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MMAL 84: Tornado PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Attack has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mclane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mclane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Attack won't be happy with that.
Mclane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Attack, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Attack sneaks back into half guard.
Attack regains full guard. Nicely done.
Attack is looking for a triangle but Mclane pushes his legs off easily.
Attack looking to control.
Mclane drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Attack manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mclane has Attack in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attack advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attack trying to mount his opponent but Mclane defends it.
Mclane looking for submissions off his back.
Mclane works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Attack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Attack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mclane looks gassed!
Mclane keeping full guard, as Attack tries to pass.
Attack trying to control but Mclane is working from the bottom.
Attack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Attack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Attack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Attack trying to control the position from guard on top but Mclane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mclane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclane is looking for a triangle but Attack pushes his legs off easily.
Mclane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Attack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Attack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Attack wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mclane, who protects the arm well.
Attack really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mclane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Attack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Attack is trying to get an arm triangle but Mclane is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mclane wants to improve his position but Attack is controlling well.
Attack is looking for a kimura but Mclane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Attack to get the leverage.
Attack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mclane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mclane moves into full guard.
Attack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mclane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Attack drops back looking for a leg! Mclane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mclane manages to kick Attack off! Attack jumps back into Mclane's guard.
Attack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mclane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclane is keeping the position for now.
Mclane keeping moving, preventing Attack from controlling successfully.
Attack pushing down on Mclane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attack trying to control from half guard but Mclane is working away.
Mclane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Attack pulls his head out easily.
Mclane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attack moves into full mount! Mclane won't be happy about that!
Attack forces the positional change into back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Attack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mclane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Attack did well to prevent Mclane getting side control.
Jack Attack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclane is working for a submission of some sort.
Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mclane seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Attack has recovered full guard.
Attack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mclane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mclane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mclane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Attack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mclane is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclane gets back to half guard.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Mclane is defending well.
Mclane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Mclane is defending well.
Attack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mclane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Attack seems to be looking for submissions.
Mclane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mclane actively working from the bottom here.
Mclane tries to roll over but Attack keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclane is refusing to be controlled, as Attack sits in half guard.
Mclane actively working from the bottom here.
Attack trying to mount his opponent but Mclane defends it.
Attack is working for a kimura but Mclane is defending it quite comfortably.
Attack uses his free foot to push down on Mclane's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mclane.
Mclane is trying desperately to improve position.
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!
Attack has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mclane is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Attack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Akaboro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Case is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Akaboro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Case!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akaboro moves out of range of the body kick from Case.
Case throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akaboro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Case misses with a head kick.
Case defending well as Akaboro loads up on a big left hand.
Case connects with a leg kick. Akaboro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akaboro moves out of range of the leg kick from Case.
Case throws out a leg kick but Akaboro moves out of range and Case only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Case misses.
Case misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Akaboro. Those never looked like landing.
Case throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Case lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case tries to land a leg kick but Akaboro saw it coming and moves away.
Case throws a half hearted mid kick.
Case throws a leg kick but Akaboro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Case. That's going to slow Akaboro down.
Case scores with a leg kick.
Akaboro swinging wildly here.
Case throws a chopping leg kick but Akaboro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akaboro.
Case lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Case throws out a leg kick but Akaboro moves out of range and Case only half commits.
Case lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Case throws a leg kick but Akaboro moved away.
Case throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Case throws a leg kick
and Akaboro counters with a low kick, right behind Case 's knee.
Case is looking to slow Akaboro down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Case looks to land a body kick but Akaboro moved away.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Case.
Akaboro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akaboro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akaboro throws the kick towards the body but Case avoids it.
Henry Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Case.
Akaboro checks a low kick from Case.
Akaboro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Case is looking to chop away at Akaboro's legs.
Case pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akaboro is out of range and Case settles back down.
Henry Case is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Case uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akaboro.
Akaboro lands a nice shot that snaps Case's head back.
Case looks to land a body kick but Akaboro moved away.
Akaboro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Case can pounce on him.
Akaboro misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a low kick as Akaboro jumps back.
Case throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Case scoring well with a low kick there.
Case misses with a head kick.
Akaboro avoids the head kick by Case.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Case misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akaboro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Case lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Case throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Case dominated that 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.
Case misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Case throws a leg kick but Akaboro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Case throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akaboro blocks a head kick by Case.
Case throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akaboro dives in and scores a takedown into Case's guard.
Case escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akaboro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akaboro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Case works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Case wants to sweep but no luck.
Akaboro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Case's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akaboro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akaboro has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
Case keeping full guard, as Akaboro tries to pass.
Case looking to control.
Akaboro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Case manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Case with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Akaboro wants to hold on but Case pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Akaboro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Akaboro!
Akaboro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akaboro trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Case manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akaboro manages to get himself to full guard.
Case trying to control but Akaboro is working from the bottom.
Case prevents Akaboro from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akaboro looking for a guillotine here but Case defends easily.
Case stops Akaboro from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akaboro keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case prevents Akaboro from getting back to his feet.
Akaboro keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Case hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Case lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akaboro moves out of range of the body kick.
Akaboro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henry Case seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Case.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
Akaboro blocks the body kick.
Case lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akaboro moves out of range of the leg kick from Case.
Case throws a low kick but Akaboro moves out of range easily.
Case goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case throws a wild body kick that Akaboro sees coming a mile off.
Case has closed the distance and engaged Akaboro in a clinch.
Case keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akaboro's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Case throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Case tenderised Akaboro's leg. Akaboro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akaboro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akaboro checks a leg kick nicely.
Danny Akaboro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Case misses.
Case throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Case misses
and Akaboro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Case showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akaboro.
Akaboro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akaboro checks a leg kick.
Case tries a low kick but Akaboro avoids it.
Case throws out a leg kick but Akaboro moves out of range and Case only half commits.
Case misses with a low kick.
Akaboro tries a low kick but Case avoids it.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
Case swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Case tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akaboro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Case throws a leg kick but Akaboro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akaboro looks to land a combination but Case avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a looping left.
Case wants to clinch up but Akaboro keeps it at a distance.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Case fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akaboro checks it well.
Akaboro avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Akaboro.
Case misses with a low kick.
Akaboro swinging wildly here.
Case moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Case lets loose with a powerful body kick. Akaboro will feel that in the morning.
Case throws a leg kick
and Akaboro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Case.
Akaboro avoids a kick to the body.
Henry Case is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Case turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akaboro gets tackled into the cage by Case. Case maintains the clinch.
Akaboro working hard to break the clinch.
Case utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Case.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case landing knees to the body.
Case pressing his opponent against the cage.
Akaboro managing to block the knees to the body from Case.
Akaboro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Case putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akaboro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akaboro can't break the clinch.
Case keeps control of Akaboro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akaboro letting Case take a breather here.
Case putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akaboro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case manages to break the clinch.
Danny Akaboro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akaboro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akaboro blocks a head kick by Case.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Case has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Case!
Henry Case seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Vergel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Reid has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Reid seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Vergel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid is looking to clinch but Vergel is avoiding it.
Vergel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vergel keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid moves into the clinch.
A short right from Reid.
Reid gets through Vergel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid is pushing Vergel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vergel is looking to break free of the clinch but Reid has double underhooks.
Reid breaks from the clinch.
Jason Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid drives through and clinches with Vergel against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.
Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid is looking to clinch but Vergel is avoiding it.
Reid has managed to clinch.
Vergel being controlled against the cage.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vergel keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid closes the distance and pushes Vergel back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid moves into the clinch successfully.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid pushes Vergel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid has Vergel pushed against the cage.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Vergel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel is having none of it.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel moves out of range.
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vergels head.
Reid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to work over Vergel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid slowing the pace effectively.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vergel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vergel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reid closes the distance and pushes Vergel back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Reid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vergel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vergel misses the jab.
Reid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vergel's sensitive parts.
Reid wants to clinch.
Reid moves into range and clinches up with Vergel.
Reid cracks Vergel with a nice body shot.
Reid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vergel up against the cage.
Vergel is breathing heavily.
Reid breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vergel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vergel.
Reid rushes Vergel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reid stalling the fight.
Vergel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Reid.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vergels head.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Reid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Vergel throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
Vergel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vergel's hands.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid scores with a jab to the body.
Reid forces Vergel back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid has closed the distance and engaged Vergel in a clinch.
Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vergel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reid drives through and clinches with Vergel against the cage.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid darts in and clinches Vergel up against the cage.
Reid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vergel backwards.
Reid lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid slows down the pace here.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vergel can do to turn this around?
Reid gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Reid dominated that second round.
That's time! Reid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid rushes Vergel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Jason Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Vergel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vergel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vergel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vergel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vergel pushes him off.
Reid lands a head kick. Vergel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reid is looking to clinch but Vergel is avoiding it.
Vergel misses with a looping left.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel moves out of range.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel is having none of it.
Reid forces Vergel back against the cage and clinches.
Reid breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergel is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Vergel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid is working Vergel over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Vergel takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Reid.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vergel keeps it at a distance.
Reid is looking to clinch but Vergel is avoiding it.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ace Vergel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vergel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergel gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid clinches up with Vergel and pushes him back against the cage.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Vergel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jason Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reid 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Reid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Pump has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Rolando Paneda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pump pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paneda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pump.
Paneda tries to clinch but Pump moves out of range.
Paneda tries to clinch up but Pump circles away and keeps his distance.
Paneda dodges the punch combination from Pump.
Pump swats away the attempt to clinch by Paneda.
Paneda fails with the takedown.
Paneda scores with a head kick.
Pump misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Paneda.
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pump stuffs the takedown.
Pump looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pump defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paneda.
Big Pump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.
Pump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paneda.
Pump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paneda.
Pump throws a lazy head kick
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pump pinned against the cage. Pump gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paneda tries a head kick but it misses.
Paneda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paneda.
Paneda looks gassed!
Pump throws a head kick but Paneda moves out of range.
Big Pump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Pump
and Paneda counters with a right hand to the body.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paneda scores with a spinning back kick!
Pump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pump throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Paneda counters with a head kick.
Paneda shoots in but no luck this time.
Pump throws a wild body kick that Paneda sees coming a mile off.
Paneda avoids the head kick by Pump.
Paneda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pump slaps away a takedown attempt from Paneda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pump misses with a combination
and Paneda counters with a left to the body.
Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pump defends it nicely.
Pump throws a sloppy head kick and Paneda moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda blocks a head kick by Pump.
Paneda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pump's waist but Pump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paneda off to one side.
Pump throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Paneda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pump with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paneda to score with a decent uppercut.
Pump swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paneda shoots in looking for a takedown but Pump manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paneda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pump misses.
Paneda shoots for a takedown but Pump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paneda closes the distance and clinches up with Pump, looking for a takedown. Paneda pushes Pump against the cage but Pump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paneda blocks the body kick.
Pump throws a series of punches but Paneda moves out of range.
Paneda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pump swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No luck for Paneda with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Pump.
Big Pump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paneda lands a nice looking body shot.
Pump stuffs the takedown.
Pump swats away the attempt to clinch by Paneda.
Pump looks to score with a jab to the body but Paneda is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pump misses with the body kick
and Paneda counters with a low kick, right behind Pump 's knee.
Paneda shoots in but no luck this time.
Paneda tries to clinch up but Pump circles away and keeps his distance.
Pump throws a series of punches but Paneda avoids them all with ease.
Pump throws a leg kick
and Paneda counters with a one-two to the body.
Pump throws a leg kick
and Paneda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paneda.
Paneda scores with a kick to the body.
Pump misses with a body kick.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pump throws a body kick that misses.
Paneda tries to clinch up.
Pump misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Paneda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Pump's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pump as he jumps to the side.
Pump has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A lazy body kick from Pump
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pump throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pump defends it nicely.
Paneda slips a straight right by Pump.
Paneda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pump.
Pump keeps the fight on the outside.
Pump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paneda moves away.
Big Pump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paneda tries to clinch there but Pump circles away.
Paneda looks for a takedown but Pump sprawls well.
Big Pump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.
Pump tries a head kick but it misses.
Pump misses with a jab to the body
and Paneda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rolando Paneda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paneda tries to clinch but Pump is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Paneda.
Paneda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pump throws a sloppy head kick and Paneda moves out of range easily.
Pump keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paneda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paneda tries for a takedown but Pump sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pump throws a head kick but Paneda moves out of range.
Paneda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pump misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pump throws a leg kick
and Paneda counters with a straight right hand.
Pump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paneda.
Paneda is looking to clinch but Pump is avoiding it.
Pump throws a lazy head kick
and Paneda counters with a body kick that stops Pump in his tracks momentarily.
Pump throws a head kick that misses
and Paneda counters with a three punch combo that has Pump backing up. Pump nods at Paneda to acknowledge the strikes.
Pump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paneda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pump looks to throw a body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Paneda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pump misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Paneda or perhaps it was just good defense by Pump which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pump misses with a two punch combination.
Pump tried to score with a low kick but Paneda checks it.
Paneda shoots in looking for a takedown. Pump tries to sprawl out of it but Paneda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pump manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pump throws a series of punches but Paneda avoids them all with ease.
Paneda avoids a kick to the body.
Pump tries a head kick but it misses.
Pump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paneda.
Paneda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pump throws a head kick but Paneda moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Pump as Paneda shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pump avoids the head kick by Paneda.
Pump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paneda.
Pump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paneda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pump's knee momentarily.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt.
Pump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pump. Paneda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pump throws a head kick that misses.
Paneda moves out of range of the body kick from Pump.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paneda shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Pump.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Pump throws a hook to the side of Paneda's head but Paneda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Big Pump will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Pump's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pump throws a sloppy head kick and Paneda moves out of range easily.
Pump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paneda was well out of range. Poor timing from Pump.
Nice body kick from Paneda.
Paneda tries to clinch up but Pump circles away and keeps his distance.
Paneda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pump is fending him off so far but Paneda persists. Nope, Pump circles away and we're back to standing.
Paneda closes the distance and clinches up with Pump, looking for a takedown. Paneda pushes Pump against the cage but Pump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pump keeps the fight on the outside.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Paneda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Pump. No joy for Paneda on that attempt.
Big Pump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.
Pump throws a lazy head kick
and Paneda counters with a one-two to the body.
Pump throws a series of punches but Paneda moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Paneda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paneda fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Paneda. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pump throws the kick towards the body but Paneda avoids it.
Pump will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pump throws a big shot that misses.
Paneda feints and then cracks Pump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pump down.
Paneda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Pump.
Paneda moves out of range as Pump strikes.
Paneda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paneda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paneda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paneda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paneda moves in looking to clinch but Pump pushes him off.
Paneda shoots in for a double leg but Pump sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paneda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paneda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pump manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paneda - that will leave a mark!
Paneda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pump stuffs the takedown.
Pump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paneda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pump circles away.
Paneda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pump rather than just go for the knockout.
Pump throws a head kick that misses
and Paneda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paneda is looking to clinch.
Paneda misses with a takedown attempt - Pump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paneda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paneda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pump throws an off balance right hand
and Paneda counters with a solid body kick.
Pump throws a looping overhand right but Paneda ducks down to avoid it.
Pump misses with a body kick.
Pump misses with a combination
and Paneda counters with a stiff right hand.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pump on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paneda shoots in but Pump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paneda looks for a takedown but Pump sprawls well.
Pump sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pump.
A jab from Pump misses.
Paneda has a takedown stuffed.
Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pump defends it nicely.
Pump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Paneda.
Pump swings for the body but Paneda moves out of range.
Pump throws a lazy body kick
and Paneda counters with a good low kick that Pump was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda throws a nice head kick!
Pump misses with a jab to the body
and Paneda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paneda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pump. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolando Paneda.
Well Paneda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Paneda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manu Ginobili 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Ginobili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj Paned!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginobili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paned has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paned looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paned slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ginobili not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ginobili has an active guard here but Paned has managed to pass into half guard.
Ginobili is looking to improve his position.
Paned drops an elbow to the side of Ginobili's head.
Paned slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginobili has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paned is working away from the top position though.
Paned moves nicely into side control.
Paned looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paned stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paned drives through with a takedown into Ginobili's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paned slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paned slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paned is looking for a kimura here.
Paned trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paned is pressing down on Ginobili's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ginobili is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili is refusing to be controlled, as Paned sits in half guard.
Paned is looking for a kimura but Ginobili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paned to get the leverage.
Paned should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Paned performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paned escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paned looks gassed!
Ginobili throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Rj Paned has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paned blocks a head kick by Ginobili.
Paned shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ginobili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paned controlling from the top position.
Ginobili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paned is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paned is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Paned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned'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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ginobili.
Ginobili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paned.
Ginobili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paned blocks a head kick by Ginobili.
A shot to the liver by Ginobili. Beautiful body shot.
Paned manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ginobili on his heels. He'll look to pass Ginobili's guard now, I'm sure.
Paned lands a couple of digs.
Paned throws an elbow that misses. Ginobili uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paned's guard. Nice move by Ginobili!
Paned is pulling down on Ginobili's head. It's preventing any offense from Ginobili, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned wants to stand up but Ginobili is controlling him.
Ginobili wants to control from the top but Paned keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ginobili wants to get up but he can't break Paned's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manu Ginobili wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ginobili lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili misses with a two punch combination.
Paned closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ginobili is defending against the submission attempts here by Paned.
Paned is working for a kimura but Ginobili is defending it quite comfortably.
Paned is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili is trying to maintain the position but Paned is very close to passing his half guard.
Paned content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Paned lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paned is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paned tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ginobili knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ginobili looking for submissions off his back.
Paned stands up from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paned clinches with his opponent.
Paned manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Paned showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Paned manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ginobili on his heels. He'll look to pass Ginobili's guard now, I'm sure.
Paned throws an elbow that misses. Ginobili uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paned's guard. Nice move by Ginobili!
Ginobili wants to pass the guard but Paned is keeping the position.
Ginobili being controlled here momentarily.
Ginobili stopping the sweep attempt from Paned.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned seems keen to control Ginobili's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rj Paned has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paned stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ginobili.
Paned moves into the clinch successfully.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Paned has eaten all the pies!
Paned wants to break free but Ginobili has control.
Paned ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Paned no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paned can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paned takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paned working a defensive guard here.
Paned might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ginobili kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili wants to control from the top but Paned keeps moving.
Paned lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ginobili trying to control but Paned is working from the bottom.
Paned looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ginobili looking to sit in guard and control but Paned gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paned stops Ginobili from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paned's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ginobili manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ginobili trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paned keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paned wants to control but Ginobili is having none of it.
Paned tries to reverse the position but Ginobili maintains control.
Paned bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Paned looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manu Ginobili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rj Paned is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paned must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paned.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rj Paned comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paned winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rj Paned!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
162 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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28
160 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Jack throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Young looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Young pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Young throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Young throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
Young throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Jack misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
Ground and pound from Jack.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack is looking for a kimura but Young is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jack to get the leverage.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jack seems to be working for a kimura but Young defends the submission attempt.
Jack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jack.
Jack wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Jack landing some decent shots from guard.
Jack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Jack lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jack throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young wants to stand but Jack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack dominated that 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.
Young misses with the combination.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Young throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
Jack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young can't keep his opponent in guard - Jack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack seems to be working for a kimura but Young defends the submission attempt.
Young has hold of Jack's hands but Jack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
Young taking some punishment here, with Jack in his half guard.
Young pushes Jack off looking to stand but Jack dives back in and keeps control.
Jack seems to be looking for submissions.
Dwayne Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is trying to stand up here but Jack is controlling him well.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack lands a nice short elbow.
Jack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jack lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack throws a strike but Young avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jack lands a couple of elbows.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jack won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Jack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Jack stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Jack is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Young is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Young has escaped and now he's on top!
Young wants to stand and escape but instead Jack has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jack working some strikes from top position.
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
Jack works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Jack with a nice head shot there.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Jack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Jack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young has his feet on Jack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Young lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Young looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Jack drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jack stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Jack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
Young manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young avoids the body shot from Jack.
Alexander Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jack misses with the ground and pound.
Young is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack landing strikes.
Check out the look on Jack's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jack connects with a decent elbow.
Jack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Young down.
Jack working the ground and pound.
Alexander Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jack looks up at the clock and then as Young takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Jack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zangief Hakkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakkarainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HellYeah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
201 lbs
11 - 3 - 2 |
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28
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Zangief Hakkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Hakkarainen is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Hakkarainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a low kick but Hakkarainen moves out of range easily.
Hakkarainen slips a straight right by Diaz.
Hakkarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Hakkarainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hakkarainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakkarainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Hakkarainen ducks down to avoid it.
Hakkarainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Hakkarainen lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Hakkarainen takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz is rocked!
Hakkarainen moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Diaz goes down! Can Hakkarainen finish him!?
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Hakkarainen finish him?
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hakkarainen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz has a hand on Hakkarainen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hakkarainen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hakkarainen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Diaz leaves his chin hanging out and Hakkarainen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Diaz crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zangief Hakkarainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos's entrance music is Thundercats. A fine choice. Marcos has chosen Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One as his entrance music. Athos is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ricardo Marcos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
181 lbs
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26
217 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Athos is breathing heavily.
Marcos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Athos breaks the clinch.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Athos tries to clinch up
and Marcos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marcos lands with a shot to the body.
Marcos clinches up with Athos and pushes him back against the cage.
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Marcos tries to work over Athos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Marcos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Athos avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Athos blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Athos blocking some punches.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Athos.
Marcos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Athos up against the cage.
Marcos tries to stall but Athos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcos tries to land a knee to the head but Athos blocks with his arms.
Athos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos looking to stall.
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Athos being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to land knees to the body.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Athos controls the action.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Athos prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos lands a hook that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Marcos lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Marcos.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Athos controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos tries to work over Athos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Athos or not.
Marcos tries to land a knee to the head but Athos blocks with his arms.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos trying to land knees to the body.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos blocking some punches.
Athos has had enough of the clinch but Marcos keeps him there for the moment.
Marcos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Marcos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcos lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Athos.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos lands an uppercut.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos digs a right hand into Athos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Athos's gas tank.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcos looks for the body kick but Athos saw that one coming.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcos looks to throw the jab but Athos is out of range.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos rushes Athos and presses him up against the cage.
Athos blocking some punches.
Athos blocks the elbow strike.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos looking to throw knees to the head but Athos is blocking nicely.
Athos wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcos won't allow it.
Athos is looking to break free of the clinch but Marcos has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
Athos is rocked!
Marcos tries to land a knee to the head but Athos blocks with his arms.
Oh Athos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Marcos.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Athos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Athos's elbow.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Athos to his knees! Marcos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Marcos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Marcos made sure he mentioned RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majin Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruch Chorzow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boo comes to the cage accompanied by I Fucking Hate You by Godsmack. Chorzow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WARRRRRRRRRRRR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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275 lbs
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251 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Majin Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruch Chorzow!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chorzow's waist but Chorzow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boo off to one side.
Chorzow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boo is trying to defend but Chorzow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chorzow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boo's head.
Chorzow is nestled in close to Boo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chorzow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boo is defending against the submission attempts here by Chorzow.
Chorzow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo tries to roll over but Chorzow keeps him under control.
Chorzow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chorzow works his way into side control.
Chorzow scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Chorzow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chorzow with the ground and pound but Boo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chorzow connects with a nice short shot to Boo's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow is trying to work for a kimura but Boo is defending well.
Chorzow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boo to regain full guard.
Chorzow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boo has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chorzow is looking to advance position but Boo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chorzow is trying desperately to improve position.
Chorzow blocking the ground and pound.
Chorzow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with a head shot.
Boo with shots to the head and body - Chorzow looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Ruch Chorzow has been cut.
Chorzow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boo.
Boo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chorzow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chorzow is trying to get back to full guard.
Chorzow taking some punishment here, with Boo in his half guard.
Chorzow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boo.
Boo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boo thows a huge punch but Chorzow dodges it nicely.
Boo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow has his hands clasped together around Boo's back. He's all about the action.
Boo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chorzow defending well though.
Boo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chorzow defending well though.
Chorzow is looking to improve his position.
Boo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Majin Boo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruch Chorzow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chorzow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chorzow somewhat.
Chorzow shoots in looking for a takedown but Boo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chorzow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boo tries for a takedown but Chorzow circles away easily
so Chorzow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majin Boo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chorzow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boo's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chorzow throws a strike but Boo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorzow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruch Chorzow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chorzow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chorzow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boo manages to get himself to full guard.
Boo managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow throwing strikes from guard but Boo blocks nicely.
Chorzow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chorzow trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chorzow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chorzow passes Boo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boo defending well though.
Chorzow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chorzow trying to control the action but Boo is working from the bottom.
Chorzow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boo to regain full guard.
Boo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chorzow stands up over Boo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chorzow trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chorzow is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chorzow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chorzow has Boo in his guard.
Boo 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.
Chorzow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boo.
Boo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruch Chorzow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruch Chorzow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boo tries for a takedown but Chorzow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Majin Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo misses with a takedown
and Chorzow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boo won't be happy with that.
Chorzow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chorzow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Boo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chorzow's guard! Nice work there by Boo!
Boo throwing strikes from guard but Chorzow blocks nicely.
Chorzow trying to control the position.
Boo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorzow wants to sweep here but Boo controlling him for the moment.
Boo prevents Chorzow from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boo throws an elbow that misses. Chorzow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boo's guard. Nice move by Chorzow!
Chorzow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boo has control of Chorzow's left arm, preventing Chorzow from doing any damage.
Chorzow wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chorzow throws a strike but Boo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boo is looking to work some ground and pound but Chorzow has wrist control.
Boo throws an elbow that misses. Chorzow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boo's guard. Nice move by Chorzow!
Chorzow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chorzow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boo has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chorzow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chorzow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chorzow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boo dives on top into guard.
Boo landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boo throws a strike but Chorzow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chorzow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chorzow trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chorzow.
Boo 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chorzow tries to free his leg and advance position but Boo is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chorzow scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruch Chorzow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chorzow 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruch Chorzow!
Ruch Chorzow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepito Manalotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeperton has chosen Sexy Body Girl as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
170 lbs
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25
182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepito Manalotto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manalotto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sweeperton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manalotto!
Sweeperton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sweeperton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Manalotto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sweeperton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manalotto is avoiding damage well.
Sweeperton wants to control but Manalotto is keeping him busy.
Manalotto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sweeperton on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeperton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manalotto, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeperton is trying to get an arm triangle but Manalotto is defending well.
Sweeperton scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeperton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sweeperton taking a breather here.
Manalotto taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Sweeperton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sweeperton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sweeperton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sweeperton lands some shots froms side control.
Sweeperton advances to full mount.
Manalotto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton controlling the position easily from mount.
Sweeperton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Manalotto is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Manalotto flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sweeperton anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Manalotto and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sweeperton slips an arm under Manalotto chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sweeperton has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sweeperton is squeezing on Manalotto like an anaconda would it's prey. Manalotto fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leg Sweeperton!
Leg Sweeperton is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Leg Sweeperton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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