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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremiah Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson slips under a jab.
Garcia 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.
Jackson moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Jeremiah Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Garcia dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Garcia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Penttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penttinen comes to the cage accompanied by Layla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Penttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny English!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
English tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penttinen tests English's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Johnny English has been cut.
English tries a head kick but it misses.
Penttinen drops English with a beautiful combination! English stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penttinen is looking for the KO!
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!
Penttinen connects with a body shot.
English looks gassed!
Penttinen lands a left and a right that send English crashing to the mat, dazed. Penttinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
English is rocked!
Penttinen lands with a big right hook that stumbles English - he's out on his feet here! Penttinen follows up with another monster hook that separates English from consciousness! English falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Penttinen stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paavo Penttinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frankie Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
May dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
May tries to clinch up.
May on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a jab when May was well out of range.
Balboa cracks May with an open hand slap.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have May backpedaling.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
May tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
May tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balboa!
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa thuds his right hand into May's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa throws a leg kick but May checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balboa.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frankie Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
Balboa throws a leg kick but May sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
Balboa swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Balboa misses the jab.
May tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Balboa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balboa cracks May with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
Balboa misses with a hook.
May tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May avoids a punch combination nicely.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
May is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboa swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Balboa lunges at May with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by May's hand.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
May is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
May throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
May tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a leg kick
and Balboa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Balboa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May checks a low kick from Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.
May clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May clinches but Balboa breaks the clinch
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
May staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces May off the cage and back into rage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as May checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
May wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a body kick that stops May in his tracks momentarily.
May looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
May wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that hurts May! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Balboa jumps into full mount!
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!
May is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balboa content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May tries to reverse the position but Balboa maintains control.
Frankie Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa controlling his opponent.
May wants to control but Balboa is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balboa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Balboa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes into the arena with Why Can't We Be Friends? by War blaring out of the sound system. Jawo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo scores with the left hand. Crotch knows he should have avoided that one.
Crotch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jawo tries to avoid it but Crotch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jawo to the ground. Jawo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
Crotch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jawo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crotch in side control, throwing shots but Jawo defends.
Crotch tries to score with some ground and pound. Jawo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crotch tries for a kimura but Jawo is defending well.
Jawo prevents Crotch from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch throws an elbow but Jawo slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Jawo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crotch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jawo wants to control but Crotch postures up.
Crotch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jawo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crotch is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jawo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Crotch gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jawo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Crotch lets go of the hold and Jawo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Crotch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quid misses with a few strikes there.
McCullough scores with a shot to the body.
Quid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough tries to clinch up but Quid circles away and keeps his distance.
Quid looks to throw the jab but McCullough is out of range.
McCullough walks into a jab.
McCullough checks a low kick from Quid.
Quid pushes McCullough up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCullough prevents the takedown attempt.
McCullough takes a shot to the head.
Quid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCullough closes the distance but Quid moves to the side
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Quid avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCullough takes one to the chin there.
McCullough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullough misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough looks to land a combination. Quid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCullough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quid.
Quid moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCullough as Quid tries to tie him up.
Quid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCullough prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCullough misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quid.
McCullough tries to circle away but Quid has him pinned against the cage.
Quid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCullough leaning against his opponent.
Quid breaks from the clinch.
Quid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCullough wants to clinch but Quid slips to the side
and Quid counters with a good low kick that McCullough was not able to check.
McCullough tries to clinch up
and Quid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quid thuds a left hand into McCullough's body.
McCullough throws a right and a left that Quid avoids nicely.
Quid is looking to clinch but McCullough is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quid.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough fails to land with a series of punches.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCullough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quid throws a combination. McCullough tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCullough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quid throws a hook but McCullough avoids it easily.
Quid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCullough tries to clinch there but Quid circles away.
McCullough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by McCullough.
McCullough misses the shot to the body.
McCullough closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCullough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullough rushes Quid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to pull guard but McCullough holds him up against the cage and eventually Quid drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quid stalling the fight.
McCullough is trying to maintain a safe position but Quid gets an underhook and turns McCullough into the cage.
Quid jumps into guard, dragging McCullough to the mat.
McCullough wants to get up but he can't break Quid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quid is looking to stand up but McCullough isn't so interested in that idea.
McCullough tries to stand but Quid is controlling from the bottom.
McCullough won't allow Quid to sweep him here.
McCullough must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCullough defends well.
Quid kicks McCullough off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quid.
McCullough tests Quid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quid takes a swing at McCullough's ribcage but misses.
McCullough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quid moves away from the strike by McCullough.
Quid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCullough loads up on a big right hand but Quid slips the punch.
McCullough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Quid.
Quid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCullough forces Quid back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's time! Quid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid scores with a body shot.
Quid moves out of range of the strikes.
McCullough falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quid.
Quid lands a right hand.
Quid stalling in the clinch but McCullough improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Quid.
Quid is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCullough.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quid just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quid fails to land.
Quid presses McCullough against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCullough forces Quid back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Quid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quid digs a good hook to McCullough's body.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Quid.
Quid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quid scores with a punch to the head.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quid lands an overhand right.
Quid rushes McCullough and presses him up against the cage.
Quid lands with a right to the head.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Quid is controlling him.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough working hard to break the clinch.
Quid lands a left hand.
McCullough is rocked!
McCullough is breathing heavily.
Quid lands with a left to the head.
McCullough is still on wobbly legs! Can Quid finish him?
Quid lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCullough to his knees! Quid keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Quid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fet Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Barat had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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20
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Barat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fet Bard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard misses with an uppercut. Barat saw that one coming.
Barat looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bard lands a big shot that drops Barat! Can he finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bard has gone for a leg lock! Barat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bard's guard.
Bard wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard pulls Barat in close to prevent any damage.
Bard working a defensive guard here.
Bard wants to sweep here but Barat controlling him for the moment.
Bard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard 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.
Barat wants to stand and escape but instead Bard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bard passes into half guard.
Bard thows a huge punch but Barat dodges it nicely.
Barat trying to hold on to Bard's head to control him but Bard postures up.
Bard is trying to work for a kimura but Barat is defending well.
Bard wants to control but Barat is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bard.
Bard seems to be working for a kimura but Barat defends the submission attempt.
Barat wants to get back to his feet.
Bard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barat tries to get out of the position.
Bard moves into full mount! Barat won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bard.
Bard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barat is looking to escape.
Bard has hold of Barat's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barat manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bard goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barat turns into him and now he's in Bard's guard.
Barat wants to stand but Bard is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bard seems to be working for a kimura but Barat defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fet Bard dominated that round.
That's time! Barat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bard throws a nice looking combination but Barat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard jabs at Barat's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bard. Barat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barat.
Crunch! Bard slams his shin into Barat's torso.
Bard throws a right and a left that Barat avoids nicely.
Barat moves out of range of the body kick.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
Bard cracks Barat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barat tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Barat darts in and clinches Bard up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard misses with a knee to the head.
Bard tries to pull guard but Barat holds him up against the cage and eventually Bard drops back down to his feet.
Bard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bard won't allow it.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Barat avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Bard lands an elbow just above Barat 's eye.
Barat effectively controlling the action here.
Barat avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Bard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barat avoids it.
Barat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bard lands an elbow that stopped Barat in his tracks for a moment.
Barat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barat is defending well for now.
Bard lands a knee to the body.
Bard lands an elbow inside.
Barat manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bard misses.
Bard misses with a straight right.
Barat avoids the body shot from Bard.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Barat ducks under a wild hook from Bard.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bard.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Barat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl Barat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barat wants to clinch up but Bard keeps it at a distance.
Bard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barat's sensitive parts.
Bard throws the kick towards the body but Barat avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barat tries to clinch but Bard is having none of it.
Bard pushes Barat away with a front kick.
Barat closes the distance and pushes Bard back into the cage.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Bard prevents a body shot from Barat.
Bard goes for a takedown attempt but Barat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Barat.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bard - the referee stops the clock and Barat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bard. Barat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bard misses with the combination.
Bard throws a body punch but Barat moves out of range.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a left and a right that stings Barat.
Bard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with an outside leg kick.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
Barat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barat at a distance.
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bard lands a head kick!
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bard scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fet Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Bard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barat doesn't seem bothered though.
Bard scores with a jab. Barat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bard lands a right hook to the body.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bard throws an overhand right that lands on Barat's shoulder, as Barat tries to avoid the shot.
Bard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bard!
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a series of strikes. Barat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bard avoids the head kick by Barat.
Bard connects with a right hand. Barat shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
Barat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barat, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barat's brow.
Bard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bard lands a good knee to the midsection. Barat won't want to take too many of those.
Barat tries to stall but Bard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bard trying to land knees to the body.
Barat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barat breaks the clinch.
Barat moves out of range as Bard strikes.
Bard misses with a looping left.
Bard misses with a body shot.
Barat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Barat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard looks to land a body kick but Barat moved away.
Bard lands a nice shot to the body.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick
and Bard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Barat misses
enabling Bard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bard closes the distance but Barat moves to the side
and Barat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bard swings for the body but Barat moves out of range.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
Bard avoids the head kick by Barat.
Bard with a nice cross.
Bard is looking to clinch.
Bard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barat counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barat lands a right hand.
Barat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bard.
Bard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barat.
Bard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barat blocks it with crossed arms.
Bard lands a knee to the head.
Bard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bard backwards.
Barat struggles to land a body shot inside as Bard controls his hands.
Bard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Bard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bard landing knees to the body.
Barat lands with a right to the head.
Barat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barat looking to stall.
Barat throws a head punch that misses.
Carl Barat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barat.
Barat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bard.
Bard trying to land knees to the body.
Bard connects with a knee to the head.
Barat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick and Bard moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a solid body kick.
Bard tests Barat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fet Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fet Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard throws and low kick but Barat moves out of range easily.
Bard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barat avoids the body shot from Bard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fet Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fet Bard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Russo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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22
183 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Russo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Russo slips a straight right by Barnes.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Russo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Russo blocks the low kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands a front kick.
Russo slips under a jab from Barnes.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Russo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Russo throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Russo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Troy Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnes's guard now.
Russo wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Russo preventing the sweep.
Russo postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Russo swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Russo's guard.
Russo working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Russo looks gassed!
Russo trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Russo's guard.
Barnes is thwarting Russo's attempts to control the position.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Russo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Russo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
Barnes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to control but Russo is working from the bottom.
Russo looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barnes is keen to just control but Russo is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Russo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo'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.
Russo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Troy Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Russo misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
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!
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Russo is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Russo!
Barnes throws some wild stikes that Russo manages to avoid easily.
Russo is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Russo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Russo can't escape the position.
Barnes misses with a head shot.
Barnes wants to control the pace but Russo is squirming around nicely.
Barnes 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.
Russo can't escape the position.
Barnes trying to control but Russo is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Russo is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Russo's face.
Russo tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Russo bucks and avoids them well.
Russo is looking to improve his position but Barnes isn't that keen on the idea.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russo is looking to escape.
Barnes is really struggling to control Russo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Russo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Russo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Russo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Russo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Russo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinny Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Russo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
so Russo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russo stops Barnes from standing up.
Russo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russo working away.
Barnes is not content to let Russo control the position.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Russo sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
Russo wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnes wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russo in his tracks.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russo counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Russo to acknowledge the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Russo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Troy Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Russo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barnes!
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
BOOM! Russo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Russo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling Russo's body position as best he can.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Russo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Russo working the ground and pound effectively.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Russo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Russo avoids the attempt from Barnes to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Russo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Russo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Russo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Russo landing strikes from the mount and Barnes is in trouble!
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Russo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnes?
Barnes is rocked!
Russo breaks from Barnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Russo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Russo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Barnes badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Russo around the waist but Russo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Russo is the winner by TKO! Russo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Russo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes to the cage accompanied by Lip Gloss and Black--as made famous by Atreyu. Brown has chosen Credits Please! - Skrypture ft. C.$krilla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Brown 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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25
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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24
284 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergeant Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Brown!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppers circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peppers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peppers lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
It looks like David Brown has been cut.
Peppers blocks a leg kick.
Peppers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Peppers.
Brown throws a hook but Peppers avoids it easily.
Brown wants to clinch.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Peppers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peppers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peppers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Peppers extends the arm and Brown is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergeant Peppers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tuhkasaari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. Hujoppi has chosen Cockney Rejects - Fighting In The Streets as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hemmo Hujoppi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuhkasaari scores with a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tuhkasaari lands in his opponent's guard.
Tuhkasaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Hujoppi is retaining full guard.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Hujoppi keeps moving.
Hujoppi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuhkasaari looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hujoppi being controlled here, momentarily.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Hujoppi keeps moving.
Tuhkasaari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hujoppi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tuhkasaari, into his guard.
Tuhkasaari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tuhkasaari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hujoppi's guard.
Hujoppi wants to stand but Tuhkasaari is controlling the position.
Tuhkasaari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuhkasaari throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the position from guard on top but Hujoppi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuhkasaari passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi is not content to let Tuhkasaari control the position.
Tuhkasaari keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tuhkasaari is looking to advance position but Hujoppi won't allow it.
Tuhkasaari is trying to control. Hujoppi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tuhkasaari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuhkasaari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tuhkasaari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hujoppi keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tuhkasaari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hujoppi. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hujoppi, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuhkasaari.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick which misses Tuhkasaari's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuhkasaari tries to avoid it.
Hujoppi moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hujoppi misses.
Tuhkasaari looks for the body kick but Hujoppi saw that one coming.
Tuhkasaari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hujoppi.
Hemmo Hujoppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hujoppi connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hujoppi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuhkasaari.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tuhkasaari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hujoppi is trying to stand up here but Tuhkasaari is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tuhkasaari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tuhkasaari gets the takedown into side control.
Tuhkasaari is trying to get an arm triangle but Hujoppi is defending well.
Tuhkasaari laying and praying for a moment but Hujoppi takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hujoppi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hujoppi has Tuhkasaari pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari won't allow Hujoppi to sweep him here.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes from guard but Hujoppi blocks nicely.
Tuhkasaari wants to pass the guard but Hujoppi is keeping the position.
Tuhkasaari looking to sit in guard and control but Hujoppi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tuhkasaari working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tuhkasaari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hemmo Hujoppi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuhkasaari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hujoppi lands a jab.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari is looking to land body kicks.
Tuhkasaari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuhkasaari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuhkasaari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hujoppi is not content to let Tuhkasaari control the position.
Tuhkasaari tries to advance to mount but Hujoppi instead regains half guard.
Tuhkasaari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hujoppi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari wants to pass the guard but Hujoppi is defending well.
Tuhkasaari is stalling here. Hujoppi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tuhkasaari seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hujoppi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tuhkasaari manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tuhkasaari trying to get back to full guard but Hujoppi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuhkasaari working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuhkasaari is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tuhkasaari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Hujoppi lands but Tuhkasaari takes it in his stride.
Hujoppi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuhkasaari's sensitive parts.
Hujoppi feints and then cracks Tuhkasaari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuhkasaari down.
Tuhkasaari misses with a body kick.
Tuhkasaari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Hujoppi sees coming a mile off.
Hujoppi scores with a nice head shot.
Hujoppi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hujoppi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuhkasaari is looking to land body kicks.
Tuhkasaari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuhkasaari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hujoppi.
Tuhkasaari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hujoppi. That one must have hurt.
Tuhkasaari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hujoppi lands with a nice body kick.
Hujoppi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hujoppi.
Tuhkasaari scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuhkasaari gets a takedown into half guard.
Hujoppi wants to get back to full guard.
Tuhkasaari is just content to waste time from the top position. Hujoppi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but Hujoppi is working from the bottom.
Hemmo Hujoppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teppo Tuhkasaari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi 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.
Tuhkasaari passes into half guard.
Tuhkasaari is trying to control. Hujoppi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tuhkasaari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tuhkasaari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hujoppi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari trying to mount his opponent but Hujoppi defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuhkasaari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Hujoppi lands but Tuhkasaari takes it in his stride.
Tuhkasaari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tuhkasaari takes a step back to recover.
Hujoppi throws a solid leg kick but Tuhkasaari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hujoppi.
Hujoppi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuhkasaari is out of range and Hujoppi settles back down.
Tuhkasaari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hujoppi can pounce on him.
Tuhkasaari fails to land the takedown.
Hujoppi misses with a leg kick
and Tuhkasaari counters with a low kick, right behind Hujoppi 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hujoppi thows a leg kick but Tuhkasaari checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hujoppi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hujoppi.
Tuhkasaari throws and low kick but Hujoppi moves out of range easily.
Hujoppi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuhkasaari checks it well.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick
and Tuhkasaari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but Hujoppi is working from the bottom.
Hujoppi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuhkasaari's guard.
Tuhkasaari looking for a guillotine here but Hujoppi defends easily.
Tuhkasaari being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hemmo Hujoppi.
I think Tuhkasaari 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tuhkasaari!
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