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DFC 54 - Sanchez vs Panek PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bus Orez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andy Johnson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bus Orez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson cracks Orez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Orez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orez tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Orez controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Orez has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to break free but Orez pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orez pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Orez holds on and takes a little breather.
Orez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orez tries to get out of the position.
Johnson distracts Orez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orez is looking to improve his position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Orez is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orez is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson decides to stand up.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orez circles away.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orez defends it nicely.
Bus Orez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Bus Orez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orez.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orez pinned against the cage. Orez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orez moves into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Orez is controlling him.
Orez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Orez counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson looks winded!
Orez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orez is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Orez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orez clinches.
Orez has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Orez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Orez jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Orez's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orez trying to control the position.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Orez keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bus Orez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Orez wants to clinch.
Orez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson works over Orez's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Orez gets a clinch.
Orez has Johnson pushed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orez trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Orez successfully pulls guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is working Orez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson stands up over Orez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson postures up in Orez's guard and throws a big left but Orez blocks it.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Orez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orez's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Orez has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orez looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Orez has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Orez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orez managing to control the position.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson distracts Orez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orez pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Orez has wrist control.
Orez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Orez.
Orez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Orez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orez's head.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rha Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Drake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rha Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drake.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan with a hook.
It looks like David Drake has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Drake coming out on top.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
David Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Drake lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Drake takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khan is rocked!
It looks like Rha Khan has been cut.
Khan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Drake. Khan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Drake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Drake!
David Drake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato throws a hook but Ubereem blocks it.
A jab lands there for Renato.
Ubereem tries to sprawl but Renato drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Renato is working for a kimura but Ubereem is defending it quite comfortably.
Ubereem has hold of Renato's hands but Renato slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Renato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Renato is working for a submission of some sort.
Renato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Renato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.
Renato is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Renato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ubereem's head.
Ubereem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Renato.
Renato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Renato stalling.
Renato 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.
Ubereem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Renato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ubereem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Renato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Renato is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ubereem doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Renato.
Renato content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato thows a huge punch but Ubereem dodges it nicely.
Renato trying to control from half guard but Ubereem is working away.
Renato is looking for a kimura here.
Ubereem is looking to get back to is feet but Renato passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato swings around for an armbar but Ubereem sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Renato's guard.
Renato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Renato is looking for a triangle but Ubereem pushes his legs off easily.
Renato is pulling down on Ubereem's head to control his posture.
Renato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ubereem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato looking for a guillotine here but Ubereem defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clyde Renato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ubereem to the ground. Renato is now in Ubereem's guard.
Renato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Renato showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Renato throws a big right hand that misses.
Renato trying to control but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Ubereem pushes Renato off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Clyde Renato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ubereem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Renato tries to bum rush Ubereem with a series of wild strikes but Ubereem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ubereem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alistair Ubereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ubereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato fails with a takedown attempt.
Renato misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Renato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Renato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Renato is thwarting Ubereem's attempts to control the position.
Renato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Renato scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renato with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Renato looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Renato is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Renato.
Ubereem on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Renato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ubereem is just riding it out for now. Renato eventually gives up the hold.
Ubereem has hold of Renato's hands but Renato slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clyde Renato dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ubereem lands a leg kick that knocks Renato off balance momentarily.
Renato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ubereem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ubereem's hands.
Renato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubereem but Ubereem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Ubereem.
Renato scores with a nice strike.
Renato lands with a cross.
Renato moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato tries to pull guard but Ubereem holds him up against the cage and eventually Renato drops back down to his feet.
Renato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clyde Renato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ubereem is keeping busy.
Ubereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ubereem scores with a body shot.
Renato shoots for a takedown but Ubereem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ubereem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ubereem lands with a nice body punch.
Ubereem stuffs the takedown.
Ubereem throws a combination. Renato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubereem cracks the inside of Renato's front leg.
Ubereem scores with a head kick. Renato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Ubereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ubereem lands a leg kick that knocks Renato off balance momentarily.
Renato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alistair Ubereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ubereem is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Ubereem throws a leg kick which misses Renato's front leg but catches the back leg as Renato tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubereem lands with a shot to the body.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ubereem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clyde Renato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whack! Ubereem lands a heavy head kick that drops Renato. The ref tackles Ubereem to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Renato was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alistair Ubereem!
Our winner, Alistair Ubereem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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239 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara tries to clinch there but Cop circles away.
Cop motions for Naamahaara to come forward. Cop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naamahaara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naamahaara misses with a looping left.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cop throws a front kick aimed at Naamahaara's knee but Naamahaara avoids it well.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Naamahaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Cop misses
and Naamahaara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cop scores with a hook to the body.
Naamahaara lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Cop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Cop tries to throw a body punch but Naamahaara avoids it by throwing Cop back against the cage.
Cop lands a nice shot to the body.
Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Naamahaara controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara throws an elbow that misses.
Naamahaara tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Naamahaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cop misses with a looping right.
Naamahaara avoids the head kick by Cop.
A combination from Cop does no damage.
Cop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naamahaara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naamahaara manages to avoid it.
Cop avoids the head kick by Naamahaara.
Cop avoids the head kick by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara misses with a wild body shot.
Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara walks into a jab.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
Cop scores with a head kick. Naamahaara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mirko Cop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop misses with a kick to the body.
Cop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naamahaara.
Naamahaara is looking to clinch but Cop is avoiding it.
Cop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naamahaara is able to avoid easily.
Naamahaara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cop. That one must have hurt.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naamahaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naamahaara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cop counters with a right hand to the body.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Naamahaara misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Naamahaara blocks the low kick.
Cop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naamahaara is able to avoid easily.
Naamahaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naamahaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cop counters with a nice uppercut.
Naamahaara closes the distance and pushes Cop back into the cage.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara tries to circle away but Cop has him pinned against the cage.
Cop tries a body shot but Naamahaara blocks it.
Naamahaara breaks the clinch.
Cop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cop throws a lazy body kick
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that stops Cop in his tracks momentarily.
Cop throws a leg kick
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that stops Cop in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Naamahaara misses
and Cop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naamahaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naamahaara.
Cop punishes Naamahaara's body with a nice straight punch.
Cop lands with a nice body punch.
Cop cracks a nice hook into Naamahaara's ribs.
Cop swings for the body but Naamahaara moves out of range.
Naamahaara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cop.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naamahaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naamahaara is out of range and Cop settles back down.
Cop throws a leg kick but Naamahaara moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Cop dominated that round.
That's time! Cop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naamahaara avoids the head kick by Cop.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cop jabs Naamahaara right on the nose. Naamahaara blinks but takes it well.
Cop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naamahaara tries to clinch up but Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Naamahaara lands a head kick. Cop smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naamahaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Naamahaara blocks the low kick.
Cop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Cop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naamahaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop gets tackled into the cage by Naamahaara. Naamahaara maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Naamahaara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.
Cop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naamahaara manages to break the clinch.
Cop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cop tries to keep at a distance but Naamahaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Naamahaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Cop lands a shoulder strike.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara misses with an elbow strike.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop avoiding damage as Naamahaara throws knees to the body.
Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Naamahaara controls his hands.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naamahaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cop's face.
It looks like Mirko Cop has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mirko Cop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naamahaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Cop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Cop blocks the elbow strike.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.
Naamahaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cop blocks a head kick by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Cop moves out of range of the body kick from Naamahaara.
Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Naamahaara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naamahaara checks a leg kick.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Cop misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick and Cop moves out of range easily.
Naamahaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cop lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Naamahaara
and Cop counters with a nice uppercut.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naamahaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naamahaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naamahaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Cop circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop works Naamahaara's body with a nice hook.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamala Naamahaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cop'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. This is the final round!
Cop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cop lands a jab to Naamahaara's midsection.
Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Cop scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cop.
Cop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naamahaara moves to clinch but Cop breaks away
letting Cop counter with a right hand.
Naamahaara throws a lazy head kick
and Cop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Naamahaara moves in looking to clinch but Cop pushes him off.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Naamahaara.
Naamahaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamahaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naamahaara blocks a head kick by Cop.
Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naamahaara moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cop. Beautiful body shot.
Naamahaara misses with a leg kick
and Cop counters with a thumping low kick.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Cop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naamahaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Cop counters with an outside leg kick.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naamahaara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cop throws a wild body kick that Naamahaara sees coming a mile off.
Naamahaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cop.
Naamahaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cop. Cop obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Naamahaara tries to clinch there but Cop circles away.
Cop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naamahaara.
Cop throws a right and a left that Naamahaara avoids nicely.
Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cop presses Naamahaara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naamahaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Cop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naamahaara is trying to break the clinch but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Naamahaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naamahaara has had enough of the clinch but Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Cop lands a body shot.
Cop is working Naamahaara over against the cage.
Cop tries a body shot but Naamahaara blocks it.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Naamahaara misses with an elbow strike.
Cop lands a nice shot to the body.
Cop tries to work over Naamahaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cop pushes Naamahaara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naamahaara blocks a body shot from Cop.
Naamahaara blocks a body shot from Cop.
Cop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naamahaara takes a shot to the head.
Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Cop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cop lands a right hand.
Naamahaara throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Cop.
Cop works on Naamahaara's body with a couple of short punches.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Cop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Cop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cop 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Cop!
Mirko Cop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Jebut (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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marek Jebut!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potocki defending well as Jebut loads up on a big left hand.
Potocki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jebut.
Potocki tries a head kick but it misses.
Jebut lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Potocki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potocki looks to land a left hand but Jebut moved out of range nicely.
Potocki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Potocki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potocki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jebut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potocki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potocki defending well as Jebut loads up on a big left hand.
Marek Jebut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jebut misses with a looping left.
Jebut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jebut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jebut is looking to stall here but Potocki recovers full guard.
Jebut postures up and lands a big shot to Potocki's brow.
Potocki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jebut controls the pace.
Jebut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potocki trying to keep a closed guard but Jebut is proving a slippery customer.
Jebut throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut wants to pass the guard but Potocki is keeping the position.
Jebut sitting in guard here, content to control.
Potocki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Potocki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potocki throws a jab but it's blocked by Jebut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jebut.
Potocki misses with a low kick as Jebut jumps back.
Potocki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Potocki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jebut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jebut closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jebut lands in his opponent's guard.
Potocki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jebut is trying to get back to full guard.
Jebut trying to control but Potocki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut is looking for a sweep. Potocki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jebut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Potocki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jebut keeps working.
Jebut works his way to full guard. Good work.
Potocki wants to control from the top but Jebut keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Potocki has passed into side control.
Jebut tries to bench press Potocki off him but Potocki keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Potocki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potocki thows a body kick. Jebut tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potocki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jebut manages to avoid it.
Jebut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potocki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potocki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jebut.
Potocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Potocki throws a right and a left that Jebut avoids nicely.
A left lands for Jebut.
Potocki is looking to land body kicks.
Jebut lands a really nice looking cross but Potocki seems unphased.
Potocki throws a wild body kick that Jebut sees coming a mile off.
Bartlomiej Potocki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jebut.
Jebut looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Potocki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Potocki is rocked!
Jebut trying to control the action but Potocki is working from the bottom.
Potocki tries to buck Jebut off but Jebut is having none of it.
Jebut tries for a kimura but Potocki is defending well.
Jebut throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Potocki works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jebut lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potocki is looking to control Jebut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Potocki avoid being mounted?
Jebut slips a nice elbow through Potocki's hands, connecting with Potocki's forehead.
Marek Jebut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jebut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Potocki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Potocki is trying to control the position but Jebut postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut stands up over Potocki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Potocki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jebut lands a couple of elbows.
Jebut thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jebut postures up.
Jebut postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Potocki covers up, he's hurt! Jebut keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jebut and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jebut can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Jebut!
An out of breath Marek Jebut thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Stroker (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 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Chief!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnson Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Stroker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Master Chief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chief throws a sloppy head kick and Stroker moves out of range easily.
Stroker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stroker throws a body kick that misses.
Stroker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
Chief throws a sloppy head kick and Stroker moves out of range easily.
Stroker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chief is out of range and Stroker settles back down.
Chief looks to land a body kick but Stroker moved away.
Stroker lands with an uppercut that bounces Chief off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Master Chief has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chief throws a body kick that misses.
Chief cracks Stroker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chief throws a wild body kick that Stroker sees coming a mile off.
Chief slips a straight right by Stroker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stroker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroker closes the distance and clinches.
Stroker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Chief blocking some punches.
Stroker struggles to land a body shot inside as Chief controls his hands.
Chief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chief blocks the elbow strike.
Stroker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chief up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Stroker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiefs head.
Stroker slows down the pace here.
Chief avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Stroker is trying to stall.
Chief working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chief.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Stroker.
Chief tries a body shot but Stroker blocks it.
Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chief tests Stroker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chief swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroker.
Stroker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chief manages to avoid it.
Chief misses with a straight right.
Stroker misses with a series of wild punches.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Chief counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Johnson Stroker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker throws a lazy uppercut
and Chief counters with a one-two to the body.
Chief moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroker.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroker forces Chief back against the cage and clinches.
Chief blocks an elbow strike from Stroker.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stroker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stroker pushes off an throws an elbow but Chief leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stroker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chief up against the cage.
Chief blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stroker stalling the fight.
Stroker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
Stroker slowing the pace effectively.
Chief lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Stroker throws an elbow but it misses.
Stroker is stalling here.
Chief misses with the head strike.
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!
Stroker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnson Stroker.
Chief throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chief throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Stroker.
Stroker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroker throws out the jab.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Chief slips under a jab from Stroker.
Stroker throws a right and a left that Chief avoids nicely.
Stroker digs a good hook to Chief's body.
Stroker misses with a wild body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chief avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Chief keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroker.
Stroker misses with an uppercut. Chief saw that one coming.
Stroker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chief.
Chief scores with a kick to the body.
Stroker throws a combination that misses
letting Chief counter with a right hand.
Stroker throws a one two combo.
Chief is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief slips a jab and a cross from Stroker.
Stroker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroker throws the kick towards the body but Chief avoids it.
Chief misses with a looping left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
Stroker blocks a jab.
Stroker lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroker tries to clinch up.
Stroker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chief circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Chief.
Chief throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chief misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Chief.
Chief slips under a jab.
Stroker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stroker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chief to score with a decent uppercut.
Chief gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chief avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Stroker swinging wildly here.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Stroker finds it's target.
Stroker takes a swing at Chief's ribcage but misses.
Chief throws a leg kick but Stroker checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chief tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnson Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stroker 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Stroker!
Johnson Stroker is the new super heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Johnson Stroker took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'AJ, it's better to give than receive.... And you sure took it like a bitch. Oooo Doggie!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Waclaw Panek!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panek moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Panek lands the left hand.
Panek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Panek throws a right hand that misses
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Panek looking for a triangle here. Sanchez is fighting it but it looks tight! Panek pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanchez is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Waclaw Panek!
Waclaw Panek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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