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Bloodsport 125 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Wynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by England belongs to me. Wynn has chosen Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
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24
158 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Wynn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Wynn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunn back to the cage. Wynn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Wynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt - Wynn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Wynn.
Wynn misses with an uppercut.
Gunn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunn - that will leave a mark!
Gunn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wynn throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Gunn scores with a head kick. Wynn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gunn.
Ray Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynn misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunn.
Gunn sizes up Wynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wynn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wynn counters with a stiff right hand.
Wynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wynn.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Wynn ducks down to avoid it.
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wynn throws a looping overhand right but Gunn ducks down to avoid it.
Wynn throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wynn misses.
Wynn misses the jab.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wynn misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunn - that will leave a mark!
Wynn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Wynn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wynn misses with a double jab.
Wynn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunn.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Wynn misses with a two punch combination.
Wynn misses the jab.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wynn.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wynn moves out of range of the body kick from Gunn.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wynn circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunn.
Willie Wynn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Wynn moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wynn!
Gunn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wynn counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wynn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab from Gunn.
Wynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wynn avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Gunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wynn throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Gunn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gunn tries to work over Wynn's front leg with a kick but Wynn checks it.
Gunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wynn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wynn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Willie Wynn has been cut.
Wynn dodges an elbow strike from Gunn.
Wynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wynn tries to keep at a distance but Gunn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunn throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Wynn is blocking nicely.
Wynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willie Wynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn lands with a slapping head kick.
A left and a right from Wynn both land. Nice combination.
Gunn walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to clinch
and Wynn counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Wynn to acknowledge the strikes.
Gunn is rocked!
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wynn needs to keep his hands up - Gunn had a free shot at his head there.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wynn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Wynn keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Wynn.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Wynn. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn wants to land a leg kick but Wynn is out of range.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Wynn swinging wildly here.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body. Wynn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wynn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunn. Gunn obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wynn misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wynn.
Wynn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wynn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Wynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Wynn tries to avoid it.
Gunn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wynn.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Wynn.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Wynn misses with a double jab.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Wynn circles away and keeps his distance.
Wynn blocks a head kick by Gunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to score with a low kick but Wynn moves his leg out of the way.
Wynn swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Wynn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn thuds his shin into the meat of Wynn's side.
Wynn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Wynn swinging wildly here.
Gunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wynn avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Wynn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunn.
Gunn throws a low kick, looking for Wynn's leg but Wynn calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wynn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunn scores with a jab.
Wynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Wynn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wynn!
Gunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunn works over Wynn's head and body with a nice combination.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wynn throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wynn avoids it.
Wynn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Wynn in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The crowd cheers as Gunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wynn doesn't seem phased though.
Wynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wynn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gunn punishes Wynn's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunn scores with a head kick. Wynn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wynn slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wynn. Those never looked like landing.
Wynn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunn cracks the inside of Wynn's front leg.
Wynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Wynn checks it.
Gunn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunn lands with a slapping head kick.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wynn throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wynn fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Wynn misses.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Wynn.
Wynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a nice body kick.
Wynn throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wynn.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wynn throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a slapping head kick.
Wynn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Wynn misses.
Wynn misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Wynn's head.
Wynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wynn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gunn.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick
letting Wynn counter with a right hand.
Gunn lands a high kick!
Wynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn clinches up with Wynn and pushes him back against the cage.
Wynn avoids the elbow strike from Gunn, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wynn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Wynn improves position.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a takedown attempt but Wynn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wynn throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wynn swinging wildly here.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn sizes up Wynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willie Wynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wynn avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a low kick but Wynn moves out of range easily.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Wynn circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Ray Gunn!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Gunn!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ray Gunn!
Ray Gunn wins by unanimous decision!
Ray Gunn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stglitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feuer frei!. Diagana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judas Priest - Painkiller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
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29
144 lbs
11 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana tries to clinch there but Stglitz circles away.
Alberto Diagana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diagana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stglitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diagana gets tackled into the cage by Stglitz. Stglitz maintains the clinch.
Diagana is pushing Stglitz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diagana lands a shot to the body.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stglitz is keeping busy.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz tries to stall but Diagana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
A right hand to the body from Diagana.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz being controlled against the cage.
Stglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch but Stglitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana tries to work over Stglitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Diagana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stglitz is trying to break the clinch but Diagana has him pressed against the cage.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Stglitz trying to stall but Diagana improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diagana.
Diagana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stglitz.
Stglitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
The referee calls for Diagana to work.
Diagana connects with a knee to the head.
Diagana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diagana misses with a punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diagana working Stglitz over with knees to the body.
Diagana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stglitz working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stglitz breaks the clinch.
Diagana forces Stglitz back against the cage and clinches.
Diagana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diagana.
Diagana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Stglitz lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diagana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stglitz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stglitz breaks the clinch.
Stglitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
Stglitz instigates a clinch.
Stglitz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz can't break the clinch.
Diagana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stglitzs head.
Stglitz avoiding damage as Diagana throws knees to the body.
Diagana effectively controlling the action here.
Diagana lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stglitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Stglitz pushes him off.
Stglitz closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stglitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diagana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diagana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stglitz tries to break the clinch but Diagana is controlling the position.
Diagana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diagana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diagana scores with a knee to the head.
Stglitz is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Diagana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diagana tries to keep at a distance but Stglitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stglitz has had enough of the clinch but Diagana keeps him there for the moment.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Diagana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diagana'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.
Stglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diagana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Diagana.
Diagana effectively controlling the action here.
Diagana has Stglitz pressed against the cage, preventing Stglitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stglitz breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stglitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Stglitz keeps it at a distance.
Diagana darts in and clinches Stglitz up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diagana.
Diagana is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diagana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks it.
Stglitz lands with a left to the head.
Stglitz trying to control the position but instead, Diagana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stglitz into the cage.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Diagana.
A short right from Diagana on the inside.
Diagana trying to control the position but instead, Stglitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diagana into the cage.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stglitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stglitz avoids the elbow strike from Diagana, against the cage.
Diagana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stglitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stglitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Stglitz lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Diagana.
Diagana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks with his arms.
Stglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Diagana.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diagana lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands with a right to the head.
Diagana lands a nice uppercut.
Stglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stglitz avoids it.
Stglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Stglitz effectively controlling the action here.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diagana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stglitz's brow.
Stglitz manages to break the clinch.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Stglitz keeps it at a distance.
Diagana moves to clinch but Stglitz breaks away
letting Stglitz counter with a right hand.
Diagana drives through and clinches with Stglitz against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Diagana won't allow it.
Stglitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Stglitz working aggressively here.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Stglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stglitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stglitz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diagana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Diagana working Stglitz over with knees to the body.
Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to clinch but Stglitz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stglitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diagana doesn't manage to clinch there - Stglitz circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alberto Diagana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stglitz gets a clinch.
Diagana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stglitz trying to control the position but instead, Diagana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stglitz into the cage.
Stglitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana trying to stall but Stglitz improves his position.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diagana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana wants to clinch.
Stglitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stglitz is keeping busy.
Diagana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stglitz manages to break the clinch.
Diagana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Stglitz pushes him off.
Stglitz instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diagana.
A body shot lands from Diagana.
Stglitz is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Diagana misses with a knee to the head.
Diagana throws an elbow but it misses.
Stglitz gets through Diagana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Diagana on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stglitz.
Stglitz breaks from the clinch.
Stglitz darts in and clinches Diagana up against the cage.
Stglitz misses with the head strike.
Stglitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diagana trying to control the position but instead, Stglitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diagana into the cage.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Stglitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Stglitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks it.
Stglitz can't break the clinch.
Diagana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Diagana.
Diagana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stglitz misses with the head strike.
Diagana leaning against his opponent.
Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stglitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diagana throws a nice looking combination but Stglitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stglitz rushes Diagana and presses him up against the cage.
Diagana lands with a short shot to the head.
Stglitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stglitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stglitz forces Diagana back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stglitz tries to stall but Diagana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alberto Diagana.
Well Diagana 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!
Alberto Diagana wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alberto Diagana thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Macaco da Ribeira. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saliva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Willis to the ground. Saliva is now in Willis's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saliva is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saliva wants to get up but he can't break Willis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saliva works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Saliva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Willis's body to avoid the submission. Willis has instead reached around Saliva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Willis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cody Willis!
After winning the bout, Cody Willis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herb Sucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo has chosen Rebellion - Arcade Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Sucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ze Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo throws a series of punches but Sucks avoids them all with ease.
Paulo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sucks.
Paulo feints and as Sucks raises his hands in defense, Paulo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paulo forces his way into half guard.
Paulo is working for a kimura but Sucks is defending it quite comfortably.
Paulo moves into full mount! Sucks won't be happy about that!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paulo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sucks looks a forlorn figure.
Sucks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paulo on the ground.
Paulo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sucks wants to control but Paulo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sucks tries to control the position but Paulo now has his back.
Sucks is having to fend off submission attempts from Paulo, who is looking to sink in the choke. Paulo doesn't have the hooks in though and Sucks manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Paulo looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulo, not yet.
Paulo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulo trying to control the position.
Paulo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sucks defends it easily.
Sucks with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo looking for a guillotine here but Sucks defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paulo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Paulo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sucks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sucks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paulo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sucks defends it easily.
Paulo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paulo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sucks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulo. Paulo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sucks misses with a jab to the body
and Paulo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sucks won't be happy with that.
Sucks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has hold of Sucks's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sucks seems comfortable defending it but Paulo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sucks is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sucks is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Paulo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ze Paulo!
After winning the bout, Ze Paulo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Landon Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Walter lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Walter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walter is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Green take his back! Uh oh - Green has got a rear naked choke here! Walter is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Landon Green!
A relieved looking Landon Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Nadtoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donkey Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richard's choice of entrance music: killing in the name of. This should be a great matchup!
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26
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolay Nadtoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donkey Richard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Nadtoka tenderised Richard's leg. Richard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nadtoka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nadtoka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Richard does no damage.
Nadtoka throws a nice looking combination but Richard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nadtoka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Richard.
Richard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Nadtoka misses.
Richard looks to throw the jab but Nadtoka is out of range.
Nadtoka thows a body kick. Richard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nadtoka keeps Richard at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadtoka punishes Richard's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nadtoka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nadtoka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nadtoka moves out of range of the body kick from Richard.
Nadtoka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nadtoka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nadtoka works over Richard's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Donkey Richard has been cut.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nadtoka.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nadtoka.
Richard looks gassed!
Richard looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadtoka is just out of range.
Nadtoka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nadtoka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nadtoka wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nadtoka.
Nadtoka jabs Richard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nadtoka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nadtoka scores with a kick to the body.
Richard slips a jab and a cross from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nadtoka pushes Richard away with a front kick.
Richard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Nadtoka slams his shin into Richard's torso.
Nadtoka blocks a head kick by Richard.
Nadtoka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nadtoka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nadtoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nadtoka lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nadtoka. Richard shrugs it off though.
Nadtoka lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadtoka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nadtoka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nadtoka swinging wildly here.
Nadtoka thuds his right hand into Richard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nadtoka scores with a leg kick.
Nadtoka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nadtoka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nadtoka scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nadtoka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Nadtoka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donkey Richard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nadtoka throws a series of strikes that have Richard backpedaling.
Nadtoka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadtoka duly obliges.
Nadtoka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richard swings for the body but Nadtoka moves out of range.
Richard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nadtoka.
Richard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadtoka is pulling down on Richard's head to control his posture.
Nadtoka keeping full guard, as Richard tries to pass.
Nadtoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nadtoka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nadtoka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nadtoka!
Richard wants to control but Nadtoka postures up.
Nadtoka gets to mount! Richard was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nadtoka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richard on the ground.
Nadtoka controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying desperately to improve position.
Richard tries to hold on but Nadtoka postures up.
Nadtoka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richard can do to turn this around?
Nadtoka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries to reverse the position but Nadtoka maintains control.
Nadtoka controlling the position easily from mount.
Richard is trying desperately to improve position.
Nadtoka controlling from the full mount.
Richard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richard tries to lock up and control but Nadtoka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nadtoka controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nadtoka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard wants to hold on but Nadtoka pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Nadtoka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donkey Richard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nadtoka jabs at Richard's body.
Nadtoka scores with a nice body kick.
Nadtoka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nadtoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nadtoka works Richard's body with a nice hook.
Nadtoka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nadtoka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nadtoka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nadtoka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Richard on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard walks into a jab.
Richard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nadtoka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Nadtoka.
Richard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadtoka misses with the combination.
Nadtoka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nadtoka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nadtoka.
Nadtoka is looking to wear down Richard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nadtoka jabs Richard right on the nose. Richard blinks but takes it well.
Nadtoka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard walks into a left hand.
Nikolay Nadtoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadtoka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Nadtoka scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka scores with a jab. Richard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nadtoka lands a front kick.
Nadtoka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nadtoka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Richard is rocked!
Nikolay Nadtoka is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Nadtoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richard is still on wobbly legs! Can Nadtoka finish him?
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadtoka.
Richard seems to have recovered his senses.
Richard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nadtoka.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadtoka works over Richard's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka connects with a crisp jab.
Richard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters circling a little - Nadtoka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nadtoka lands a front kick.
Richard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nadtoka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadtoka duly obliges.
Richard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richard's sensitive parts.
Donkey Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Nadtoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadtoka manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Nadtoka.
Richard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nadtoka is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nadtoka fakes the leg kick and cracks Richard in the body.
Nadtoka throws a shot to the body.
Nadtoka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richard. Richard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadtoka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richard throws a body punch but Nadtoka moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nadtoka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Nadtoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nadtoka, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Nikolay Nadtoka!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Nikolay Nadtoka!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Nikolay Nadtoka!
Nikolay Nadtoka wins by unanimous decision!
Nikolay Nadtoka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing by Kanye West. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Kimo Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonardo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva cracks Leonardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva rushes Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to circle away but Leonardo has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonardo moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Leonardo looks to land a combination but Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids it well.
Leonardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Leonardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos De Souza Silva as Leonardo shoots in.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch there but Leonardo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leonardo!
Leonardo forces Dos Santos De Souza Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Santos De Souza Silva as Leonardo tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to force a seperation but Leonardo has the dominant position.
Leonardo keeps control of Dos Santos De Souza Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos De Souza Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kimo Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonardo gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos De Souza Silva. Dos Santos De Souza Silva maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo tries to clinch there but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva clinches.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva clinches up against the cage.
Leonardo lands with a right to the head.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonardo won't allow it.
Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Leonardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos De Souza Silva's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leonardo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leonardo throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kimo Leonardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos De Souza Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
Leonardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos De Souza Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
Leonardo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva can't break the clinch.
Leonardo tries for a takedown but Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimo Leonardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to his feet but Leonardo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has his feet on Leonardo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leonardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonardo throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range and Leonardo only half commits.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
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 Kimo Leonardo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leonardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos De Souza Silva sprawls well. Dos Santos De Souza Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leonardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leonardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonardo needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos De Souza Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos De Souza Silva back into the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to break the clinch but Leonardo is controlling him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to break the clinch but Leonardo is controlling the position.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to break free but Leonardo has control.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos De Souza Silva backs away looking to recover.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Leonardo is looking to wear down Dos Santos De Souza Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leonardo scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva clinches.
Leonardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to push Leonardo away but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has had enough of the clinch but Leonardo keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonardo counters with a single leg into guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva didn't expect that.
Leonardo stands up and waves to Dos Santos De Souza Silva to follow him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos De Souza Silva - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos De Souza Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Leonardo counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimo Leonardo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leonardo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva wins by majority decision!
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael McCulloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoppsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCulloch comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Hoppsan Barley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael McCulloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoppsan Barley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McCulloch gets full guard.
Barley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCulloch is trying to control Barley's posture but Barley avoids it.
McCulloch is trying to improve his position.
McCulloch trying to control but Barley flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
McCulloch preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barley.
McCulloch tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McCulloch is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCulloch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barley wants to take a breather but McCulloch is having none of it.
McCulloch is defending against the submission attempts here by Barley.
Barley is trying to control. McCulloch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barley is looking for a kimura here.
McCulloch is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCulloch is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barley is trying to control the action in half guard but McCulloch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCulloch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCulloch.
Barley trying to control the position from guard on top but McCulloch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barley preventing the sweep.
Barley looking to pass the guard.
Barley won't allow McCulloch to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley scoring with some ground and pound.
McCulloch looking for a sweep. Not yet McCulloch, not yet.
Barley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCulloch trying to control the position.
McCulloch is looking for a triangle but Barley pushes his legs off easily.
McCulloch keeping full guard, as Barley tries to pass.
McCulloch keeping moving, preventing Barley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hoppsan Barley.
McCulloch tries to sprawl but Barley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCulloch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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!
McCulloch manages to get to full guard.
McCulloch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCulloch is trying to keep Barley in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hoppsan Barley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCulloch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCulloch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCulloch fails to land the takedown.
McCulloch avoids the head kick by Barley.
McCulloch throws a lazy right hand but Barley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCulloch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barley can pounce on him.
Barley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCulloch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barley scrambles back to his feet.
Barley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barley wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the body from McCulloch misses
and Barley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCulloch to the ground. Barley is now in McCulloch's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCulloch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCulloch keeping moving, preventing Barley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley passes into half guard.
Barley slows the pace down in half guard.
Hoppsan Barley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCulloch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCulloch is looking for a sweep. Barley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barley wants to control but McCulloch is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hoppsan Barley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barley throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCulloch looks to score with a jab to the body but Barley is just out of range.
Barley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCulloch's head.
McCulloch is rocked!
McCulloch wants to stay close but Barley steps back to make room for something. McCulloch seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Barley and McCulloch drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hoppsan Barley!
Hoppsan Barley very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon thuds a left hand into Ballswick's body.
Bacon misses with a hook.
Bacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballswick was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacon.
Ballswick just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballswick. Bacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballswick is just out of range.
Bacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bacon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bacon.
Ballswick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacon throws a leg kick but Ballswick checks it.
Ballswick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bacon's waist but Bacon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ballswick off to one side.
Bacon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballswick avoids the body shot from Bacon.
Bacon throws the left hand but Ballswick avoids the punch easily.
Bacon cracks Ballswick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chris Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballswick slips a straight right by Bacon.
Bacon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bacon duly obliges.
Bacon lands a jab to Ballswick's midsection.
Bacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballswick slips a straight right by Bacon.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacon catches Ballswick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bacon.
Ballswick is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacon throws a body punch but Ballswick moves out of range.
Ballswick is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacon finish him?
Bacon drops Ballswick with a big left hand! Ballswick is injured, injured bad! Bacon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Bacon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Bacon thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Cozad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad moves in looking to clinch but Bungholz pushes him off.
Cozad misses with a double jab.
Bungholz sizes up Cozad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cozad wants to clinch up but Bungholz keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Bungholz.
Bungholz misses with a double jab.
Bungholz motions for Cozad to come forward. Bungholz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad closes the distance but Bungholz moves to the side
and Bungholz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cozad's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz tries to free his leg and advance position but Cozad is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bungholz wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
Cozad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bungholz defends it easily.
Cozad throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cozad working for a triangle but Bungholz defends it easily.
Cozad looking to control.
Bungholz trying to control but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to stand up but Bungholz is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cozad keeping moving, preventing Bungholz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bungholz stays in close to Cozad's body and controls the position.
Bungholz wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Touchin Bungholz.
Bungholz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cozad. Cozad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bungholz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bungholz enables Cozad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bungholz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz trying to keep a closed guard but Cozad is proving a slippery customer.
Cozad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cozad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cozad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cozad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bungholz looking to control.
Cozad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bungholz is proving hard to escape from.
Bungholz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cozad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cozad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bungholz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cozad defends well.
Cozad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.
Bungholz keeping full guard, as Cozad tries to pass.
Bungholz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Connor Cozad wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cozad tries for a takedown but Bungholz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Touchin Bungholz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cozad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cozad takes the fight into the clinch.
Bungholz tries to score a body lock takedown but Cozad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bungholz is trying to pull guard but Cozad has him pressed against the cage.
Cozad goes for a takedown attempt but Bungholz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cozad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bungholz's head.
Cozad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz shoots in for a takedown but Cozad shows good takedown defense.
Connor Cozad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touchin Bungholz.
Bungholz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bungholz slips under a jab.
Cozad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bungholz shoots in and bounces Cozad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bungholz stopping the sweep attempt from Cozad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz drops back looking for a leg! Cozad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cozad manages to kick Bungholz off! Bungholz jumps back into Cozad's guard.
Bungholz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cozad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bungholz has managed to get both his arms back between Cozad's legs - danger averted.
Bungholz is pushing down on Cozad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cozad is fighting to maintain full guard but Bungholz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cozad pushes Bungholz off looking to stand but Bungholz dives back in and keeps control.
Bungholz trying to control from half guard but Cozad is working away.
Cozad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bungholz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad trying to control but Bungholz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz trying to control the action but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bungholz trying to control from half guard but Cozad is working away.
Touchin Bungholz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bungholz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bungholz mounts Cozad! Really nice guard pass there!
Cozad is looking to get to half guard.
Cozad wants to hold on but Bungholz pushes him away.
Cozad is squirming around, avoiding Bungholz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to hold on but Bungholz pushes him away.
Bungholz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cozad is looking to escape.
Bungholz looking to secure an arm triangle but Cozad defends it well.
Cozad is squirming around, avoiding Bungholz's attempts to control the action.
Cozad is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bungholz trying to control but Cozad is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bungholz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cozad has worked his arm free - good work by Cozad!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Touchin Bungholz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Horrible takedown by Cozad or perhaps it was just good defense by Bungholz which made him look bad.
Bungholz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cozad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cozad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad gets control of Bungholz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cozad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bungholz looking to sit in guard and control but Cozad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bungholz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cozad wants to pass the guard but Bungholz is keeping the position.
Cozad stopping the sweep attempt from Bungholz.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Bungholz keeps moving.
Bungholz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cozad rolls with it to try and escape but Bungholz cranks on the arm and Cozad is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Touchin Bungholz!
Touchin Bungholz is the new lightweight champion!
Touchin Bungholz gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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