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LFNC 187 - Riggs v Zordick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Persson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson lands with a nice body punch.
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Persson.
Persson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huber.
Persson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Huber. No joy for Persson on that attempt.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Huber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Persson clobbers Huber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Persson.
Persson connects with a right hand. Huber shakes it off.
Persson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Persson looks winded!
Persson wants to stand but Huber has his arm trapped.
Huber tries to buck Persson off but Persson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Huber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huber thows a huge punch but Persson dodges it nicely.
Huber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Persson defending well though.
Huber throwing shots but Persson is blocking nicely.
Huber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Persson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huber throwing shots but Persson is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Huber.
Huber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Huber wants to pass to mount but Persson is defending the position.
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. Huber connects with a nice short shot to Persson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Persson's head.
Huber drops an elbow to the side of Persson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber is looking for a kimura but Persson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huber to get the leverage.
Huber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Persson defending well though.
Huber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Persson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Persson is defending against the submission attempts here by Huber.
Huber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Persson is trying to stand back up but Huber is controlling him
Huber thows a huge punch but Persson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Huber.
Huber maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Persson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Huber has cracked it and Persson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Huber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Huber!
In his post fight interview, Mario Huber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Syatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syatt's entrance music is Tony Bennett - I wanna be around. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masters's choice of entrance music: Living in America. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Syatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters stuffs the takedown attempt from Syatt. Syatt gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Syatt blocks the low kick.
Syatt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Masters!
Syatt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Masters pushes Syatt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Syatt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Masters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Syatt off and has taken his back!
Syatt tries to roll but Masters sticks to his back.
Syatt manages to reverse the position and now he's in Masters's guard. Nice work there by Syatt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is trying to hold Syatt in close to prevent damage but Syatt has managed to pass into half guard.
Masters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masters wants to control the action here but instead Syatt manages to pass to full mount!
Masters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Syatt landing punches.
Syatt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Masters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syatt controlling the position easily from mount.
Masters prevents Syatt from taking his back.
Masters defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Syatt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters tries to hold on but Syatt pushes him away.
Syatt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Masters is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Masters and Syatt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Syatt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masters has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters can't do much from the bottom here.
Syatt controls the position.
Masters tries to bench press Syatt off him but Syatt keeps the position.
Syatt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Masters, who protects the arm well.
Syatt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is trying to improve his position.
Masters is trying to control Syatt's posture but Syatt avoids it.
Syatt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Syatt scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Syatt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masters has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Syatt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Syatt fails with a takedown attempt.
Masters throws a head kick but Syatt moves out of range.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masters misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syatt closes the distance and clinches up with Masters, looking for a takedown. Syatt pushes Masters against the cage but Masters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee Syatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syatt moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Syatt has Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Syatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masters connects with a body shot that sends Syatt's belly button to the back.
Masters is looking to land body kicks.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masters throws a one two combo.
Masters tests Syatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Masters misses.
Masters lands with a nice body kick.
Syatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syatt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Masters sprawls well initially but Syatt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Syatt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Syatt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syatt is looking for a kimura but Masters is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Syatt to get the leverage.
Syatt prevents Masters from standing back up.
Syatt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Masters has managed to free his arm - good work.
Syatt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masters defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syatt wants to work for an arm triangle but Masters is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Syatt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Syatt.
Syatt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masters sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to roll over but Syatt keeps him under control.
Syatt controlling the action here.
Syatt trying to control from half guard but Masters is working away.
Masters trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Syatt manages to pass to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syatt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Masters is surviving well by controlling Syatt's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Syatt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters tries to clinch there but Syatt circles away.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Syatt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masters closes the distance but Syatt moves to the side
and Syatt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Syatt.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Syatt is blocking nicely.
Masters gets underhooks to prevent Syatt's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syatt's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syatt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masters's efforts to push away.
Syatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masters is trying to push Syatt away but Syatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Syatt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Syatt has him pressed against the cage.
Masters tries to circle away but Syatt has him pinned against the cage.
Masters stalling in the clinch but Syatt improves position.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syatt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Syatt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Syatt manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syatt grinds an elbow into Masters's temple.
Syatt is staying tight to Masters's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Syatt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Syatt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syatt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Masters is letting Syatt control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syatt working away.
Syatt takes a little break here. Masters wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Masters is trying to control Syatt's posture but Syatt avoids it.
Syatt is working to tighten his grip on Masters's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Masters has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Syatt is really squeezing tight and eventually Masters passes out! Syatt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lee Syatt!
A very excited looking Lee Syatt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Milowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Yuen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacek Milowski's chin.
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Milowski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Milowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuen is looking to score with low kicks.
Milowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuen.
Yuen thumps Milowski with a low kick.
Yuen slips a straight right by Milowski.
Yuen shoots in looking for a takedown. Milowski tries to sprawl out of it but Yuen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Milowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Milowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milowski throws a front kick that sends Yuen stumbling back into the cage.
Yuen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milowski connects with a body shot.
Milowski cracks Yuen with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Milowski connects with a crisp jab.
Yuen loads up on a big right hand but Milowski slips the punch.
Milowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yuen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacek Milowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Milowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Yuen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yuen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen wants to pass the guard but Milowski is defending well.
Yuen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Yuen seems content to control.
Yuen is keen to just control but Milowski is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sean Yuen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Milowski jabs Yuen right on the nose. Yuen blinks but takes it well.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuen misses with a takedown attempt - Milowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick from Milowski lands but Yuen takes it in his stride.
Yuen wants to clinch.
Milowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacek Milowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milowski checks a low kick from Yuen.
Yuen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milowski.
Milowski thumps Yuen with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Milowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuen. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Milowski lunges at Yuen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yuen's hand.
Yuen slips a straight right by Milowski.
Milowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yuen 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.
Yuen moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen is working Milowski over against the cage.
Milowski trying to control the position but instead, Yuen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milowski into the cage.
Yuen tries to work over Milowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Sean Yuen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yuen swings for the body but Milowski moves out of range.
Milowski lands with a hook. Yuen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuen looks to throw the jab but Milowski is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Milowski.
A big right from Milowski misses.
Milowski tries to clinch up but Yuen circles away and keeps his distance.
Milowski misses with a left hand
and Yuen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Milowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuens head.
Milowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuen working aggressively here.
Yuen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Milowski lands a body punch.
Yuen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Milowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milowski's elbow.
Yuen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milowski controlling the action here for a moment.
Yuen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Milowski can't find room to land a body shot as Yuen controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yuen looking to slow down the pace here.
Yuen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milowskis head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Milowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Milowski has a couple of punches blocked by Yuen.
Milowski scores with a shot to the side of Yuen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milowski stalling the fight.
Yuen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Milowski lands with a right to the head.
Yuen blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Milowski.
A short right from Milowski on the inside.
Milowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milowski being controlled against the cage.
Milowski misses with the head strike.
Milowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yuen taking a breather.
Milowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milowski.
Milowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Milowski is keeping busy.
Milowski stops a takedown attempt from Yuen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Milowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yuen looking to throw knees to the head but Milowski is blocking nicely.
Milowski gets underhooks to prevent Yuen's takedown attempt.
Milowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Milowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yuen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Milowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milowski 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.
Milowski is trying to control the position but Yuen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Milowski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Milowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Milowski.
Yuen slips under a jab from Milowski.
Yuen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Milowski.
Milowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yuen's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Milowski down.
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milowski moves away.
Milowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Yuen finds it's way through Milowski's defenses.
Yuen misses with a takedown attempt - Milowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuen throws a leg kick that misses.
Milowski looks to clinch
and Yuen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacek Milowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Yuen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuen has picked Milowski up - he's going for a ride! Yuen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Milowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yuen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yuen's back!
Yuen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Milowski.
Let's hope that Milowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yuen trying to control the hands but Milowski breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milowski keeps control of the position as Yuen tries to break free.
Milowski struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen tries to roll but Milowski sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milowski gets his hands free as Yuen looks to control.
Yuen tries to roll but Milowski sticks to his back.
Milowski is not going to allow Yuen to sit and survive in this position.
Milowski is trying to stick to Yuen's back but Yuen is turning into Milowski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Milowski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yuen.
Yuen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sean Yuen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuen is trying to control. Milowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yuen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yuen's back!
Yuen is really stuck here.
Yuen is working hard here to advance position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Milowski tries to get the hooks in deep but Yuen pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yuen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean Yuen made sure he mentioned Tokyo United Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that William Harrison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
22 - 24 - 0 |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Byrne tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Byrne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrne stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne lands a high kick!
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Byrne gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Byrne is keeping the position.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison is pushing down on Byrne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Byrne is fighting to maintain full guard but Harrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Byrne wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to control. Byrne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Byrne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Byrne is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne trying to control the position.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Byrne.
Byrne lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Byrne tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byrne working Harrison over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Byrne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Byrne lands a knee to the head.
Byrne misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
Harrison has Byrne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Byrne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
David Byrne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Byrne working Harrison over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Byrne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees to the body from Byrne.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Byrne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Byrne holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrison drops back down to his feet.
Come on Byrne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrne stops a takedown attempt from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Byrne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Byrne is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byrne down to the mat. Byrne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harrison goes for a double leg but Byrne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Byrne continues to drive forward.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Byrne.
Byrne stalling.
Harrison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Byrne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Byrne lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrison tries for a takedown but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Byrne to the ground. Harrison is now in Byrne's guard.
Byrne trying to control the position.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byrne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Byrne is retaining full guard.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Harrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Byrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrne stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrne thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Byrne cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Byrne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrison is rocked!
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byrne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
David Byrne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Byrne cracks Harrison with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Byrne has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harrison to stand back up!
That has opened up William Harrison's cut even more.
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!
Byrne swinging wildly here.
Byrne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Byrne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byrne's waist but Byrne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Byrne lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Byrne lands a head shot.
Byrne throws an overhand right that drops Harrison like a sack of potatoes! Byrne dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Byrne!
During a confident post fight interview, David Byrne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. Joey Engle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
275 lbs
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287 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Beach misses the target.
Engle thows a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Beach has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Engle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beach scores with a jab to the head.
Beach drives through and clinches with Engle against the cage.
Beach is struggling to control the position.
Engle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Beach.
Engle breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach throws out a loose jab but Engle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Engle misses with a straight left.
Engle throws a sloppy body shot
and Beach counters with an outside leg kick.
Engle swings for the body but Beach moves out of range.
Beach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Engle blocks the body kick.
Engle wants to slow Beach down by chopping away at his legs.
Beach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Engle is out of range.
Engle misses with a body punch
and Beach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Engle ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Engle is looking to wear down Beach with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Engle moves out of range of the body kick from Beach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach misses the jab.
Engle misses with a low kick.
Beach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Beach is looking to land body kicks.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engle misses with a wild body shot.
Beach throws a shot from downtown. Engle moves away and avoids it.
Engle looks to score with a jab to the body but Beach is just out of range.
Engle moves away from the strike by Beach.
Beach misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Beach misses.
Engle misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Beach to counter with a crisp jab.
Beach throws a predictable looking body shot
and Engle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Engle lands a really nice looking cross but Beach seems unphased.
Engle throws a leg kick but Beach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach checks the leg kick.
Beach misses with a hook. Engle ducked under it nicely.
Engle lands with a straight right. Beach didn't see that one coming.
Engle scores with a hook to the body. Beach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Engle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Engle.
Engle connects with a body shot that sends Beach's belly button to the back.
A big right from Beach misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle throws a solid leg kick but Beach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Engle.
Beach rushes Engle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Engle tries to circle away but Beach has him pinned against the cage.
Engle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Engle letting Beach take a breather here.
Beach breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Beach tenderised Engle's leg. Engle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Engle misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Engle throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Engle throws a hook to the side of Beach's head but Beach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Engle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Beach misses.
Beach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beach throws an overhand right that lands on Engle's shoulder, as Engle tries to avoid the shot.
Engle misses the body punch
and Beach counters with a straight right hand.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beach throws a lazy uppercut
and Engle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Engle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That kick from Engle tenderised Beach's leg. Beach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engle.
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!
Beach with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Beach.
Beach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Engle throws out a leg kick but Beach moves out of range and Engle only half commits.
August Beach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Engle has time to react.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Engle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Beach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Engle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beach throws a shot from downtown. Engle moves away and avoids it.
Beach lands a slapping body shot.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Engle misses the shot to the body.
Beach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Engle has time to react.
Beach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beach instigates a clinch.
Engle blocks an uppercut.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Engle controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Beach.
Nice elbow from Beach.
Engle blocks an elbow strike from Beach.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Engle controls the action.
Engle manages to break the clinch.
Engle slips a jab from Beach.
Engle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Engle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Engle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beach misses with a leg kick.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Engle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Engle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Engle.
Beach is looking to control Engle's arms but Engle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beach has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach misses with a looping right.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Engle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Beach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Engle on the side of the head.
Engle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach scores with a kick to the body.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Engle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Engle throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Beach misses.
Engle punishes Beach's body with a nice straight punch.
Beach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Engle misses with a body punch
and Beach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Engle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach scores with a hook to the body. Engle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Engle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Engle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beach under the eye.
Engle swings for the body but Beach moves out of range.
Engle misses with a body shot
and Beach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beach misses with an uppercut.
Beach misses with a straight right.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Beach misses.
Beach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Engle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Engle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Engle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach scores with a body shot.
Beach lands a nice hook to Engle's body. Engle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Engle's sensitive parts.
Beach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Engle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beach cracks Engle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Beach.
Engle is rocked!
Beach drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Engle's head, knocking him out cold! Beach is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). August Beach!
A victorious August Beach thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). TJ Heisman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heisman throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Heisman has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heismans head.
Heisman tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heisman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisman controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Heisman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Heisman.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Heisman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Heisman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Heisman.
Heisman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Heisman takes one to the side of the head.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams is looking to slow Heisman down with leg kicks.
Heisman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Williams gets a clinch.
Heisman takes a shot to the head.
Heisman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisman trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heisman into the cage.
Williams is stalling here.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Heisman fails to land.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
Heisman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heisman tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heisman throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisman controls his hands.
A short right from Williams.
Williams has Heisman pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Heisman is blocking nicely.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Heisman tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisman.
Williams trying to stall but Heisman improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Heisman.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heisman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Jab by Williams.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Heisman's torso.
Williams checks a low kick from Heisman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Heisman.
Heisman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams closes the distance and pushes Heisman back into the cage.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Heisman looks winded!
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heisman up against the cage.
Heisman misses with some punches.
Heisman throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Heisman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Heisman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is pushing Heisman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Heisman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heisman wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Heisman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Heisman swinging wildly here.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Heisman lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams is stalling here.
Williams pushes Heisman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisman lands with a left to the head.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisman tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Heisman is looking to clinch.
Heisman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heisman throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice right hand that sends Heisman toppling to the canvas! Heisman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Williams finish him?!
Heisman is rocked!
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Heisman is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Heisman is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Riggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Zordick saw that one coming.
Zordick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zordick somewhat.
An inside leg kick lands from Riggs.
Zordick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Zordick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zordick throws the left hand but Riggs avoids the punch easily.
Zordick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zordick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zordick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zordick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zordick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riggs, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zordick working away.
Riggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Riggs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zordick's best efforts.
Riggs trying to control but Zordick postures up.
Riggs tries to get to full guard but Zordick has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick seems to be working for a kimura but Riggs defends the submission attempt.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
Zordick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riggs sees it coming and defends easily.
Riggs trying to control here.
Zordick passes into side control, despite Riggs's attempt to control the position.
Zordick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zordick tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zordick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riggs, who protects the arm well.
Zordick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zordick wants to control but Riggs is keeping him busy.
Zordick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riggs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zordick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riggs gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick being controlled here momentarily.
Zordick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zordick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zordick passes into half guard.
Zordick is working for a submission of some sort.
Zordick is trying to work for a kimura but Riggs is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs tries to get to full guard but Zordick has control of the leg.
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 Kahlua Zordick will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riggs misses with a straight left.
Zordick shoots for a double leg takedown but Riggs sprawls well. He's pushed Zordick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Zordick's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riggs defending well as Zordick loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zordick under the eye.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zordick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Riggs cracks Zordick with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zordick checks a low kick from Riggs.
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.
Zordick is rocked!
Riggs cracks Zordick with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Riggs!
Our winner, Derek Riggs, 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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