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Bamma 11-Crom v Throatconoe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nonfu Lakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonfu Lakalaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Lakalaka ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lakalaka counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Lakalaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a hook. Lakalaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Lakalaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lakalaka tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lakalaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Lakalaka avoids it well.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lakalaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lakalaka.
Lakalaka moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Lakalaka moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Lakalaka counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nelson! Lakalaka lets Nelson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Willie Nelson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lakalaka connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nelson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nonfu Lakalaka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mibon Turua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mibon Turua!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Granger fails with a takedown attempt.
Granger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Granger showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Granger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turua is looking to improve his position.
Turua is not content to let Granger control the position.
Granger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turua is pressing down on Granger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Granger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger lands a couple of elbows.
Granger is fighting to break Turua's control of his arms but Turua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turua pulls Granger in close to prevent any damage.
Granger wants to control from the top but Turua keeps moving.
Turua 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.
Granger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Granger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Granger with a nice head shot there.
Granger postures up in Turua's guard and throws a big left but Turua blocks it.
Granger is standing up over Turua. Turua looks to escape but Granger dives into side control.
Turua is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Granger working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Granger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Granger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Granger is trying to get an arm triangle but Turua is defending well.
Granger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Granger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turua is trying to improve his position.
Turua is not content to let Granger control the position.
You can see the frustration on Turua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turua is looking to reverse the position.
Turua wants to control but Granger postures up.
Granger scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turua can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Granger crashes against the mat.
Granger cracks Turua with a big right hand but Turua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Granger is looking to take a break and control but Turua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Granger working the head with strikes.
Granger is working Turua over with some ground and pound from side control.
Granger trying to control the action but Turua is working from the bottom.
Granger working the body and head with strikes.
Turua 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.
Turua tries to escape but Granger is in control.
Turua is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turua can't do much from the bottom here.
Turua defending against the ground and pound.
Turua wants to get back to his feet but Granger drags him back down.
Granger is working to tighten his grip on Turua's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Turua has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Granger is really squeezing tight and eventually Turua passes out! Granger breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Granger!
During a confident post fight interview, James Granger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Ares 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veljanovski drives through and clinches with Ares against the cage.
Veljanovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Ares.
Veljanovski is trying to break the clinch but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ares gets control of Veljanovski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Veljanovski wants to stand but Ares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ares doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Veljanovski won't allow Ares to sweep him here.
Ares is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Veljanovski postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ares wants to clinch.
Veljanovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Ares wants to take the fight to the mat but Veljanovski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Veljanovski looking to stall.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veljanovski throws a shot from downtown. Ares moves away and avoids it.
Ares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Veljanovski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ares!
Ares tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski wants to stand but Ares is controlling his arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veljanovski stands up and beckons Ares to his feet.
Ares tries for a takedown but Veljanovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ares tries to clinch but Veljanovski is having none of it.
Ares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ares is just out of range.
Veljanovski closes the distance and pushes Ares back into the cage.
Ares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veljanovski blocks a body shot from Ares.
Veljanovski taking a breather.
Veljanovski can't break the clinch.
Ares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski managing to block the knees to the body from Ares.
Ares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ares definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veljanovski tries a body shot but Ares blocks it.
Veljanovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veljanovski tries a body shot but Ares blocks it.
Veljanovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ares missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veljanovski.
Ares swings wildly with an uppercut but Veljanovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ares blocks an uppercut.
Veljanovski slows down the pace here.
Veljanovski is looking to control Ares's arms but Ares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Veljanovski has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ares struggles to land a body shot inside as Veljanovski controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veljanovski managing to block the knees to the body from Ares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veljanovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veljanovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Veljanovski misses with a punch on the inside.
Veljanovski tries to break free but Ares pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Veljanovski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veljanovski avoids the elbow strike from Ares, against the cage.
Ares missing with knees to the body.
Ares taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Ares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Veljanovski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veljanovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veljanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ares, pushing him back against the cage.
Veljanovski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ares's elbow.
Nikola Veljanovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veljanovski is trying to break the clinch but Ares is controlling him.
Veljanovski has Ares pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veljanovski.
Ares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Veljanovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ares controls his hands.
Ares prevents Veljanovski from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ares looking to slow down the pace here.
Veljanovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ares misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares throws an elbow but it misses.
Ares tries to land a knee to the head but Veljanovski blocks with his arms.
Veljanovski tries to stall but Ares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ares pushes Veljanovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veljanovski avoiding damage as Ares throws knees to the body.
Veljanovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veljanovski is trying to break free.
Ares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veljanovski tries to break free but Ares pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ares.
Veljanovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Veljanovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ares.
Ares misses with some punches.
Veljanovski managing to block the knees to the body from Ares.
Veljanovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Veljanovski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ares trying to stall but Veljanovski improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to land knees in the clinch but Veljanovski avoids the damage to the body.
Veljanovski is trying to push Ares away but Ares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Veljanovski is trying to force a seperation but Ares has the dominant position.
Veljanovski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ares misses with the head strike.
Ares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ares tries to pull guard but Veljanovski holds him up against the cage and eventually Ares drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ares misses with the head strike.
Veljanovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veljanovski lands an uppercut.
Veljanovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ares has a couple of punches blocked by Veljanovski.
Veljanovski is working Ares over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to score a body lock takedown but Veljanovski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veljanovski backwards.
Veljanovski tries to land a knee to the head but Ares blocks with his arms.
Ares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Veljanovski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Veljanovski tries to work over Ares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veljanovski is defending well for now.
Veljanovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ares gets through Veljanovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veljanovski just leaning against Ares, taking a breather.
Ares takes a shot to the head.
Veljanovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veljanovski tries to clinch but Ares moves out of range.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veljanovski rushes Ares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Veljanovski controlling the action here for a moment.
Ares gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch.
Ares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veljanovski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ares's guard now.
Ares is looking to sweep but instead, Veljanovski has passed into half guard.
Ares is looking to improve his position.
Veljanovski decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ares fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Veljanovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veljanovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veljanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ares, pushing him back against the cage.
Veljanovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ares blocks an uppercut.
Veljanovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ares jumps guard but Veljanovski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Veljanovski can't break the clinch.
Ares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Veljanovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ares jumps guard but Veljanovski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ares has a couple of punches blocked by Veljanovski.
Ares being controlled against the cage.
Ares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veljanovski is keeping busy.
Veljanovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ares tries to bum rush Veljanovski with a series of wild strikes but Veljanovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veljanovski has Ares up against the cage in a clinch.
Ares working aggressively here.
Ares trying to land knees to the body.
Veljanovski is trying to break the clinch but Ares is controlling him.
Ares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veljanovski is keeping busy.
Veljanovski working aggressively here.
Veljanovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ares misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Veljanovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ares jumps guard but Veljanovski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ares gets control of Veljanovski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Veljanovski tries to stand but Ares is controlling from the bottom.
Veljanovski gets to his feet - Ares follows without any prompting.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veljanovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veljanovski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veljanovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veljanovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Veljanovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski leaning against his opponent.
Ares trying to land knees to the body.
Ares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Veljanovski wants to break free but Ares has control.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicholas Ares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Veljanovski defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch but Veljanovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikola Veljanovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veljanovski moves into range and clinches up with Ares.
Ares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ares keeps control of Veljanovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veljanovski misses with a punch to the body.
Veljanovski wants to break free but Ares has control.
Ares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nicholas Ares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veljanovski moves into the clinch.
Ares misses with a punch to the body.
Ares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veljanovski's efforts to push away.
Ares throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veljanovski.
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!
Ares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ares struggles to land a body shot inside as Veljanovski controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Ares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Veljanovski lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Ares.
Veljanovski avoids the elbow strike from Ares, against the cage.
Veljanovski misses with a punch to the body.
Nikola Veljanovski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veljanovski stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Veljanovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veljanovski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Veljanovski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leevan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leevan Severn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Leevan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn misses with a body shot.
Severn throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Severn misses with a head kick.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Clinton.
Severn throws a right hand that Clinton ducks under and follows up with a left that Clinton also avoids with ease.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clinton moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Severn!
Severn throws a shot from downtown. Clinton moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clinton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Severn misses with a hook
and Clinton counters with a three punch combo that has Severn backing up. Severn nods at Clinton to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severn swinging wildly here.
Clinton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clinton looks to land a combination but Severn avoids it well.
Clinton staying out of range there.
Clinton staying out of range there.
Clinton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clinton lands with a good body shot.
Severn lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Severn misses.
Severn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Severn looks winded!
Severn tests Clinton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
Severn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Severn is looking to score with low kicks.
Severn slaps away a takedown attempt from Clinton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Severn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clinton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clinton swinging wildly here.
Leevan Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Clinton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clinton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clinton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Severn's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clinton moves out of range as Severn strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Severn is rocked!
Clinton connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Severn tumbling to the canvas! Clinton pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Severn was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franklin Clinton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Torpedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Naciamento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Torpedo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Torpedo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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27
180 lbs
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179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Torpedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Naciamento!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torpedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Torpedo throws a jab when Naciamento was well out of range.
Torpedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naciamento moves away.
Torpedo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Naciamento tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torpedo is in Naciamento's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Naciamento keeping moving, preventing Torpedo from controlling successfully.
Torpedo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Torpedo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torpedo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torpedo misses with a looping left.
Torpedo throws a body punch but Naciamento moves out of range.
Torpedo misses with a leg kick
and Naciamento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torpedo thinking.
Torpedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torpedo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naciamento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Naciamento blocks the body kick.
Torpedo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Naciamento connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Billy Torpedo has been cut.
Torpedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torpedo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo tries to move to mount but Naciamento blocks the move with his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Torpedo.
Naciamento regains half guard, as Torpedo was trying to land strikes.
Torpedo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Naciamento to regain full guard.
Naciamento keeping full guard, as Torpedo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo won't allow Naciamento to sweep him here.
Naciamento trying to control the position.
Torpedo looking to sit in guard and control but Naciamento gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Naciamento wants to control from the top but Torpedo keeps moving.
Naciamento is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
My spies in Evade MMA inform me that Naciamento has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Naciamento puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Torpedo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Torpedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torpedo wants to sweep here but Naciamento controlling him for the moment.
Torpedo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Naciamento with a nice head shot there.
Torpedo has control of Naciamento's left arm, preventing Naciamento from doing any damage.
Torpedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Naciamento's guard.
Torpedo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Torpedo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Torpedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Torpedo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torpedo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Naciamento napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Torpedo tries to score with some ground and pound. Naciamento controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Torpedo throws a strike aimed at the side of Naciamento's head but Naciamento avoids it well.
Naciamento takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Torpedo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Torpedo scores with punches from side control.
Naciamento is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torpedo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Naciamento looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Torpedo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Torpedo!
A less than humble Billy Torpedo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldebaran De Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Touro comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Harrison Mayhem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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286 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldebaran De Touro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem scores with a head kick. De Touro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Aldebaran De Touro has been cut.
De Touro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayhem has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Touro is working for takedown but Mayhem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mayhem manages to break the clinch.
De Touro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Touro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Touro circles away quickly and effectively.
De Touro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayhem slaps away a takedown attempt from De Touro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldebaran De Touro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Touro tries to keep at a distance but Mayhem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Touro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Touro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
De Touro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem moves into the clinch successfully.
De Touro has Mayhem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayhem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Touro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayhem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayhem lands a big head kick that sends De Touro tumbling to the mat! Mayhem takes a step backwards and waves De Touro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Touro is rocked!
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!
Mayhem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh De Touro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Touro is breathing heavily.
Mayhem measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes De Touro! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Harrison Mayhem!
A relieved looking Harrison Mayhem thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nutz On Ya Chin by Eazy E. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demetrious Smiff enters the cage!
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26
272 lbs
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24
266 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Smiff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hampton is defended easily by Smiff.
Hampton throws a series of punches but Smiff avoids them all with ease.
Smiff goes for a double leg but Hampton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hampton continues to drive forward.
Smiff jumps guard but Hampton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hampton is trying to break free.
Smiff is trying to drag Hampton to the mat but Hampton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corey Hampton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Smiff.
Hampton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hampton avoids it really well and circles away.
Hampton misses with a wild combination.
Smiff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smiff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hampton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hampton tries to get out of the position.
Hampton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smiff thowing shots but they're missing.
Smiff sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff unloads with some shots from mount but Hampton bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Smiff lands a couple of good shots and Hampton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Smiff working for a choke but Hampton is defending well.
Smiff is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hampton has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Smiff has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hampton taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Smiff doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demetrious Smiff!
A very excited looking Demetrious Smiff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Brockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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20
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Brockton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hollis Roberts!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts scores with the left hand. Brockton knows he should have avoided that one.
Brockton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brockton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brockton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brockton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roberts lands a glancing blow to the side of Brockton's head.
Brockton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberts's waist but Roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brockton off to one side.
Roberts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brockton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts connects with a body shot.
Brockton with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts misses with a double jab.
Roberts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brockton shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Brockton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberts digs a good hook to Brockton's body.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Brockton is breathing heavily.
Brockton tries for a takedown but Roberts circles away easily
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roberts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brockton at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brockton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roberts.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brockton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alistair Brockton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brockton walks into a jab.
Brockton is rocked!
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Brockton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brockton with a poor takedown
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brockton seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brockton rather than just go for the knockout.
Roberts jabs Brockton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Hollis Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brockton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts punishes Brockton's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberts connects with the punch.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brockton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brockton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts punishes Brockton's body with a nice straight punch.
Brockton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Brockton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brockton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brockton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roberts with a nice cross.
Brockton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with Brockton's head.
Roberts lands with an uppercut that bounces Brockton off the cage and back into range.
Brockton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts lands a nice hook to Brockton's body. Brockton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a straight right. Brockton didn't see that one coming.
Roberts pounces like a tiger and cracks Brockton with a vicious hook! Brockton is down but not out! Roberts follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hollis Roberts!
Hollis Roberts is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Hollis Roberts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thors Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Lodano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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20
272 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thors Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Lodano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Thors Hammer has been cut.
Lodano lands with an uppercut that bounces Hammer off the cage and back into range.
Hammer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lodano checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Lodano.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lodano. Hammer shrugs it off though.
Lodano punishes Hammer's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Lodano's head coaches at Evade MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer throws a low kick, looking for Lodano's leg but Lodano calmly moves out of range.
Lodano moves into the clinch.
Hammer jumps guard but Lodano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lodano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Lodano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lodano presses Hammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hammer looks winded!
Hammer can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Lodano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lodano.
Lodano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lodano lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lodano.
Lodano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lodano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lodano.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Thors Hammer's cut even more.
Lodano drops Hammer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hammer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hammer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodano.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodano finish him?
Lodano pushes Hammer against the cage. Lodano is working some dirty boxing. Lodano pushes off with a quick right hook! Hammer goes down! Hammer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lodano moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Lodano!
Lucas Lodano retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Lucas Lodano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conan Crom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikki Throatconoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crom comes into the arena with Anvil of Crom blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Crom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikki Throatconoe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Throatconoe tries to clinch up
and Crom counters with a crisp one two that drops Throatconoe! Crom thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Throatconoe to his feet! Throatconoe is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Throatconoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Crom circles away.
Throatconoe takes the fight into the clinch.
Crom avoids a wild elbow strike from Throatconoe.
Crom can't break the clinch.
Throatconoe lands an elbow inside that Crom shrugs off.
Throatconoe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Throatconoe up against the cage.
Throatconoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Crom controls his hands.
Crom is pushing Throatconoe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Throatconoe pushes off an throws an elbow but Crom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Throatconoe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crom.
Crom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crom lands with a right to the head.
Throatconoe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crom fails to land.
Throatconoe lands a nice elbow.
Throatconoe stalling in the clinch but Crom improves position.
Throatconoe working aggressively here.
Crom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Throatconoe wants to clinch
and Crom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Throatconoe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throatconoe wants to clinch but Crom slips to the side
and Crom counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Throatconoe tries to clinch
and Crom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Throatconoe wants to clinch
and Crom counters with a left and a right... And another left! Throatconoe is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Crom!
Conan Crom retains his featherweight title!
Conan Crom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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