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HEAVY 1: Beginning. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Farell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gang Starr - Full Clip kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Farell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farell with a hook.
Farell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haldi throws a head kick that Farell semi-blocks.
Farell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haldi throws a leg kick but Farell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farell cracks Haldi with an open hand slap.
Farell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haldi.
Farell misses with a straight right.
Haldi drops his hands momentarily and Farell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Haldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses.
Farell misses with the combination.
Farell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farell has managed to clinch.
Haldi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haldi has a couple of punches blocked by Farell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haldi throws a head kick that Farell semi-blocks.
Haldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haldi ducks under a wild hook from Farell.
Haldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haldi misses the jab.
Farell slips a jab from Haldi.
Haldi throws a low kick but Farell moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Farell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haldi ducks under a wild hook from Farell.
Haldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farell if he has to take too many more of those.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Farell moves out of range easily.
Farell looks to throw the jab but Haldi is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haldi.
Haldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haldi throws a leg kick
and Farell counters with a two punch combo.
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Farell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haldi.
Farell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Farell blocks the leg kick.
Farell is looking to score with low kicks.
Haldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farell. That did some damage!
Farell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haldi wants to land a leg kick but Farell is out of range.
Farell blocks a leg kick.
Haldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Efriam Haldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haldi moves away from the strike by Farell.
Farell swings for the body but Haldi moves out of range.
Farell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farell avoids the head kick by Haldi.
Farell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Farell misses with a looping left.
Farell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haldi, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses.
Haldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Haldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farell tries to close the distance and clinch but Haldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
Farell misses the jab.
Haldi misses with a head kick.
Farell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farell looks to throw the jab but Haldi is out of range.
Farell tries to bum rush Haldi with a series of wild strikes but Haldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haldi cracks the inside of Farell's front leg.
Haldi thumps Farell with a low kick.
Haldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haldi wants to slow Farell down by chopping away at his legs.
Farell slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haldi throws a hook but Farell avoids it easily.
Farell moves out of range as Haldi throws a body kick.
Haldi misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
Farell throws a big shot that misses.
Haldi scores with a punch to the head.
Haldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haldi missing with a left hand there. Farell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haldi blocks a jab.
Farell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haldi on the side of the head.
Haldi throws a low kick but Farell moves out of range easily.
Farell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Farell - just one landing.
Farell misses with a straight left.
Haldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Efriam Haldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Haldi misses.
Haldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farell.
Farell misses with a hook. Haldi ducked under it nicely.
Farell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farell misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Haldi - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Haldi.
Farell misses with an uppercut. Haldi saw that one coming.
Efriam Haldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Haldi throws a head kick but Farell moves out of range.
Farell checks a leg kick nicely.
Farell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haldi throws out the jab.
Farell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Haldi.
Farell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haldi.
The crowd cheers as Farell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haldi doesn't seem phased though.
Haldi lands with a head kick! That's gotta 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!
Farell punishes Haldi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farell lands a right hook to the body.
Farell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Farell blocks a head kick by Haldi.
Farell swings for the body but Haldi moves out of range.
Farell misses with a straight left.
Farell throws a nice looking combination but Haldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farell throws a jab but it's blocked by Haldi.
Haldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farell.
Haldi misses with a hook.
Farell scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haldi.
Haldi defending well as Farell loads up on a big left hand.
Farell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haldi scores with the left hand. Farell knows he should have avoided that one.
Haldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Farell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farell scores with a punch to the head.
Haldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses.
Farell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haldi lands a leg kick that knocks Farell off balance momentarily.
Haldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farell moves away.
Haldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farell circles away quickly and effectively.
Haldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farell.
Farell wants to land a leg kick but Haldi is out of range.
Haldi ducks under a wild hook from Farell.
Farell connects with a jab.
Haldi throws the left hand but Farell avoids the punch easily.
Farell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haldi tries to land a front kick but Farell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haldi throws a lazy body kick
and Farell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farell scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farell misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Haldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farell throws out the jab.
Farell throws out a loose jab but Haldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Haldi checks a low kick from Farell.
Farell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haldi.
Haldi scores with a head kick. Farell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Farell throws an overhand right that lands on Haldi's shoulder, as Haldi tries to avoid the shot.
Haldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Haldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farell.
Haldi walks into a straight right hand from Farell.
Good work by Farell as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Farell.
Farell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farell with a hook.
Haldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haldi can pounce on him.
Haldi is looking to slow Farell down with leg kicks.
Farell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Farell throws a jab when Haldi was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Farell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farell moves out of range of the leg kick from Haldi.
Haldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Haldi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farell blocks a head kick by Haldi.
Farell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haldi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Efriam Haldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Farell blocks a head kick by Haldi.
Farell looks to land a left hand but Haldi moved out of range nicely.
Haldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haldi thows a leg kick but Farell checks it
and Farell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farell connects with a single shot there.
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Haldi misses with an uppercut.
Farell just misses with a punch to the body.
Haldi blocks a jab.
Haldi throws a solid leg kick but Farell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haldi.
Haldi lands a nice hook to Farell's body. Farell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farell slips under a jab.
Farell throws a hook but Haldi blocks it.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Haldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farell blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haldi. That's going to slow Farell down.
Haldi throws a looping overhand right but Farell ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
The crowd cheers as Haldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farell doesn't seem phased though.
Haldi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Haldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haldi. Haldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farell. Haldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haldi throws out the jab.
Haldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haldi looks to land a body kick but Farell moved away.
Farell scores with a jab. Haldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farell is looking to chop away at Haldi's legs.
Haldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farell misses with a looping right.
Haldi cracks the inside of Farell's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Farell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haldi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Farell. That snapped Haldi's head back.
Haldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Farell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haldi.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haldi throws a front kick that sends Farell stumbling back into the ropes.
Haldi feints and then cracks Farell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farell down.
Farell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haldi throws a solid leg kick but Farell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haldi.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
A low kick from Haldi misses
and Farell counters with a low kick, right behind Haldi 's knee.
Farell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haldi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farell scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haldi.
Farell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farell slips a jab from Haldi.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farell throws an overhand right that lands on Haldi's shoulder, as Haldi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farell scores with a jab.
Haldi loads up on a big right hand but Farell slips the punch.
Haldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
Good work by Farell as he checks the leg kick.
Haldi wants to slow Farell down by chopping away at his legs.
Farell scores with a jab to the head.
Farell loads up on a big right hand but Haldi slips the punch.
Farell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick from Haldi misses.
Haldi tries to move into range but Farell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haldi throws a push kick but Farell slaps the foot to one side.
Haldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haldi has time to react.
Farell checks a low kick from Haldi.
Farell blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Farell. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Farell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farell misses with a low kick.
Farell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haldi slips under a jab from Farell.
Good shot there by Farell.
Haldi connects with a leg kick. Farell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haldi tries to bum rush Farell with a series of wild strikes but Farell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Haldi misses with an uppercut.
Farell checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Farell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haldi swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Farell coming out on top.
Steve Farell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Efriam Haldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farell.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Farell.
Well Haldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efriam Haldi!
Our winner, Efriam Haldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Porucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Rickson Porucha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickson Porucha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Porucha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Avalon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porucha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Porucha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Avalon tries to roll over but Porucha keeps him under control.
Porucha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Avalon defending well though.
Porucha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Avalon is not content to let Porucha control the position.
Porucha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porucha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Avalon sees it coming and defends easily.
Porucha trying to control from half guard but Avalon is working away.
Porucha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porucha drops an elbow to the side of Avalon's head.
Porucha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Porucha passes the guard and advances to mount!
Avalon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Porucha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Porucha unloads with some shots from mount but Avalon bucks and avoids them well.
Avalon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Porucha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is squirming around, avoiding Porucha's attempts to control the action.
Avalon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Avalon is bucking up trying to escape but Porucha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Avalon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Porucha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porucha misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Avalon blocking the ground and pound.
Avalon holds of for dear life.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Porucha looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Porucha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Avalon?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porucha with the ground and pound from mount.
Avalon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Porucha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Avalon is rocked!
Porucha cracks Avalon with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Porucha!
Our winner, Rickson Porucha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobikan Judan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobikan Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swano cracks Judan with a good jab.
Swano is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Judan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Swano!
An out of breath Dan Swano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Tyler has chosen Yep as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Tyler controls the action.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Tyler jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Tyler throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Tyler cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyler on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Tyler's head but Tyler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez scores with the left hand. Tyler knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Tyler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez cracks Tyler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyler gets a clinch.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Martinez.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martinez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyler wants to advance to full mount but Martinez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Tyler advances to half guard.
Tyler throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Tyler is nestled in close to Martinez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler is working for an americana but Martinez has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Tyler was thinking about the submission.
Tyler stops Martinez from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to stand but Tyler is controlling from the bottom.
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 Jose Martinez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Tyler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyler slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Tyler. Those never looked like landing.
Tyler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martinez moves forwards but Tyler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Martinez.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyler misses the target.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martinez's guard now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martinez pulls Tyler in close to prevent any damage.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyler trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Martinez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyler has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez wants to get up but he can't break Tyler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyler scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Tyler lands with a cross.
Martinez connects with a body shot that sends Tyler's belly button to the back.
Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to clinch.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyler. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Tyler takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martinez slips a straight right by Tyler.
Tyler throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Tyler isn't so interested in that idea.
Jake Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
Tyler is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has Tyler pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyler working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez cracks Tyler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Tyler clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyler decides to pull guard.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler looking for a triangle here. Martinez is fighting it but it looks tight! Tyler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martinez is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Tyler thanked Revolution Fatigues for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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