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WPL 17: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andon Dinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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, Andon Dinev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dinev as he connects with a hook.
Dinev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trejo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dinev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinev forces Trejo back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Dinev.
Dinev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinev throws a head kick but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andon Dinev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinev thows a body shot but no joy.
Dinev jabs Trejo right on the nose. Trejo blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinev misses with a two punch combination.
Dinev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dinev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dinev duly obliges.
Dinev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trejo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dinev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinev throws a right hand that misses
and Trejo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trejo is trying to work for a kimura but Dinev is defending well.
Trejo is looking to take a break and control but Dinev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to pass to full mount but Dinev defends it.
Dinev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trejo is working away from the top position though.
Trejo is working for a kimura but Dinev is defending it quite comfortably.
Trejo trying to mount his opponent but Dinev defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is looking for a kimura here.
Trejo stops Dinev from getting back to his feet.
Trejo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo wants to take a breather but Dinev is having none of it.
Dinev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trejo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dinev is just riding it out for now. Trejo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dinev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andon Dinev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dinev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dinev clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dinev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dinev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trejo.
Trejo fails to pull guard.
Dinev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dinev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trejo avoids it.
Dinev pushes off an throws an elbow but Trejo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dinev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trejo.
Dinev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trejo up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinev manages to break the clinch.
Dinev lands a nice looking body shot.
Dinev throws a head kick but Trejo moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dinev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trejo checks a leg kick nicely.
Dinev throws a right and a left that Trejo avoids nicely.
Trejo walks into a left hand.
Andon Dinev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinev lands with a kick to the temple. Trejo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt.
Andon Dinev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Trejo.
Dinev tries to clinch up.
Dinev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Trejo misses.
Dinev rushes Trejo and presses him up against the cage.
Trejo is trying to pull guard but Dinev has him pressed against the cage.
Trejo can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trejo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trejo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dinev after a bit of a struggle.
Trejo has Dinev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trejo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dinev misses with a double jab.
Dinev cracks Trejo with a good jab.
Dinev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dinev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trejo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo drops his hands momentarily and Dinev needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Trejo just on the top of the head. Trejo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Trejo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andon Dinev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tseng missing with a left hand there. Magalhaes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tseng shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tseng was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tseng has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Magalhaes!
Tseng connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Vitor Magalhaes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng lands a couple of good shots and Magalhaes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tseng is hanging on to Magalhaes's back as he tries to escape.
Tseng throwing damaging strikes from the back! Magalhaes could be in trouble here!
Tseng is landing big shots and Magalhaes is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaan Tseng!
Vaan Tseng 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josip Peric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josip Peric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peric throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rodolfo Vieira has been cut.
Peric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peric slows down the pace here.
Vieira is looking for a takedown.
Vieira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peric after a bit of a struggle.
Vieira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Josip Peric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Vieira.
Peric misses with an elbow strike.
Peric is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Peric for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Peric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vieira.
Vieira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vieira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peric dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vieira gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Peric is having none of it.
Vieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vieira wants to pass to mount but Peric is defending the position.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Peric is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodolfo Vieira.
Peric lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peric moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peric looking to throw knees to the head but Vieira is blocking nicely.
Vieira tries to score a body lock takedown but Peric shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vieira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peric pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vieira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peric pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vieira is trying to break free.
Vieira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peric has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Peric.
Vieira is working for takedown but Peric is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peric fakes the leg kick and cracks Vieira in the body.
Vieira looks winded!
Peric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peric lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vieira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peric.
Peric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vieira's calf.
Vieira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peric clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peric crunches a lovely knee into Vieira's ribcage.
Vieira avoiding damage as Peric throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Peric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peric explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peric drives through and clinches with Vieira against the cage.
Peric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodolfo Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peric lands a big head kick that sends Vieira tumbling to the mat! Peric takes a step backwards and waves Vieira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vieira is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peric feints a jab and as Vieira dips his head, Peric unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Vieira right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Vieira falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Peric smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josip Peric!
A victorious Josip Peric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Pellinore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Fatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellinore comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Fatso!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellinore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatso closes the distance but Pellinore moves to the side
and Pellinore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fatso tries to roll over but Pellinore keeps him under control.
Pellinore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fatso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pellinore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fatso looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pellinore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pellinore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pellinore lands with a punch from half guard.
Pellinore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pellinore passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatso taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Big Fatso has been cut.
Pellinore works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pellinore cracks Fatso with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fatso is rocked!
The cut above Big Fatso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pellinore cracks Fatso with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pellinore immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fatso is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pellinore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Pellinore!
Percival Pellinore very nearly forgot to thank Pirates Powder amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexyama has chosen donGURALesko - El Polako as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nathaniel Cox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sexyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Cox trying to control the action but Sexyama is working from the bottom.
Sexyama is trying to control Cox's posture but Cox avoids it.
Cox is trying to get an arm triangle but Sexyama is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cox's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cox passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cox controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is squirming around, avoiding Cox's attempts to control the action.
Cox is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sexyama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sexyama!
Sexyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sexyama manages to get himself to full guard.
Cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sexyama is keeping the position for now.
Sexyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cox trying to control but Sexyama is working from the bottom.
Sexyama is working an open guard so Cox takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sexyama. No joy for Cox on that attempt.
Sexyama swings widly with a right hand
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sexyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sexyama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sexyama throws the left hand but Cox avoids the punch easily.
Cox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sexyama lands with an overhand left.
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!
Sexyama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cox's head backwards.
Sexyama misses with a low kick as Cox jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexyama throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshihiro Sexyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cox.
Sexyama scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nathaniel Cox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sexyama throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Sexyama lands a jab.
Sexyama takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.
Cox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sexyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sexyama swivels and escapes.
Sexyama takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.
Cox closes the distance and clinches up with Sexyama, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes Sexyama against the cage but Sexyama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sexyama misses the target.
Sexyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sexyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sexyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexyama stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Sexyama misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox shoots in for a takedown but Sexyama shows good takedown defense.
Cox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sexyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sexyama misses with a leg kick.
Sexyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cox is out of range and Sexyama settles back down.
Sexyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Cox shoots in for a takedown but Sexyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sexyama swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Sexyama misses with a looping left.
Cox misses with a takedown attempt - Sexyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sexyama moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Cox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sexyama defends it nicely.
Sexyama clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sexyama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sexyama manages to break the clinch.
Cox needs to keep his hands up - Sexyama had a free shot at his head there.
Cox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sexyama.
Sexyama connects with the punch.
Cox lands with a good body shot.
Cox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sexyama.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Sexyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sexyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sexyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sexyama looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sexyama is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sexyama struggling a bit here.
Cox decides to stand back up. Cox steps back and let's Sexyama get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Cox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sexyama tries to avoid it but Cox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sexyama to the ground. Sexyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sexyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox moves out of range as Sexyama strikes.
A jab from Cox misses.
Cox takes one to the chin there.
Cox has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sexyama throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cox checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Sexyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Cox misses with a hook. Sexyama ducked under it nicely.
Sexyama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sexyama as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Sexyama as Cox shoots in.
Cox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sexyama can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Sexyama.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sexyama.
Sexyama with a nice cross.
Cox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sexyama sizes up Cox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox slips under a jab.
Sexyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama with a nice cross.
Cox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sexyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sexyama.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cox is defended easily by Sexyama.
Sexyama throws out a loose jab but Cox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sexyama throws the left hand but Cox avoids the punch easily.
Sexyama 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.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sexyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sexyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sexyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sexyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sexyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sexyama scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sexyama's waist but Sexyama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cox off to one side.
Sexyama moves out of range as Cox strikes.
A cross from Sexyama lands.
Sexyama is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cox wants to control but Sexyama is keeping him busy.
Sexyama is trying to improve his position.
Cox trying to control the action but Sexyama is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sexyama, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sexyama is pushing Cox's head away, looking to escape. Cox manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Sexyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sexyama 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Sexyama!
After winning the bout, Yoshihiro Sexyama 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Xhorez Psylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Zerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xhorez Psylo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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24
179 lbs
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20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xhorez Psylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Zerra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Psylo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zerra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zerra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zerra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psylos head.
Zerra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zerra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zerra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Psylo manages to break the clinch.
Zerra misses with a hook.
Zerra with a hook.
Zerra forces Psylo back against the cage and clinches.
Zerra pushes Psylo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zerra lands a right hand.
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Zerra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Psylo is rocked!
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Psylo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zerra misses with a punch on the inside.
Zerra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Zerra misses with some punches.
Psylo blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerra lands a damaging elbow.
Psylo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zerra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Psylo blocks an uppercut.
Zerra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zerra jerks Psylo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Psylo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zerra goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zerra because Psylo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Matt Zerra!
A relieved looking Matt Zerra 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oberyn Martell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Minotauro's chin.
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20
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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28
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minotauro wants to clinch but Martell slips to the side
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minotauro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minotauro throws a body kick that misses.
Minotauro darts in and clinches Martell up against the cage.
Minotauro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Minotauro.
Martell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minotauro blocks a low kick nicely.
Minotauro tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martell's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Minotauro is fighting to break Martell's control of his arms but Martell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Minotauro wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minotauro looking to sit in guard and control but Martell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minotauro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Minotauro keeping full guard, as Martell tries to pass.
Minotauro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martell wants to control from the top but Minotauro keeps moving.
Minotauro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Minotauro working for a triangle but Martell defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martell stopping the sweep attempt from Minotauro.
Martell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Minotauro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martell content to stall in guard here.
Minotauro is trying to control the position but Martell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
Oberyn Martell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martell works the jab nicely.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Martell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martell counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minotauro.
Minotauro misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minotauro tries for a takedown but Martell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martell lands a right hook to the body.
Martell lands a high kick!
Minotauro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Minotauro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Minotauro slips under a jab.
Minotauro closes the distance and clinches up with Martell, looking for a takedown. Minotauro pushes Martell against the cage but Martell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Minotauro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martell not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberyn Martell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Minotauro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Minotauro.
Martell looking to pass the guard.
Minotauro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martell!
Martell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell is squirming around, avoiding Minotauro's attempts to control the action.
Martell working to try and regain half guard.
Minotauro looking to finish with strikes here!
Minotauro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Martell has worked his arm free - good work by Martell!
Martell regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minotauro is working away from the top position though.
Minotauro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Minotauro is looking to advance position but Martell won't allow it.
Minotauro prevents Martell from improving his position.
Minotauro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Minotauro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minotauro trying to control from half guard but Martell is working away.
Martell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Minotauro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oberyn Martell is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Minotauro was covering up waiting for the punch and Martell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minotauro 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Minotauro shoots for a double leg takedown but Martell sprawls well. He's pushed Minotauro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego Minotauro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minotauro tries for a takedown but Martell circles away easily
letting Martell counter with a right hand.
Minotauro looks to clinch
and Martell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Minotauro's knee momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martell.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Minotauro has his takedown stuffed
letting Martell counter with a right hand.
Minotauro is rocked!
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Minotauro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minotauro gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Martell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Minotauro is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
282 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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28
288 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Schroeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schroeder manages to avoid it.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Schroeder lands a left and a right that send ONeill crashing to the mat, dazed. Schroeder thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
ONeill is rocked!
It looks like Damien ONeill has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schroeder throws a pinpoint strike between ONeill's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends ONeill crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Schroeder scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franklin Schroeder!
A victorious Franklin Schroeder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raider Vancan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Invincible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Invincible will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
269 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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21
224 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raider Vancan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Invincible!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invincible lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Invincible connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Invincible scores with the left hand. Vancan knows he should have avoided that one.
Invincible is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vancan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Invincible wants to land a leg kick but Vancan is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Vancan blocks the low kick.
Vancan walks into a left hand.
It looks like Raider Vancan has been cut.
Invincible scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Invincible thuds his right hand into Vancan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of Vancan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Invincible scores with a leg kick.
Invincible bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vancan's head backwards.
Vancan shoots for a takedown but Invincible saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Invincible lands a really nice looking cross but Vancan seems unphased.
Vancan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Invincible ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vancan has a takedown stuffed.
Invincible throws a front kick that sends Vancan stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vancan takes one to the chin there.
Vancan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Invincible lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Invincible jabs at Vancan's body.
Vancan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Invincible's waist but Invincible gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vancan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Vancan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Invincible lands a two punch combo.
Raider Vancan's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Invincible fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vancan avoids the head kick by Invincible.
Invincible lands a jab.
Invincible connects with a leg kick. Vancan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Invincible is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Invincible thuds his right hand into Vancan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Invincible fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vancan.
Vancan tries for a takedown but Invincible sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mr Invincible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vancan drops his hands momentarily and Invincible takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invincible drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vancan right on the button. Vancan goes down! Invincible follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Invincible gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Invincible!
Mr Invincible thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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