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QFCL 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Street Fighter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Croft slips under a jab from Fighter.
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Street Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Croft momentarily.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
Croft closes the distance and pushes Fighter back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Croft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Croft.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Croft blocking some punches.
Croft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Croft.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Croft.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Croft.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Croft.
Croft could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Croft misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crofts head.
A short left from Fighter.
Croft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crofts head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Croft blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Croft fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Croft tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Croft is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Croft tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Croft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Croft misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Croft.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
Croft tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Croft working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter lands a right hand.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter pushes Croft back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croft misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Croft jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Croft around his waist. Croft gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Croft takes a shot to the head.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Croft.
Croft misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
A short right from Fighter.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Croft.
Croft trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
Croft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Croft tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter pushes Croft back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Croft misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Croft.
Croft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Croft tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Croft looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Croft trying to land knees to the body.
Croft is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fighter to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Croft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Croft is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter pushes Croft back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croft misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Croft jumps guard and drags Fighter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fighter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Croft looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Croft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fighter preventing the sweep.
Croft looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fighter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Croft controls Fighter momentarily but Fighter frees himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Croft manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fighter manages to get himself to full guard.
Croft throws a big elbow that misses.
Croft passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
Croft has hold of Fighter's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fighter tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Croft cranks the arm and Fighter screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fighter, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Croft!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Shiba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, John Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Shiba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Shiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shiba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shiba is looking to slow Hart down with leg kicks.
Shiba connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shiba scores with a body shot.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Shiba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shiba lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shiba lands with a nice body punch.
Shiba is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Shiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
Shiba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hart's brow.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Shiba misses with an elbow strike.
Hart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shiba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Shiba scores with a four punch combination!
Shiba punishes Hart's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Shiba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
Shiba closes the distance and clinches.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Hart has Shiba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shiba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shiba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Hart tries to pull guard but Shiba won't allow it.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiba obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hart's brow.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Shiba lands an elbow inside that Hart shrugs off.
Shiba misses with an elbow strike.
Shiba landing knees to the head.
Shiba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shiba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Shiba scores a nice knee to the body.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Hart avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba stops a takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shiba is defending well.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Shiba misses with a knee strike.
Shiba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
Hart blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Hart goes for a takedown attempt but Shiba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and Hart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shiba's guard.
Hart trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shiba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hart controlling from the top position.
Shiba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shiba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hart is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shiba.
Hart controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hart is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiba is trying to get back to half guard.
Hart is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shiba's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shiba is looking to regain half guard here but Hart keeps moving and retains side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hart is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shiba will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Well,Hart is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Shiba tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shiba tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Shiba is looking to reverse the position.
Shiba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shiba is trying to escape the position but Hart is controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hart moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Shiba is working to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hart.
Shiba is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hart controlling from the full mount.
Hart lands with some strikes.
John Shiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart controlling the pace for now.
Chael Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Shiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shiba 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John Shiba!
John Shiba 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 Manueli Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. 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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220 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manueli Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A big right from Bonaparte misses.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khan takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonaparte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Bonaparte scores with a nice head shot.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
Khan throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonaparte circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Khan misses.
Bonaparte cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Bonaparte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonaparte lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonaparte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Bonaparte coming out on top.
Bonaparte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonaparte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonaparte.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonaparte tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Bonaparte.
Khan tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonaparte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Bonaparte gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
Bonaparte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonaparte is rocked!
Khan lands a big right hand that drops Bonaparte! The killer instinct kicks in and Khan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manueli Khan!
Manueli Khan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Saenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin comes to the cage accompanied by Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Saenger!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin jabs at Saenger's body.
A jab lands there for Sin.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Saenger ducks right into an uppercut from Sin.
Saenger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Lee Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saenger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sin's guard.
Saenger cracks Sin with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saenger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saenger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenger is pushing down on Sin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sin is fighting to maintain full guard but Saenger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saenger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saenger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Saenger there.
Sin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saenger on the ground.
Saenger in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Saenger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaus Saenger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Omielanczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omielanczuk's entrance music is Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. A fine choice. Paul Pierce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Omielanczuk's chin.
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184 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Omielanczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Pierce!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omielanczuk tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch up.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel Omielanczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omielanczuk wants to clinch.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch up
and Pierce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omielanczuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pierce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Omielanczuk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omielanczuk takes one to the side of the head.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omielanczuk closes the distance but Pierce moves to the side
and Pierce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Omielanczuk tries to clinch
and Pierce counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omielanczuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omielanczuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pierce counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce cracks the inside of Omielanczuk's front leg.
Pierce throws out a loose jab but Omielanczuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Pierce misses.
Pierce scores with a nice head shot.
Omielanczuk is looking to clinch.
Omielanczuk tries to clinch up
and Pierce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omielanczuk is looking to clinch but Pierce is avoiding it.
Pierce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Omielanczuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pierce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierce throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Omielanczuk is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Omielanczuk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pierce counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Omielanczuk darts in trying to clinch
and Pierce counters with a nice leg kick.
Pierce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pierce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omielanczuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omielanczuk tries to move into range but Pierce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Omielanczuk is rocked!
Pierce cracks Omielanczuk with a left hook right on the temple and Omielanczuk goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pierce lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Omielanczuk is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Pierce!
Paul Pierce thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doc Rivers's chin.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Doc Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivers.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Rivers tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Rivers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rivers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Rivers pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Johnson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Rivers cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doc Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Rivers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Johnson.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Rivers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivers.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivers.
Rivers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Johnson throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Rivers scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Johnson stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Rivers lands a front kick.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
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 the combination.
Johnson misses the jab.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Rivers throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Rivers's ribs.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers checks a low kick from Johnson.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Johnson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivers checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Doc Rivers!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Doc Rivers!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Doc Rivers!
Doc Rivers wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Doc Rivers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ainge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Omoplata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omoplata has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Flying Omoplata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ainge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Flying Omoplata!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Omoplata is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Omoplata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ainge wants to get back to his feet.
Ainge trying to control the action but Omoplata is working from the bottom.
Omoplata is trying to get back to full guard.
Omoplata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omoplata wants to control but Ainge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ainge tries to pass to full mount but Omoplata defends it.
Omoplata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ainge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ainge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Omoplata napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ainge advances nicely into full mount.
Ainge controlling the pace for now.
Ainge cracks Omoplata with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ainge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omoplata tries to reverse the position but Ainge maintains control.
Ainge looking to control but Omoplata is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omoplata is looking to improve his position but Ainge isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omoplata is looking to escape.
Omoplata wants to control but Ainge is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omoplata is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ainge tries to control but Omoplata wriggling away.
Omoplata can't escape the position.
Omoplata stops Ainge from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Omoplata is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ainge has taken his back.
Ainge is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Omoplata up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainge tries to keep control of the position but Omoplata is staying busy.
Ainge working for a choke but Omoplata is defending well.
Omoplata tries to break free.
Omoplata is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ainge lands a shot to the body.
Omoplata is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Omoplata is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omoplata is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omoplata is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ainge looking for the RNC.
Omoplata turns into Ainge and is now in his guard.
Ainge wants to sweep here but Omoplata controlling him for the moment.
Ainge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Omoplata postures up.
Ainge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omoplata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ainge is keeping the position for now.
Omoplata's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omoplata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ainge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Omoplata.
Ainge wants to sweep but no luck.
Omoplata wants to control from the top but Ainge keeps moving.
Omoplata passes into half guard.
Omoplata content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ainge looking for submissions off his back.
Ainge is refusing to be controlled, as Omoplata sits in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ainge wants to get back to full guard.
Ainge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ainge is trying to control but can't.
Omoplata is looking to take a break and control but Ainge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ainge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ainge.
Ainge keeping full guard, as Omoplata tries to pass.
Ainge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ainge working for a triangle but Omoplata defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainge 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ainge controls Omoplata momentarily but Omoplata frees himself.
Ainge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omoplata is one step ahead there.
Omoplata trying to control but Ainge is working from the bottom.
Ainge working a defensive guard here.
Ainge keeping moving, preventing Omoplata from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ainge shoots in and bounces Omoplata off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flying Omoplata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omoplata trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ainge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omoplata is keeping the position for now.
Omoplata is trying to keep Ainge in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Omoplata is on top in guard.
Ainge controls Omoplata momentarily but Omoplata frees himself.
Omoplata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ainge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ainge 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.
Ainge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Omoplata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ainge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Omoplata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ainge is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Omoplata preventing the sweep.
Ainge keeping moving, preventing Omoplata from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flying Omoplata.
Ainge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ainge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Omoplata does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Omoplata is looking for a sweep. Ainge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Omoplata trying to hold on to Ainge's head to control him but Ainge postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ainge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ainge 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Danny Ainge!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Danny Ainge!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Danny Ainge!
Danny Ainge wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Danny Ainge made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panthera Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Panthera Leo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Verbana to the mat! Verbana manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leo chips away with some ground and pound.
Leo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verbana could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo distracts Verbana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo postures up in Verbana's guard and throws a big left but Verbana blocks it.
Verbana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verbana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Verbana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verbana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leo on the ground.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo postures up in Verbana's guard and throws a big left but Verbana blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo distracts Verbana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo throwing strikes but missing.
Leo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo is working Verbana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leo content to stall in guard here.
Verbana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verbana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
Verbana is breathing heavily.
Leo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leo throwing strikes from guard but Verbana blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo 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.
Verbana has momentary wrist control but Leo slips an elbow through the middle.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Verbana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leo cracks Verbana with a solid left hand.
Leo passes Verbana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leo working over Verbana with some ground and pound. Verbana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Verbana is staying active underneath Leo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo slips a nice elbow through Verbana's hands, connecting with Verbana's forehead.
Leo wants to take a breather but Verbana is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Leo there.
Leo slips a nice elbow through Verbana's hands, connecting with Verbana's forehead.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Verbana's head.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Verbana's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Verbana's temple.
Leo content to control rather than advance.
Leo throwing shots but Verbana is blocking nicely.
Leo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Verbana's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verbana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Leo.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Verbana's temple.
Leo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leo lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Verbana taking some punishment here, with Leo in his half guard.
Leo is nestled in close to Verbana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Verbana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Verbana tries to get out of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verbana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leo is landing with some decent strikes but Verbana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leo lands a big shot there that rocks Verbana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Leo! Verbana is hurt baaadly! Leo is firing away with more strikes - Verbana is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panthera Leo!
After the fight, Panthera Leo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Greenleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Greenleaf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnson Stroker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinton Greenleaf!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenleaf throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stroker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greenleaf avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Greenleaf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
It looks like Johnson Stroker has been cut.
Greenleaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greenleaf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greenleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroker taking a breather.
Maybe Stroker would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Stroker lands a body shot.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Greenleaf.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenleaf avoids it.
Greenleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greenleaf misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenleaf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker lands a nice uppercut.
Stroker avoiding damage as Greenleaf throws knees to the body.
Stroker misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenleaf avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Stroker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Clinton Greenleaf has been cut.
Stroker misses with an elbow over the top.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stroker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenleaf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greenleaf misses with a body punch.
Greenleaf has a couple of punches blocked by Stroker.
Greenleaf trying to stall but Stroker improves his position.
Stroker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenleaf avoids it.
Greenleaf throws a head punch that misses.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenleaf avoids it.
Stroker is looking to control Greenleaf's arms but Greenleaf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stroker has his back to the cage.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greenleaf's defenses.
That has opened up Clinton Greenleaf's cut even more.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Greenleaf in his tracks for a moment.
Clinton Greenleaf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Greenleaf managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
Stroker stalling in the clinch but Greenleaf improves position.
Greenleaf blocks the elbow strike.
Greenleaf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two 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!
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clinton Greenleaf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnson Stroker!
Johnson Stroker is the new super heavyweight champion!
Johnson Stroker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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