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MMAL 131 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
6 - 21 - 1 |
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205 lbs
7 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Pump moves out of range easily.
Pump moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Pump 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.
Nice cross by Garcia.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pump tries a head kick but it misses.
Pump avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Pump.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pump.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Pump's side.
Pump is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Pump out cold! Pump is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramsey Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akbar Hussein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hussein connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Hussein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hussein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lopez is in trouble now - Hussein has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussein is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lopez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lopez shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hussein locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lopez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akbar Hussein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rams Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 18 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rams Great!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Great.
Rams Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Great didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Rams Great has been cut.
Great misses with a two punch combination.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Great misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Great! Diaz lets Great back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Great looks gassed!
Great misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Rams Great's cut even more.
Great throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz cracks Great with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Great looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Diaz finish him?
Great is rocked!
Diaz connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Great out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paquito Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Muhammed is avoiding it.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Muhammed tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Muhammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhammed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roberts quickly recovers to half guard.
Roberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muhammed is working for a submission of some sort.
Muhammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muhammed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muhammed working Roberts over with strikes.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Muhammed tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammed pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammed lands a nice short elbow.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Muhammed sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Muhammed tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
Muhammed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Muhammed there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Muhammed has control of the leg.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammed pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed winds up and cracks Roberts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Muhammed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Muhammed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Muhammed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Muhammed is looking for a kimura but Roberts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muhammed to get the leverage.
Roberts has hold of Muhammed's hands but Muhammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Roberts looks gassed!
Muhammed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roberts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Muhammed seems content to control.
Muhammed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muhammed is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muhammed trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
Roberts is looking to improve his position.
Muhammed lands with a punch from half guard.
Muhammed postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roberts to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhammed throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Muhammed does no damage.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Muhammed tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhammed's elbow.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhammed is defending well for now.
Roberts stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Muhammed decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roberts, up you get!
Roberts is looking to clinch but Muhammed is avoiding it.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbar Muhammed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roberts tries to clinch up but Muhammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Muhammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammed throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Muhammed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Muhammed landing with the ground and pound.
Muhammed with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muhammed throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muhammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Muhammed slips an elbow through the middle.
Muhammed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muhammed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roberts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muhammed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muhammed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muhammed is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roberts has his foot on Muhammed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muhammed works his way back into a safe position though.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Muhammed from controlling successfully.
Muhammed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muhammed trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Muhammed pushes down on Roberts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Muhammed is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammed pulls his head out easily.
Muhammed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Muhammed cracks Roberts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhammed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
Muhammed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Muhammed breaks from Roberts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roberts is looking to improve his position but Muhammed isn't that keen on the idea.
Akbar Muhammed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Muhammed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muhammed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roberts looks a forlorn figure.
Roberts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roberts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammed with shots to the head and body - Roberts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muhammed lands a nice shot to the head.
Roberts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muhammed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muhammed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Muhammed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muhammed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roberts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muhammed lands a big shot there that rocks Roberts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts wants to try and get back to his feet.
Muhammed lands a nice shot to the head.
Roberts taking shots to the head.
Roberts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muhammed with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Muhammed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Muhammed with shots to the head and body - Roberts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roberts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbar Muhammed dominated that second round.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Muhammed keeps it at a distance.
Muhammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammed misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts tries to clinch but Muhammed is having none of it.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhammed tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhammed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muhammed looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Muhammed.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammed sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muhammed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts rushes Muhammed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muhammed is trying to force a seperation but Roberts has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roberts obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muhammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muhammed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muhammed throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muhammed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Muhammed cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Muhammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muhammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard.
Roberts is looking for a triangle but Muhammed pushes his legs off easily.
Muhammed distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muhammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roberts working for a triangle but Muhammed defends it easily.
Muhammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
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!
Muhammed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muhammed is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muhammed forces his way into half guard.
Roberts is not content to let Muhammed control the position.
Roberts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muhammed is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Muhammed from controlling successfully.
Muhammed throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts working for a triangle but Muhammed defends it easily.
Roberts working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Muhammed has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to roll over but Muhammed keeps him under control.
Roberts has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Muhammed escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Muhammed!
Roberts takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Muhammed is chipping away with strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed cracks Roberts with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roberts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Muhammed in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rocky Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akbar Muhammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muhammed trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Roberts.
I think Muhammed 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akbar Muhammed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicasio Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Jack is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicasio Salonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Jack!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with a low kick.
Dwayne Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack wants to slow Salonga down by chopping away at his legs.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salonga.
Jack takes a swing at Salonga's ribcage but misses.
Salonga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack swings for the body but Salonga moves out of range.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salonga was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Salonga moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salonga manages to avoid it.
Jack is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salonga rather than just go for the knockout.
Jack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salonga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jack's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salonga trying to control but Jack is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salonga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salonga.
Jack tries to strike from the bottom.
Salonga throws an elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salonga's guard. Nice move by Jack!
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Salonga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salonga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salonga tries to get out of the position.
Jack won't allow Salonga to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salonga is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
Jack throws a strike but Salonga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Salonga from controlling successfully.
Salonga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Salonga postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Salonga postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Salonga throws an elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salonga's guard. Nice move by Jack!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack postures up in Salonga's guard and throws a big left but Salonga blocks it.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Salonga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack lands a couple of digs.
Jack preventing the sweep.
Salonga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack postures up in Salonga's guard and throws a big left but Salonga blocks it.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack postures up in Salonga's guard and throws a big left but Salonga blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to control but Salonga is working from the bottom.
Salonga wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Salonga.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Salonga blocks nicely.
Salonga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack trying to control but Salonga is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salonga wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
Jack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne Jack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Salonga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salonga pinned against the cage. Salonga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack closes the distance and clinches up with Salonga, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes Salonga against the cage but Salonga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack throws a body punch but Salonga moves out of range.
Jack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salonga is fending him off so far but Jack persists. Nope, Salonga circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicasio Salonga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Jack.
Salonga misses with a takedown
and Jack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salonga won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salonga to his feet.
Jack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salonga is out of range.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Salonga moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Salonga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salonga with the ground and pound but Jack regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salonga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Salonga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jack wants to control but Salonga is keeping busy.
Salonga thows a huge punch but Jack dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack trying to control here.
Salonga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jack is trying to get back to full guard.
Salonga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jack defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salonga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jack's head.
Salonga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jack is looking to improve his position.
Salonga is trying to control the action in half guard but Jack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salonga throws a strike but Jack avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Salonga from controlling successfully.
Jack looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salonga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salonga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salonga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack pulls Salonga in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salonga trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicasio Salonga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jack is defended easily by Salonga.
Jack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salonga's waist but Salonga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jack off to one side.
Salonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack shoots and misses
and Salonga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salonga.
Nicasio Salonga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Jack.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salonga is aware though and is defending well.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Salonga from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga throwing strikes but missing.
Salonga working some strikes from top position.
Salonga is working Jack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salonga postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Salonga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salonga landing some decent shots from guard.
Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jack's head.
Salonga landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salonga works over Jack with some ground and pound from guard.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Salonga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salonga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salonga defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salonga postures up and lands a big shot to Jack's brow.
Salonga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicasio Salonga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salonga throwing strikes but missing.
Salonga looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga wriggles free and stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Jack. No joy for Salonga on that attempt.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Salonga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack misses with a low kick as Salonga jumps back.
Jack dives in and scores a takedown into Salonga's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicasio Salonga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salonga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicasio Salonga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montoya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones - Can't be touched. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montoya throws a wild body kick that Leloup sees coming a mile off.
Leloup tries to clinch there but Montoya circles away.
Leloup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leloup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leloup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montoya's head backwards.
Montoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leloup.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leloup tests Montoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leloup fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montoya checks it well.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montoya lands a high kick!
It looks like Jon Leloup has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leloup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya punishes Leloup's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya moves to clinch but Leloup breaks away
and Leloup counters with a three punch combo that has Montoya backing up. Montoya nods at Leloup to acknowledge the strikes.
Leloup throws a sloppy head kick and Montoya moves out of range easily.
Montoya slips a jab and a cross from Leloup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leloup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montoya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. Leloup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jon Leloup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt - Leloup sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oooooh!!! Leloup has knocked Montoya down with a huge combo! Leloup steps away and waves a wobbly Montoya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Montoya is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leloup circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Montoya to the canvas! Montoya doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leloup keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Leloup!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Verrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Verrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perry Winkle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Winkle.
Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verrus.
Verrus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Perry Winkle has been cut.
Winkle misses the body punch
and Winkle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verrus fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Verrus is just out of range.
Winkle connects with the punch.
Winkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verrus moves away.
Verrus misses with a straight left.
Winkle thumps Verrus with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verrus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Winkle.
Verrus slips a straight right by Winkle.
Winkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verrus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winkle is looking to chop away at Verrus's legs.
Winkle scores with a hook.
Verrus avoids the body shot from Winkle.
Winkle lands a head kick. Verrus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Verrus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verrus's sensitive parts.
Verrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verrus misses with a straight left.
Verrus misses the jab.
Winkle misses the shot to the body.
Verrus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verrus throws a hook but Winkle blocks it.
Winkle connects with a jab.
Verrus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verrus moves away.
Verrus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winkle catches Verrus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winkle lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle misses with a head kick.
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Verrus is just out of range.
Verrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winkle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verrus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verrus.
Perry Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle catches Verrus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winkle throws a leg kick but Verrus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Winkle. Those never looked like landing.
Perry Winkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkle throws a chopping leg kick but Verrus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle moves into the clinch successfully.
Winkle stalling in the clinch but Verrus improves position.
Verrus wants to get back to striking at distance but Winkle won't allow it.
Verrus is trying to break the clinch but Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Verrus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Verrus tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkle is trying to maintain a safe position but Verrus gets an underhook and turns Winkle into the cage.
Verrus looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Verrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verrus is looking to control Winkle's arms but Winkle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verrus has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkle lands an elbow just above Verrus 's eye.
Winkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verrus backwards.
Verrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Verrus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Winkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verrus swings widly with a right hand
and Winkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Verrus moves out of range as Winkle throws a body kick.
Verrus 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.
Winkle moves out of range as Verrus strikes.
Winkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Verrus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winkle did well to prevent Verrus getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Winkle trying to hold on to Verrus's head to control him but Verrus postures up.
Winkle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Verrus working over Winkle with some ground and pound. Winkle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkle is controlling Verrus's trapped leg to prevent Verrus from advancing to side control.
Verrus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Verrus.
Winkle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Winkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verrus.
Verrus connects with a couple of short punches.
Winkle wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verrus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Verrus is working Winkle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Verrus postures up in Winkle's guard and throws a big left but Winkle blocks it.
Verrus is looking to work some ground and pound but Winkle has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verrus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Verrus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verrus trying to control but Winkle is working from the bottom.
Verrus throws an elbow that misses. Winkle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verrus's guard. Nice move by Winkle!
Winkle looking to pass the guard.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Verrus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Verrus keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Winkle postures up.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Verrus keeps moving.
Perry Winkle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winkle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verrus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verrus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winkle blocks a jab.
Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verrus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winkle throws the left hand but Verrus avoids the punch easily.
Winkle scores with a nice strike.
Winkle lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winkle.
Winkle throws a lazy right hand but Verrus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verrus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Verrus misses with a right hand
and Winkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winkle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verrus avoids the body shot from Winkle.
Winkle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Verrus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Uriel Verrus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Verrus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winkle.
Winkle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winkle swings for the body but Verrus moves out of range.
Winkle scores with a shot to the body.
Winkle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winkle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winkle with a jab.
A head kick misses from Winkle.
A lazy left from Winkle finds it's target.
Verrus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winkle throws a jab when Verrus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle tries to clinch but Verrus moves away
and Verrus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winkle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verrus counters with a takedown into side control.
Uriel Verrus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verrus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Winkle is looking for a sweep.
Winkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Winkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Verrus working the ground and pound.
Winkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Verrus scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Winkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winkle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Winkle is not content to let Verrus control the position.
Verrus scoring with punches and elbows.
The cut above Perry Winkle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Verrus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkle some visible discomfort.
Winkle is rocked!
Perry Winkle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perry Winkle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uriel Verrus!
Uriel Verrus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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181 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquin Bordado!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutan slips a jab from Bordado.
Bordado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tutan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bordado was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutan.
Tutan shoots in for a takedown but Bordado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bordado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Bordado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bordado scores with a jab to the body.
Tutan looks to land a left hand but Bordado moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Tutan catches Bordado right on the button with a cross.
Tutan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tutan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bordado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tutan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapitan Tutan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bordado.
Tutan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bordado tries to sprawl out of it but Tutan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bordado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bordado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tutan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bordado missing with a left hand there. Tutan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Bordado as Tutan shoots in.
Bordado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tutan. Tutan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Kapitan Tutan has been cut.
A jab from Tutan misses.
Bordado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tutan.
Tutan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bordado.
Tutan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bordado is fending him off so far but Tutan persists. Nope, Bordado circles away and we're back to standing.
Bordado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordado misses with a shot to the body
letting Tutan counter with a right hand.
Tutan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bordado counters with a head kick that drops Tutan to the mat! Tutan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tutan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bordado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tutan is rocked!
A big right from Tutan misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tutan misses the target.
Bordado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutan.
Bordado misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tutan misses with an uppercut.
Bordado tries to bum rush Tutan with a series of wild strikes but Tutan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tutan shoots in looking for a takedown but Bordado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tutan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tutan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Bordado.
Bordado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutan.
Tutan has his takedown stuffed
and Bordado counters with a left to the body.
Bordado lunges at Tutan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutan's hand.
Bordado moves out of range of the body kick.
Tutan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bordado's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tutan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tutan wants to advance to full mount but Bordado doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tutan throwing strikes from guard but Bordado blocks nicely.
Tutan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bordado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tutan is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Bordado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
That's time! Tutan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bordado swings for the body but Tutan moves out of range.
Tutan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bordado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bordado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bordado.
Tutan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Bordado.
Bordado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tutan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tutan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tutan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kapitan Tutan!
Kapitan Tutan retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Kapitan Tutan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acustus Koiranaama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Scalante is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Acustus Koiranaama!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koiranaama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koiranaama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scalante.
Scalante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koiranaama.
Scalante takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rocky Scalante has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scalante lands a jab to Koiranaama's midsection.
Scalante misses with an uppercut
and Koiranaama counters with a crisp right hand that drops Scalante! Koiranaama lets Scalante back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Scalante is rocked!
Scalante misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Scalante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koiranaama moves out of range of the strikes.
Scalante tries to clinch but Koiranaama moves away
and Koiranaama counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Acustus Koiranaama!
Acustus Koiranaama is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Acustus Koiranaama 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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