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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaj Stephanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaj Stephanson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaz breaks the clinch.
Stephanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaz swivels and escapes.
Kaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephanson's face.
Kaz scores with a knee to the head.
Stephanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but Stephanson blocks it.
Stephanson trying to land knees to the body.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow.
Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stephanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stephanson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaz gets an underhook and turns Stephanson into the cage.
Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Stephanson in his tracks for a moment.
Kaz has Stephanson pressed against the cage.
Stephanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephanson won't want to take too many of those.
Stephanson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaj Stephanson.
Stephanson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaz walks away with a smile on his face. Stephanson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stephanson drops his hands momentarily and Kaz needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Stephanson just on the top of the head. Stephanson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Stephanson - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Max Kaz!
After winning the bout, Max Kaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Reeves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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274 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Barry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Reeves.
Barry misses with a takedown attempt - Reeves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barry shoots and misses
and Reeves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barry wants to land a leg kick but Reeves is out of range.
Tim Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reeves wants to control but Barry is keeping busy.
Reeves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barry prevents Reeves from getting back to his feet.
Barry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reeves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reeves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reeves is on top in guard.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Reeves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barry's guard.
Reeves trying to mount his opponent but Barry defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry is refusing to be controlled, as Reeves sits in half guard.
Reeves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reeves content to control rather than advance.
Reeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reeves thows a huge punch but Barry dodges it nicely.
Reeves prevents Barry from standing back up.
Reeves wants to take a breather but Barry is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reeves.
Reeves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
Reeves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reeves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reeves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
Reeves controlling the pace.
Reeves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Reeves is keen to just control but Barry is a slippery customer.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reeves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Reeves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barry misses the body punch
and Reeves counters with a left to the body.
Reeves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reeves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barry, pushing him back against the cage.
Reeves landing knees to the body.
Reeves pulls guard effortlessly.
Reeves pulls Barry in to control the position.
Barry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barry throwing strikes but missing.
Barry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barry throws a strike but Reeves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barry wants to stand and escape but Reeves is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reeves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Reeves stops Barry from standing up.
Reeves 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reeves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reeves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reeves is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reeves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reeves postures up in Barry's guard and throws a big left but Barry blocks it.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Barry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barry tries to get out of the position.
Reeves slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is looking to pass Barry's guard but actually Barry recovers to full guard.
Reeves looking to sit in guard and control but Barry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reeves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barry postures up in Reeves's guard and throws a big left but Reeves blocks it.
Reeves wants to stand but Barry is controlling the position.
Reeves wants to sweep here but Barry controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves working a defensive guard here.
Barry throws a big elbow that misses.
Barry is looking to work some ground and pound but Reeves has wrist control.
Barry landing with the ground and pound.
Barry looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Barry isn't so interested in that idea.
Barry is looking to work some ground and pound but Reeves has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Reeves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barry.
Barry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves counters with a nice body shot.
Barry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
Reeves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barry rather than just go for the knockout.
Reeves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reeves lands with a good body shot.
Nathan Reeves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barry tries for a takedown but Reeves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a hook that stumbles Barry back into the cage. Reeves follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Barry to the canvas! Reeves pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Barry has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nathan Reeves!
Nathan Reeves is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Nathan Reeves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krastov Murka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Krastov Murka!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Murka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Krastov Murka has been cut.
Murka looks up at the clock. Bad move! Smith lands a right hand from hell, dropping Murka. Smith pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Smith!
Ross Smith took some time post fight to say the following; 'Tonight was the first time since turning pro that I was not sick and that I was actually given the opportunity to train. I wanted to show just how dangerous I am tonight and I think I did that, I hope this servers as a warning to future opponents, I'm hungry, dangerous and only getting better!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Feiticeira. Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Williams!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dante Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into side control.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz prevents Williams from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams controls the position from side control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Williams taking a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Williams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Williams lands a few punches from side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams takes a little break here. Diaz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Williams scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Williams tries to move to mount but Diaz blocks the move with his legs.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dante Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dante Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Williams lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dante Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Williams really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams gets a clinch.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Williams.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Williams dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Williams lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick from Williams lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Williams darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Dante Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 43:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 43:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Williams!
Dante Williams is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dante Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hempsall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Bjergsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hempsall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everyday-Shy FX & T Power. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Hempsall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mads Bjergsen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjergsen moves forwards but Hempsall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjergsen throws a nice looking combination but Hempsall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjergsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hempsall is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Hempsall.
Hempsall moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bjergsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hempsall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hempsall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bjergsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hempsall.
Bjergsen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hempsall counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hempsall feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bjergsen sprawling to the canvas! Bjergsen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hempsall finish him?!
Bjergsen is rocked!
It looks like Mads Bjergsen has been cut.
Bjergsen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hempsall swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Hempsall!
Jake Hempsall is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tap Out has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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287 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury walks into a jab.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Out lands a knee to the head.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Out to keep the fight standing.
Out utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael Fury has been cut.
Fury fails to pull guard.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out landing knees to the head.
Out breaks the clinch.
Out scores with a kick to the body.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Fury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Out but Out pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick lands from Out that sends Fury to the canvas. Fury tries to scramble back to his feet but Out brings him back down into side control.
Fury is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Out has an Americana. Fury didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Out is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Out hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tap Out!
Tap Out decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Stringfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Pitt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Stringfellow!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt is looking to clinch but Stringfellow is avoiding it.
Pitt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stringfellow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stringfellow circles away quickly and effectively.
Stringfellow misses with a two punch combination.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Stringfellow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stringfellow.
Pitt misses with a few strikes there.
Stringfellow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pitt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stringfellow somewhat.
Stringfellow tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Stringfellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stringfellow avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringfellow misses with a double jab.
Stringfellow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniel Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stringfellow.
Daniel Pitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Stringfellow.
Stringfellow moves to clinch but Pitt breaks away
and Stringfellow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stringfellow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt cracks a nice hook into Stringfellow's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pitt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Stringfellow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitt lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stringfellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stringfellow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stringfellow is looking to clinch.
Stringfellow misses the body punch
and Pitt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stringfellow won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stringfellow sneaks out the side door and pushes Pitt away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Stringfellow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stringfellow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pitt to score with a decent uppercut.
Stringfellow looks to land a combination but Pitt avoids it well.
A cross from Pitt lands.
Stringfellow is rocked!
Pitt misses with a double jab.
Pitt rushes Stringfellow with punches - Stringfellow moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Stringfellow goes down! Pitt follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Pitt!
Daniel Pitt is the new middleweight champion!
Daniel Pitt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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