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goc.
Goc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Visagie can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visagie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Visagie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
A big left from Visagie misses.
Visagie misses with a straight right.
Visagie ducks under a wild hook from Goc.
Visagie is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Visagie blocks a head kick by Goc.
Visagie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goc finds it's way round the side to connect with Visagie's head.
Visagie looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Visagie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Visagie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goc.
Goc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Visagie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Visagie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goc makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacek Goc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Visagie.
Goc connects with a leg kick. Visagie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Visagie shoots in for a takedown but Goc shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Goc.
Goc cracks Visagie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Visagie misses the jab.
Visagie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visagie somewhat.
Jacek Goc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theunie Visagie.
Goc throws a right hand that Visagie ducks under and follows up with a left that Visagie also avoids with ease.
Theunie Visagie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Visagie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Visagie on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visagie swings widly with a right hand
and Goc counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Goc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goc has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jacek Goc!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jacek Goc!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jacek Goc!
Jacek Goc wins by unanimous decision!
Jacek Goc retains his light heavyweight title!
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