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QFCL1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manueli Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manueli Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Khan.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan trying to control the position.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan gets a clinch.
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khan is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manueli Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carl Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Manueli Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Khan with a jab.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Carl Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Saenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Greenleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Saenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinton Greenleaf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Saenger shoots in for a takedown but Greenleaf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saenger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenleaf's waist but Greenleaf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saenger off to one side.
Greenleaf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Klaus Saenger has been cut.
Greenleaf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saenger.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saenger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Saenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenleaf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greenleaf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greenleaf closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greenleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Greenleaf.
Saenger is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greenleaf.
Nice elbow from Greenleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Greenleaf.
Greenleaf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Greenleaf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saenger backwards.
Greenleaf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greenleaf drops Saenger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Saenger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Saenger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenleaf lands a big right hand that drops Saenger! The killer instinct kicks in and Greenleaf finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Greenleaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Greenleaf!
During a confident post fight interview, Clinton Greenleaf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbana throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Verbana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pierce scores with a push kick.
Pierce blocks a leg kick.
Verbana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verbana throws an overhand right that lands on Pierce's shoulder, as Pierce tries to avoid the shot.
Verbana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Pierce.
Pierce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verbana. That did some damage!
Verbana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierce throws a front kick that sends Verbana stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Pierce.
Pierce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce lands the left hand.
Verbana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Verbana or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierce which made him look bad.
Pierce ducks under a wild hook from Verbana.
Verbana throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Verbana throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Verbana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierce was well out of range. Poor timing from Verbana.
Pierce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Verbana.
John Verbana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verbana looks winded!
Pierce lands with an overhand left.
Verbana misses with a combination
and Pierce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pierce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paul Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce catches Verbana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce lands a right hook to the body.
Verbana throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verbana missing with a left hand there. Pierce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Verbana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbana ducks right into an uppercut from Pierce.
Verbana misses with a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a body kick that stops Verbana in his tracks momentarily.
Pierce lands a glancing blow to the side of Verbana's head.
Verbana throws a leg kick
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Pierce.
Pierce thows a body kick. Verbana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Verbana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Verbana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierce digs a good body shot into Verbana's ribs.
A low kick from Verbana is predictable there
and Pierce counters with a low kick, right behind Verbana 's knee.
Pierce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verbana's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verbana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce is looking to slow Verbana down with leg kicks.
Pierce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verbana needs to keep his hands up - Pierce had a free shot at his head there.
Verbana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Pierce scores with a hook.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierce lands with a straight right. Verbana didn't see that one coming.
Pierce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verbana in his tracks.
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!
Good shot there by Pierce.
Pierce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Pierce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Verbana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pierce scores with a hook.
Pierce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verbana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Pierce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierce scores with a leg kick.
Pierce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce cracks the inside of Verbana's front leg.
Pierce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Verbana misses.
Verbana misses with a shot to the body
and Pierce counters with a nice body shot.
Pierce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierce lands a nice shot that snaps Verbana's head back.
A good leg kick by Pierce.
Pierce punishes Verbana's body with a nice straight punch.
Verbana should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pierce connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Pierce tenderised Verbana's leg. Verbana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pierce throws a front kick that sends Verbana stumbling back into the cage.
Pierce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verbana.
Pierce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Pierce.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pierce.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pierce scores with a sloppy right hand. Verbana should have avoided that one.
Pierce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Verbana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Pierce.
Jab from Pierce.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierce checks a leg kick.
Verbana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Verbana misses
and Pierce counters with a left and a right that stings Verbana.
Verbana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierce to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verbana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verbana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verbana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pierce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbana's calf.
Verbana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verbana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
Pierce scores with a nice body kick.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Verbana ducks right into an uppercut from Pierce.
Pierce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verbana.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pierce, right into the meat.
Pierce throws out a powerful jab.
Pierce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pierce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Verbana misses with a combination
and Pierce counters with a straight right hand.
John Verbana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pierce cracks Verbana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierce cracks Verbana with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Verbana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pierce.
A low kick from Verbana is predictable there
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Pierce digs a good body shot into Verbana's ribs.
Verbana misses with a leg kick
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Pierce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pierce feints a jab promting Verbana to slip. Pierce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Verbana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pierce scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Verbana with that takedown attempt.
Paul Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Verbana.
Verbana misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pierce jabs at Verbana's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierce. That snapped Verbana's head back.
Verbana throws a combination that misses
and Pierce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verbana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verbana misses with a straight left.
Pierce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pierce thumps Verbana with a low kick.
Pierce lands a leg kick that knocks Verbana off balance momentarily.
Pierce scores with a nice right hand.
Pierce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verbana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierce lands with an uppercut that bounces Verbana off the cage and back into range.
Pierce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verbana doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierce scores with a three punch combo!
Verbana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierce counters with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Verbana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pierce scores with a jab. Verbana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verbana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Verbana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierce scores with a jab. Verbana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Pierce tenderised Verbana's leg. Verbana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verbana throws a right and a left that Pierce avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierce.
Pierce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pierce connects with a right hand. Verbana shakes it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verbana doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierce lands a jab.
Verbana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Pierce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierce 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Paul Pierce!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Paul Pierce!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Paul Pierce!
Paul Pierce wins by unanimous decision!
Paul Pierce 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doc Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba tries to clinch up
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shiba looks to clinch
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba wants to clinch
and Rivers counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiba tries to clinch but Rivers moves away
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers scores with a push kick.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Shiba's shoulder, as Shiba tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
Shiba closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers thumps Shiba with a low kick.
Shiba instigates a clinch.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shiba as Rivers tries to tie him up.
Rivers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Shiba misses with an elbow strike.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiba clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivers's efforts to push away.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
Rivers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers taking a breather.
Shiba lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Doc Rivers has been cut.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Rivers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivers.
Shiba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivers looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Shiba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivers's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivers tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Rivers slowing the pace effectively.
Shiba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba misses with a knee strike.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers has had enough of the clinch but Shiba keeps him there for the moment.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Shiba prevents Rivers from breaking the clinch.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers lands a front kick.
Shiba is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to clinch
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Rivers.
Shiba moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Shiba moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shiba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Shiba moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Shiba ducks down to avoid it.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba tries to clinch up
and Rivers counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiba is looking to clinch.
Shiba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Shiba is looking to clinch.
Shiba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shiba moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiba moves to clinch but Rivers breaks away
and Shiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Rivers misses with a lunging right hand
and Shiba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shiba.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to clinch.
Shiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiba.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Shiba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiba tries to clinch
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiba really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Shiba.
I think Shiba 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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