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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes into the arena with Stronger, Kanye West blaring out of the sound system. Khali has chosen Masters of Mixed Martial Arts as his entrance music. Brij Khali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
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162 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Khali cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Khali has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Bennett is rocked!
It looks like Mike Bennett has been cut.
Khali throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett shoots for a takedown but Khali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khali circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bennett tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Khali wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brij Khali!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazard Unis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Abbas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mazard Unis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unis lands with an overhand left.
Abbas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unis as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Unis controlling the position well.
Abbas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Unis is looking to improve his position.
Abbas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Unis sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unis manages to get to full guard.
Unis looking to control.
Abbas tries to free his leg and advance position but Unis is retaining full guard.
Abbas slips nicely into half guard.
Abbas is looking to advance position but Unis won't allow it.
Abbas is looking to pass Unis's guard but actually Unis recovers to full guard.
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.
Abbas tries to free his leg and advance position but Unis is retaining full guard.
Abbas is working hard here to advance position.
Unis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abbas looking to pass the guard.
Unis pulls Abbas in close to prevent any damage.
Unis keeping full guard, as Abbas tries to pass.
Unis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abbas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unis trying to control the position.
Unis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abbas wants to pass the guard but Unis is keeping the position.
Unis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abbas trying to move into half guard but instead Unis has managed to sweep!
Abbas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unis!
Abbas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Unis turns into him and now he's in Abbas's guard.
Abbas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Unis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unis wants to pass the guard but Abbas is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mazard Unis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abbas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unis as he avoids it easily.
Unis throws an overhand right that lands on Abbas's shoulder, as Abbas tries to avoid the shot.
Unis throws a head kick but Abbas moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Unis.
Unis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abbas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Unis is fending him off so far but Abbas persists. Nope, Unis circles away and we're back to standing.
Abbas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Unis connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Nino Abbas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unis drives through and clinches with Abbas against the ropes.
Unis is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Unis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unis is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unis lands a nice uppercut.
Abbas takes a shot to the head.
Unis has Abbas pushed against the ropes.
Unis lands with a light punch inside.
Unis lands with a right to the head.
Abbas is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Unis.
Oh Abbas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Unis has cracked Abbas with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Unis lands another huge swinging hook and Abbas tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Abbas, before Unis can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mazard Unis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Horton's choice of entrance music: Sorry, you're not a winner. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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157 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maia's waist but Maia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Horton off to one side.
Maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Horton throwing strikes but missing.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Horton passes into half guard.
Horton seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia is trying to maintain the position but Horton is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Horton prevents Maia from improving his position.
Horton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Horton.
Horton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Maia trying to control here.
Maia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horton.
Horton is taking a breather. Maia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Horton prevents Maia from standing back up.
Horton prevents Maia from improving his position.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
Jamie Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Horton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Horton looks gassed!
Horton wants to control the pace but Maia is squirming around nicely.
Horton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Horton controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to lock up and control but Horton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maia tries to get out of the position.
Horton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Horton has hold of Maia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Horton avoids the attempt from Maia to control.
Horton controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Horton punching from mount but Maia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maia tries to lock up and control but Horton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Horton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maia can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Horton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Horton 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.
Maia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Horton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Horton won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Horton looking to pass the guard.
Maia wants to sweep here but Horton controlling him for the moment.
Maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horton tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Horton wants to free his trapped foot but Maia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Horton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Horton has control of the leg.
Horton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Horton is looking to advance position but Maia won't allow it.
Horton trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Horton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jamie Horton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack McMatthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Daniels (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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175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack McMatthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but McMatthew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels works McMatthew's body with a nice hook.
McMatthew defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
McMatthew closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels blocking some punches.
McMatthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McMatthew lands with a right to the head.
McMatthew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMatthew misses with some punches.
McMatthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMatthew pushes Daniels back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMatthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMatthew scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMatthew lands a left hand.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McMatthew is keeping busy.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels blocking some punches.
McMatthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
McMatthew letting Daniels take a breather here.
McMatthew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
McMatthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMatthew blocks an uppercut.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as McMatthew controls his hands.
McMatthew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daniels is working McMatthew over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew throws a head punch that misses.
McMatthew has Daniels pressed against the ropes, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from McMatthew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMatthew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but McMatthew has him pressed against the ropes.
McMatthew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McMatthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMatthew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMatthew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMatthew misses with the head strike.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is trying to break free.
A short right from McMatthew.
McMatthew lands a right hand.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMatthew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is rocked!
McMatthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can McMatthew finish him?
McMatthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels tries to stall but McMatthew uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from McMatthew on the inside.
McMatthew creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daniels's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daniels drops to his knees and McMatthew pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McMatthew!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Mosh by Eminem as his entrance music. Tito Sonnen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Thomas's chin.
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonnen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sonnen 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.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thomas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sonnen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thomas pulls down on the head and he's put Sonnen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Thomas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supko comes to the ring accompanied by HERE WE GOOOOO!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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11 - 7 - 0 |
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206 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Supko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supko connects with a high kick.
Supko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flare bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Supko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flare is trying to control. Supko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Supko wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Supko is pressing down on Flare's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Supko wants to stand but Flare is controlling the position.
Supko has his feet on Flare's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Supko slips a straight right by Flare.
Supko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flare counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare has had enough of the clinch but Supko keeps him there for the moment.
Supko misses with a knee to the head.
Supko drops Flare with a big knee straight up the middle! Flare is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like John Flare has been cut.
Whack! Supko lands a heavy head kick that drops Flare. The ref tackles Supko to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Flare was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ben Supko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Maseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maseco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game ft Travis Barker - Dope Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Maseco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maseco.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Maseco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Bishop.
Maseco tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Maseco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maseco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.
Bishop throwing shots but Maseco is blocking nicely.
Bishop 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.
Maseco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bishop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bishop's back!
Maseco tries to keep control of the position but Bishop is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maseco punches the canvas rather than the man.
Maseco avoiding Bishop 's attempts to control his hands.
Bishop trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Maseco not allowing Bishop to control his hands.
Bishop tries to roll but Maseco sticks to his back.
Maseco trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Maseco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bishop trying to control the action but Maseco just sinks the hooks in.
Maseco is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Maseco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Maseco tries to get the hooks in deep but Bishop pushed the leg off.
Maseco avoiding Bishop 's attempts to control his hands.
Maseco trying to control.
Bishop turns into Maseco and is now in his guard.
Maseco has Bishop pulled in close to control his posture.
Maseco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Maseco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Maseco didn't see that one coming.
Hakeem Maseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bishop.
Maseco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Maseco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Maseco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maseco tries to clinch up.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses.
Maseco wants to clinch.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Maseco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Maseco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Maseco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Maseco wants to clinch.
Maseco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bishop works Maseco's body with a nice hook.
Maseco throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop catches Maseco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hakeem Maseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Hakeem Maseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maseco tries to clinch up.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maseco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maseco moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maseco moves into the clinch.
Maseco prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Maseco keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Maseco.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop wants to break free but Maseco has control.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Maseco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maseco is breathing heavily.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Maseco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maseco misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
Bishop stalling in the clinch.
Bishop pushes Maseco back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop leaning against his opponent.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Maseco won't allow it.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop controlling the action here for a moment.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop'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.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maseco prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bennie Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maseco's elbow.
Maseco with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Maseco blocks an uppercut.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop tests Maseco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maseco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bishop!
Bishop works Maseco's body with a nice hook.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
Bishop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Maseco misses with a body kick.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop swings for the body but Maseco moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bishop.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maseco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Maseco fights it but they end up in guard.
Maseco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maseco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop postures up in Maseco's guard and throws a big left but Maseco blocks it.
Maseco wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
Maseco is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maseco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Maseco keeps moving.
Maseco wants to control the position but Bishop says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maseco looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two 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.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maseco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a left and a right that stings Maseco.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice body shot.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Maseco's ribs.
Maseco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Bishop tests Maseco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennie Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maseco tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Maseco fights it but they end up in guard.
Maseco wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maseco can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Maseco.
Bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Maseco has wrist control.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop clearly takes 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.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Maseco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maseco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maseco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maseco tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maseco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maseco.
Maseco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop is working Maseco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maseco has his feet on Bishop's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bishop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maseco.
Maseco tries to clinch up
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco tries to clinch
and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maseco's guard.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maseco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maseco wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maseco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maseco working a defensive guard here.
Maseco keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop stays in close to Maseco's body and controls the position.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maseco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Maseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maseco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop throws a strike but Maseco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Maseco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Bishop had his way with Hakeem Maseco in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maseco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop lunges at Maseco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maseco's hand.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Maseco didn't see that one coming.
Maseco is rocked!
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop moves away
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maseco is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Maseco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maseco wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennie Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maseco dodges it nicely.
Bishop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bishop prevents Maseco from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop with a hook.
Bishop lands the left hand.
Maseco moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Bishop throws a body punch but Maseco moves out of range.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Maseco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco tries to clinch
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maseco takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Maseco.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Maseco's ribcage. Maseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maseco is pressed up against the ropes. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maseco down to the mat. Maseco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maseco's guard now.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Maseco looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a left and a right that stings Maseco.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Maseco knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maseco's head backwards.
A lazy body kick from Maseco
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maseco.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakeem Maseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maseco looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maseco keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maseco wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maseco controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Maseco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennie Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Bishop!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trainer Jonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OG Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny comes to the ring accompanied by Joker and the Theif - Wolfmother. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trainer Jonny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OG Kush!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush dodges the punch combination from Jonny.
Kush connects with a jab.
Jonny loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Jonny throws out a loose jab but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jonny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Jonny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonny throws out a loose jab but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush stuns Jonny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kush.
Jonny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jonny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jonny scores with a nice body kick.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonny.
Jonny misses with a body kick.
Jonny looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Jonny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonny.
Jonny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trainer Jonny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush slips a straight right by Jonny.
Jonny misses with a hook. Kush ducked under it nicely.
Jonny fails to land with a series of punches.
Kush lands a jab.
Jonny is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jonny moves away from the strike by Kush.
Jonny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kush catches Jonny right on the button with a cross.
Kush throws a one two combo.
Jonny misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kush counter with a right hand.
Kush slips under a jab.
Jonny throws and low kick but Kush moves out of range easily.
Jonny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Jonny.
Kush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonny. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonny swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Jonny throws a nice looking combination but Kush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kush counters with a one-two to the body.
Jonny looks to land a body kick but Kush moved away.
Kush scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jonny in his tracks.
Kush clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Jonny is trying to force a seperation but Kush has the dominant position.
Jonny blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jonny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but OG Kush will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Jonny.
Kush lands the left hand.
Jonny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kush swinging wildly here.
Trainer Jonny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonny throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jonny missing with a left hand there. Kush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonny throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jonny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Kush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Jonny.
Jonny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jonny misses with a double jab
and Kush counters with a two punch combo.
Jonny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Kush blocks the leg kick.
Jonny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jonny thinking.
Kush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonny's head backwards.
Kush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jonny on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonny tries to circle away but Kush has him pinned against the ropes.
Kush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jonny is trying to break free.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonny.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jonny backwards.
Kush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Jonny.
Kush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jonny blocking some punches.
Kush tries a body shot but Jonny blocks it.
Kush presses Jonny against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush keeps control of Jonny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonny.
Jonny wants to break free but Kush has control.
Jonny wants a takedown but no success here.
Jonny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Jonny.
Still in the clinch, Kush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kush scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Kush lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonny is trying to break free.
Jonny has Kush pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kush manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kush lands with a left to the head.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonny.
Jonny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonny misses with a combination
and Kush counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kush digs a good body shot into Jonny's ribs.
Jonny moves forwards but Kush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kush connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jonny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OG Kush 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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Jonny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonny is rocked!
Jonny misses with a combination
and Kush scores with a counter punch that sends Jonny to the canvas! Kush smells blood - he's punishing Jonny with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jonny has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OG Kush!
OG Kush is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divji Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the ring accompanied by Carl orff - o fortuna. 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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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Divji Borec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ripper shoots in but no luck this time.
The Ripper throws a shot to the body.
Borec scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Borec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Ripper looks to score with a jab to the body but Borec is just out of range.
The Ripper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borec gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Borec.
Borec lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borec digs a right hand into The Ripper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Ripper's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borec scores with a shoulder strike.
Borec wants the takedown. The Ripper is fighting it off but Borec persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Ripper's guard against the ropes.
Borec wants to control from the top but The Ripper keeps moving.
Borec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borec chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borec lands a couple of digs.
Borec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borec trying to control but The Ripper is working from the bottom.
Borec avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borec tries to free his leg and advance position but The Ripper is retaining full guard.
Borec is in close to The Ripper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borec with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Borec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borec advances position into side control!
Borec in side control, throwing shots but The Ripper defends.
Borec landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Ripper wants to control but Borec postures up.
Borec working the strikes but The Ripper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Borec works his way into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Ripper is bucking up trying to escape but Borec cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Borec 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.
Borec postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Ripper looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Ripper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borec with shots to the head and body - The Ripper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Borec with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Borec fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec working The Ripper over with strikes here.
The Ripper is working to get back to half guard.
Borec is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Ripper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec breaks from The Ripper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borec lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Ripper hang on?
Borec landing strikes from the mount and The Ripper is in trouble!
The Ripper tries to control Borec's head but Borec pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! The Ripper is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Divji Borec!
Divji Borec is the new heavyweight champion!
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