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CFL 162: Fight Night! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Snow- Informer. Gracie has chosen Green as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Casper Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jenkins doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Jenkins catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Casper Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Marko Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie jabs at Jenkins's body.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Jenkins cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Jenkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Jenkins swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Casper Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Gracie.
Jab, jab by Jenkins - just one landing.
Gracie slips a jab from Jenkins.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jenkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Jenkins to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie punching from mount but Jenkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie throwing strikes here but Jenkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Jenkins manages to avoid easily.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Jenkins tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Jenkins is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Oh Jenkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Jenkins out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Gracie goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marko Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Hunt has chosen Ace of Spades by Motorhead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin instigates a clinch.
Larkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt jabs Larkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin motions for Hunt to come forward. Larkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt catches Larkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some bone on bone action there as Larkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larkin misses with an uppercut
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a head kick.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Larkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Larkin.
Larkin throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larkin throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Larkin misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Larkin wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
Hunt scores with a head kick. Larkin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt scores with a head kick. Larkin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Larkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larkin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Larkin throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Larkin.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Larkin drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Larkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Larkin is controlling him.
Larkin throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Larkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Larkin keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larkin throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Larkin missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hunt!
Larkin misses with a straight left.
Larkin closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Larkin into the cage.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Larkin's head.
Larkin tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Larkin throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Larkin jabs at Hunt's body.
Larkin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Larkin throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Larkin moved out of range.
Hunt misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Larkin's defenses.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larkin moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Larkin is looking to land body kicks.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt punishes Larkin's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Hunt throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Larkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Hunt misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larkin dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Hunt cracks Larkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Larkin.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin scores with a jab.
Larkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larkin tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Jonny Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Larkin moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Larkin misses the target.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larkin.
Larkin takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Larkin throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Larkin's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larkin as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Larkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Larkin misses.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Larkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Larkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Larkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Larkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larkin swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Ryan Larkin.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonny Hunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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250 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Gora Sammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sammo tries to avoid it but Gallagher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sammo to the ground. Sammo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sammo throws a right hand that misses
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sammo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sammo.
Sammo misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sammo doesn't seem bothered though.
Sammo is breathing heavily.
Sammo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sammo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Sammo is having none of it.
Sammo avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher closes the distance and pushes Sammo back into the cage.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Sammo blocks it.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sammo tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Sammo back against the cage.
Sammo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a shot to the side of Sammo's head.
Gallagher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallagher lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sammo to his knees! Gallagher keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killian Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ether. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adonis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Adonis.
Adonis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Adonis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adonis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quinn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adonis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adonis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adonis tries to control but Quinn wriggling away.
Adonis 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.
Quinn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinn regains half guard.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adonis.
Adonis 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.
Quinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quinn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adonis wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adonis manages to get himself to full guard.
Quinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adonis controls Quinn momentarily but Quinn frees himself.
Adonis striking off his back but it's not causing Quinn any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quinn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adonis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quinn is pushing down on Adonis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adonis is fighting to maintain full guard but Quinn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adonis is trying to control but can't.
Quinn is working for a kimura but Adonis is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn is working for a submission of some sort.
Quinn is trying to work for a kimura but Adonis is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to work for an americana but Adonis has managed to regain full guard.
Quinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Adonis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Adonis has escaped and now he's on top!
Quinn looking for a guillotine here but Adonis defends easily.
Quinn looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adonis trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Adonis dominated that round.
That's time! Adonis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Adonis connects with a looping right hand.
Adonis scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonis. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adonis moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn being controlled against the cage.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adonis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adonis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adonis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quinn's brow.
Adonis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quinn up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adonis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis throws an elbow that misses.
Quinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn blocks an elbow strike.
Adonis lands an uppercut.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Adonis won't allow it.
Julius Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niall William Quinn.
Adonis has Quinn pushed against the cage.
Adonis lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn jumps guard and drags Adonis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Niall William Quinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adonis defends it easily.
Adonis working some strikes from top position.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn looking for a guillotine here but Adonis defends easily.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Adonis trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Adonis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quinn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adonis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Quinn.
Adonis is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quinn down.
Adonis looks up at the clock and then as Quinn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adonis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Adonis wants to control but Quinn is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adonis landing a few strikes.
Quinn tries to buck Adonis off but Adonis is having none of it.
Adonis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Adonis dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Adonis shoots in but Quinn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adonis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adonis lands a glancing blow to the side of Quinn's head.
Adonis tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis drives through with a takedown into Quinn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adonis is pushing down on Quinn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quinn is fighting to maintain full guard but Adonis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quinn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adonis wants to take a breather but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quinn is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Adonis jumps into side control!
Quinn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Quinn wants to improve his position but Adonis is controlling well.
Niall William Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quinn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adonis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adonis's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Adonis wants to control his opponent's hands but Quinn gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Adonis's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Quinn is persistently looking for the submission but Adonis is defending it well.
Adonis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Quinn's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Quinn gets his hands free as Adonis looks to control.
Adonis finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Adonis tries to hold on but Quinn postures up.
Julius Adonis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn punching from mount but Adonis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thowing shots but they're missing.
Adonis tries to hold on but Quinn postures up.
Adonis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quinn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adonis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Quinn.
Quinn avoids the attempt from Adonis to control.
Adonis is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn is trying to take his opponent's back.
Poor strikes thrown by Quinn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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 Julius Adonis.
Well Adonis 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Adonis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head. Kyle has chosen Big Booty Woman as his entrance music. David Kyle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Kyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hicks.
Horrible takedown by Hicks or perhaps it was just good defense by Kyle which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a jab when Kyle was well out of range.
Hicks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Kyle saw that one coming.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Kyle avoids nicely.
Kyle is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kyle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Kyle throws a push kick but Hicks slaps the foot to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Kyle as Hicks shoots in.
Kyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyle jabs at Hicks's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Kyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyle won't be happy with that.
Hicks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks 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.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kyle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kyle prevents Hicks from improving position.
Kyle tries to improve position but can't.
Kyle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kyle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
Hicks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hicks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but Kyle defending well.
Hicks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks unloading with bombs!
Hicks raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hicks with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyle is looking to improve his position but Hicks isn't that keen on the idea.
Hicks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kyle is trying desperately to improve position.
Hicks cracks Kyle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kyle is rocked!
Kyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kyle is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle is squirming around, avoiding Hicks's attempts to control the action.
Hicks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hicks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kyle takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hicks's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hicks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Didell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Chuck Didell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Didell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a hook. Didell ducked under it nicely.
Volkov swings for the body but Didell moves out of range.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Didell wants to slow Volkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Volkov lands with a nice body kick.
Didell wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Didell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov gets tackled into the cage by Didell. Didell maintains the clinch.
Didell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Didell has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Didell keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didell wants to stand up but Volkov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Didell has wrist control.
Volkov thows a big elbow that misses.
Didell wants to get back to his feet but Volkov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Volkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Didell is retaining full guard.
Didell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
Volkov is stalling in the full guard.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Didell keeps moving.
Didell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Volkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Didell looking for a sweep. Not yet Didell, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Didell is breathing heavily.
Volkov throws and elbow that misses. Didell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Volkov's guard. Nice move by Didell!
Volkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Didell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Didell blocks nicely.
Volkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov throws and elbow that misses. Didell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Volkov's guard. Nice move by Didell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov 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.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Didell saw that one coming.
Volkov thumps Didell with a low kick.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Chuck Didell has been cut.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Didell's sensitive parts.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Volkov cracks Didell with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov clobbers Didell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
Didell is rocked!
Oooh a lovely combination from Volkov sends Didell down but not out. Volkov dives into side control looking to finish.
Oh Didell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands a big left to the face of Didell, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Volkov and another - Didell is out! Volkov stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sproles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. O Toole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember my NAME!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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164 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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Toole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Sproles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch but O Toole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sproles clinches.
Sproles is trying to force a seperation but O Toole has the dominant position.
Sproles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Toole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sproles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Toole.
Sproles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
O Toole dives in and scores a takedown into Sproles's guard.
O Toole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sproles is keeping the position for now.
O Toole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sproles is pulling down on O Toole's head to control his posture.
O Toole wants to control from the top but Sproles keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Toole controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Timmy O Toole was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Toole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
Sproles tries to clinch up
and O Toole makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Toole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles with a poor takedown
and O Toole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sproles lands with a nice combination. O Toole backs away looking to recover.
O Toole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sproles is able to avoid easily.
Sproles with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sproles. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Toole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Toole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Toole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sproles is looking to clinch.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
O Toole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sproles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sproles is looking for a sweep. O Toole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to pass Sproles's guard but actually Sproles recovers to full guard.
Sproles keeping full guard, as O Toole tries to pass.
Sproles keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
O Toole preventing the sweep.
O Toole wants to control from the top but Sproles keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole wants to pass the guard but Sproles is keeping the position.
Timmy O Toole has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sproles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Toole circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch but O Toole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Toole misses with a straight left.
O Toole throws the kick towards the body but Sproles avoids it.
O Toole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Toole has Sproles pressed against the cage, preventing Sproles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sproles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Toole defending well as Sproles loads up on a big left hand.
O Toole clinches up against the cage.
Sproles tries a body shot but O Toole blocks it.
O Toole gets through Sproles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Toole misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sproles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sproles as O Toole tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sproles.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sproles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy O Toole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sproles instigates a clinch.
O Toole looking to throw knees to the head but Sproles is blocking nicely.
O Toole tries to stall but Sproles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sproles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Toole blocks an elbow strike from Sproles.
Sproles stalling against the cage.
O Toole scores with a shot to the side of Sproles's head.
O Toole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sproles.
Sproles prevents a body shot from O Toole.
O Toole missing with knees to the body.
O Toole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sproles's face.
O Toole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sproles's elbow.
Sproles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Toole or not.
Sproles can't break the clinch.
O Toole taking a breather.
Sproles scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sproles.
Sproles breaks from the clinch.
Sproles closes the distance and pushes O Toole back into the cage.
O Toole lands a shoulder strike.
O Toole taking a breather.
O Toole avoiding damage as Sproles throws knees to the body.
Sproles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sproles lands a jab.
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Toole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sproles counters by moving into the clinch.
O Toole prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sproles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Toole backwards.
O Toole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pete Sproles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Toole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sproles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Toole on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sproles.
O Toole drives through and clinches with Sproles against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sproles.
It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
O Toole tries to throw a body punch but Sproles avoids it by throwing O Toole back against the cage.
O Toole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Toole misses with an uppercut.
O Toole has managed to clinch.
O Toole lands a right hand.
O Toole misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pete Sproles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sproles doesn't manage to clinch there - O Toole circles away.
Sproles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Toole clinches up against the cage.
O Toole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sproles taking a breather.
Sproles seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but O Toole is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sproles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pete Sproles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sproles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Toole tries to stall but Sproles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sproles displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Toole up against the cage.
Sproles lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sproles.
Sproles is looking to clinch but O Toole is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sproles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Toole blocks a head kick by Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Toole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sproles's knee momentarily.
Sproles drives through and clinches with O Toole against the cage.
O Toole misses with an elbow strike.
O Toole works on Sproles's body with a couple of short punches.
O Toole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sproles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Toole leaves Sproles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Toole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sproles.
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 Pete Sproles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by O Toole.
O Toole clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Sproles.
A hook to the body from Sproles.
Sproles connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Toole's face.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but O Toole has double underhooks.
O Toole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles instigates a clinch.
O Toole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Toole tries a body shot but Sproles blocks it.
O Toole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Toole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Toole is trying to maintain a safe position but Sproles gets an underhook and turns O Toole into the cage.
Sproles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Toole avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Toole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sproles breaks the clinch.
O Toole clinches with his opponent.
O Toole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Toole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Toole is trying to maintain a safe position but Sproles gets an underhook and turns O Toole into the cage.
O Toole pushes Sproles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Toole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sproles.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but O Toole blocks with his arms.
Sproles scores with a shoulder strike.
O Toole breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Sproles.
Sloppy strikes from Sproles. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sproles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Toole throws a combination. Sproles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sproles shoots in and gets a takedown into O Toole's guard.
Sproles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Toole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Toole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Toole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sproles's guard.
Sproles wants to stand and escape but O Toole is having none of it.
O Toole is pushing down on Sproles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sproles is fighting to maintain full guard but O Toole has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sproles is trying to maintain the position but O Toole is very close to passing his half guard.
O Toole is keen to just control but Sproles is a slippery customer.
Sproles kicks O Toole off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sproles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Toole is looking to take a break and control but Sproles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Toole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sproles prevents O Toole from improving position.
Sproles is not content to let O Toole control the position.
Sproles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Toole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sproles thows a huge punch but O Toole dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles is nestled in close to O Toole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
Sproles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Toole's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sproles is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Toole is looking to control Sproles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Toole avoid being mounted?
Sproles tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Toole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timmy O Toole.
I think O Toole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy O Toole!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max McRiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRiot has chosen None as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max McRiot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rueso Bear Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Max McRiot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from McRiot. Bear Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bear Junior keeps McRiot at a distance using the push kick.
McRiot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear Junior.
McRiot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
McRiot blocks an uppercut.
Bear Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear Junior looking to throw knees to the head but McRiot is blocking nicely.
McRiot managing to block the knees to the body from Bear Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear Junior content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McRiot pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bear Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRiot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRiot has a closed guard, preventing Bear Junior from standing up.
Bear Junior won't allow McRiot to get back to his feet.
Bear Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRiot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRiot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRiot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear Junior is controlling him.
Bear Junior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max McRiot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McRiot drives through and clinches with Bear Junior against the cage.
Bear Junior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear Junior lands an uppercut.
McRiot fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior tries a knee to the head but McRiot blocks it.
McRiot goes for a takedown attempt but Bear Junior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McRiot pushes Bear Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bear Junior on the inside.
Bear Junior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior has McRiot pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. McRiot is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bear Junior - that's hurt McRiot badly! Oh, another knee lands and McRiot is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but McRiot doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rueso Bear Junior!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Crash by 12 Stones blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Davis.
Citrus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Citrus throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Citrus moves away.
Citrus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Citrus missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Citrus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Citrus counters with a straight right hand.
Citrus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Citrus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Citrus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Citrus under the eye.
Citrus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Citrus misses with a body shot.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Citrus.
Decent striking displayed by Citrus there.
Davis moves forwards but Citrus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Citrus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Citrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Citrus scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Citrus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Citrus cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Citrus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Citrus defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Citrus scores with a punch to the head.
Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Citrus is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Citrus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from Citrus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Citrus can't escape the position.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Citrus is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis trying to control but Citrus is having none of it.
Citrus is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skoal Citrus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Citrus connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Citrus slips a jab from Davis.
Citrus looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Citrus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Citrus counter with a right hand.
Citrus wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Citrus finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Citrus blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Citrus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Citrus misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws the left hand but Citrus avoids the punch easily.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Citrus's guard.
Citrus looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Citrus has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis prevents Citrus from improving his position.
Citrus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Citrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Citrus tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Davis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to finish Citrus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Citrus!
Johnny Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Citrus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis looking to control but Citrus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Citrus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids the attempt from Citrus to control.
Citrus is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Citrus is looking to get to half guard.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis avoids the attempt from Citrus to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Citrus is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citrus manages to avoid it.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Citrus lands the left hand.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Citrus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Davis misses.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Citrus misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Citrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Citrus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davis's half guard.
Citrus is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Citrus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Citrus trying to control from Davis's half guard. Davis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus throws and elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Citrus's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Citrus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davis has passed into side control.
Citrus looks to move to half guard but instead Davis has passed into mount! Damn!
Citrus is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Citrus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Citrus is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Citrus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents Citrus from getting the reversal.
Citrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Citrus hang on?
Citrus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis breaks from Citrus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Citrus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
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 Johnny Davis.
I think Davis 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!
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