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HFC Fight Night 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penguin has chosen Why Cant We Be Friends as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Socially Awkward Penguin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young missing with a left hand there. Penguin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young misses with a right hand
and Penguin counters with a takedown into side control.
Penguin is putting a hurting on Young here, landing some big shots from side control.
Penguin working away.
Young is looking to reverse the position.
Penguin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penguin.
Penguin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Penguin easily slips into full mount!
Young wants to control but Penguin is having none of it.
Penguin lands a big shot there that rocks Young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Penguin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penguin landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
Penguin lands with some strikes.
Penguin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Young gets back to half guard.
Penguin controlling the pace.
Penguin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Young wants to improve his position but Penguin is controlling well.
Young is trying to stand up here but Penguin is controlling him well.
Penguin is pressing down on Young's thigh, looking to free his foot. Young is holding on for now.
Young tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Penguin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Penguin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penguin tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Penguin lands with some strikes.
Young is looking to improve his position but Penguin isn't that keen on the idea.
Penguin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penguin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Young's face.
Penguin lands with some strikes.
Young is rocked!
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Penguin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Socially Awkward Penguin!
After winning the bout, Socially Awkward Penguin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Price has chosen Rotten Apple [Remix] - Prodigy & Sean Price as his entrance music. Anderson Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Price's chin.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been informed that Price has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Price clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Sean Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Price connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Price slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Price counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
Price scores with a hook.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Price circles away easily
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Price backing up. Price nods at Da Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Price defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Price as Da Silva shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
Price lands a two punch combo.
Da Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Price.
Da Silva postures up in Price's guard and throws a big left but Price blocks it.
Price not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Price is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price pulls Da Silva in to control the position.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.
Da Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Price is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Price has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Price 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.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Price counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva with a poor takedown
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price works over Da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Price fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Price is trying to defend but Da Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Price wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Price regains full guard. Nicely done.
Price 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.
Price is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Price being controlled here momentarily.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Da Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Price has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Price throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Price but Price pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva feints and as Price raises his hands in defense, Da Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Price connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Price.
Price throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Price swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Price.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Price.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Price lands with a hook. Da Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sean Price is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Price defends well and Da Silva ends up having to push Price into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Price tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Silva has Price pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Price manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Price moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price is trying to keep Da Silva in close.
Da Silva is fighting to break Price's control of his arms but Price is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Price has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Price's legs - danger averted.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
Price keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Price keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Price keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Da Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Da Silva trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price working for a triangle but Da Silva defends it easily.
Da Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Price dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Price.
I've got Price winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Price!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Price thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Zen Zelli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Zen Zelli has been cut.
Pleasures fails with the takedown.
Pleasures has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zelli.
Pleasures throws a poor cross that misses
and Zelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zelli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pleasures.
Pleasures misses with a looping right.
Pleasures walks into a jab.
Pleasures throws a leg kick
and Zelli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zelli blocks the body kick.
Pleasures is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelli.
John Pleasures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleasures throws a lazy uppercut
and Pleasures takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pleasures feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zelli's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pleasures throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pleasures.
Pleasures throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pleasures throws a poor cross that misses
and Zelli counters with a one-two to the body.
Pleasures shoots in looking for a takedown but Zelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pleasures's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pleasures throws a head kick that misses
and Zelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pleasures misses with a left hand
and Zelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Zelli checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pleasures is defended easily by Zelli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pleasures. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleasures. Zelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pleasures.
Zelli blocks a jab.
Zelli misses with a few strikes there.
Pleasures lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pleasures circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Zelli to the canvas! Zelli doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pleasures keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pleasures!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Pleasures waved his t-shirt featuring DJs Locker's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jeremy's choice of entrance music: I'm sexy and I know it by LMFAO. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Will West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West jabs Jeremy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jeremy tries to sprawl but West drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jeremy wants to get back to full guard.
Jeremy is refusing to be controlled, as West sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jeremy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jeremy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as West controls the pace.
Jeremy tries to strike from the bottom.
Jeremy keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jeremy wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
West drops back looking for a leg! Jeremy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jeremy manages to kick West off! West jumps back into Jeremy's guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeremy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West won't allow Jeremy to sweep him here.
Jeremy keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jeremy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Will West just wasn't active enough.
Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West thumps Jeremy with a low kick.
Jeremy blocks a low kick nicely.
West staying out of range there.
West moves out of range as Jeremy throws a body kick.
Jeremy misses the shot to the body.
West tries to work over Jeremy's front leg with a kick but Jeremy checks it.
West misses with a jab to the body
and Jeremy counters with a low kick, right behind West 's knee.
Will West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jeremy.
West blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Jeremy as West shoots in.
Jeremy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West lands with an overhand left.
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!
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jeremy circles away.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jeremy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
West sizes up Jeremy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West shoots in and gets a takedown into Jeremy's guard.
Jeremy looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
Jeremy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for West!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy breaks from West's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeremy landing punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Jeremy.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
West wants to sweep here but Jeremy controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jeremy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jeremy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jeremy wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
Jeremy scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to control the position but Jeremy postures up.
Jeremy stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jeremy is trying to escape the mount.
West goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jeremy is on top in guard.
Jeremy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West trying to control the position.
Jeremy preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will West dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jeremy checks the leg kick.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jeremy. That one must have hurt.
Jeremy misses the jab.
A jab from West misses.
Jeremy misses with a straight left.
West swinging wildly here.
Jeremy misses with a head kick.
Jeremy throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Jeremy.
Jeremy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
West ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeremy.
Jeremy stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West tries for a takedown but Jeremy circles away easily
and Jeremy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Jeremy.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeremy lands with a good body shot.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jeremy lands a slapping body shot.
Jeremy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
Jeremy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West scores with a leg kick.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeremy was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Jeremy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and West counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeremy misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Jeremy lands an uppercut.
Jeremy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeremy lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Jeremy - that landed with a thud.
West has Jeremy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. West pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jeremy tumbling to the mat - West dives into Jeremy's guard.
West trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Jeremy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
West tries to hold on but Jeremy postures up.
West gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West has hold of Jeremy's hands but Jeremy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
West wants to control but Jeremy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
West is looking for a sweep. Jeremy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jeremy is thwarting West's attempts to control the position.
Jeremy winds up and cracks West with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jeremy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jeremy thows a huge punch but West dodges it nicely.
Jeremy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West tries to roll over but Jeremy keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jeremy manages to get himself to full guard.
Jeremy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeremy is keeping the position for now.
Jeremy keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West won't allow Jeremy to sweep him here.
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!
Jeremy keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jeremy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for West!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West tries to hold on but Jeremy postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
West closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jeremy's guard.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeremy is keeping the position for now.
West trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Will West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeremy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and West defends well.
West won't allow Jeremy to sweep him here.
West wants to pass the guard but Jeremy is keeping the position.
Jeremy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. West is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jeremy.
West goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jeremy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in West's guard! Nice work there by Jeremy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West working a defensive guard here.
Jeremy won't allow West to sweep him here.
Jeremy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jeremy stopping the sweep attempt from West.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jeremy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is looking to advance position but West has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jeremy is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, West has taken his back.
Jeremy rolls, trying to escape but West keeps control of the position.
Jeremy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of West's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy can't escape the position.
West doesn't have the hooks in and Jeremy manages to turn into his guard.
Jeremy being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West keeping full guard, as Jeremy tries to pass.
West working a defensive guard here.
Jeremy forces his way into half guard.
Jeremy throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
West trying to hold on to Jeremy's head to control him but Jeremy postures up.
West won't allow Jeremy to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jeremy forces his way into half guard.
Jeremy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West is trying to control but can't.
Jeremy is pressing down on West's thigh, looking to free his foot. West is holding on for now.
Jeremy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West trying to hold on to Jeremy's head to control him but Jeremy postures up.
West manages to get to full guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeremy connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will West.
I think West has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will West!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flint Marko 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko tries to land a front kick but Sauna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sauna gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marko throws a strike but Sauna rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marko can't keep his opponent in guard - Sauna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marko looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauna lands a nice short elbow.
Marko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauna lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna is trying to control. Marko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marko 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.
Marko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sauna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sauna's back!
Sauna is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Marko 's hooks.
Sauna tries to reverse the position but Marko maintains control.
Marko unloads with some shots from mount but Sauna bucks and avoids them well.
Sauna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sauna is trying to escape the mount.
Marko lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna tries to hold on but Marko postures up.
Marko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sauna is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko cracks Sauna with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flint Marko!
After the fight, Flint Marko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Lose Yourself. Slamen has chosen Jaws Theme as his entrance music. Blaze Bailey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaze Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey.
An inside leg kick lands from Bailey.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Slamen shoots in.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slamen looking to score a takedown here. Bailey is defending well but Slamen drives through and ends up in Bailey's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slamen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slamen works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Slamen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slamen is in close to Bailey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slamen wants to pass the guard but Bailey is keeping the position.
Slamen trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Slamen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the position.
Slamen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Bailey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bailey seems keen to control Slamen's posture.
Bailey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slamen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Blaze Bailey.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slamen stalling in the clinch but Bailey improves position.
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been informed that Slamen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamen presses Bailey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slamen blocks the elbow strike.
Slamen avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
Slamen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Slamen trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slamen into the cage.
Bailey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slamen trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slamen into the cage.
Bailey prevents the takedown attempt.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
Bailey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slamen is keeping busy.
Slamen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slamen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Slamen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bailey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slamen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bailey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slamen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slamen throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaze Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slamen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slamen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slamen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bailey is trying to control Slamen's posture but Slamen avoids it.
Slamen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Slamen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slamen misses with the ground and pound.
Slamen is looking to take a break and control but Bailey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slamen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bailey regains half guard, as Slamen was trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slamen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Slamen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slamen misses with a hook.
Bailey lands a high kick!
Slamen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slamen is controlling the pace.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slamen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slamen wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
Slamen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slamen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slamen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bailey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slamen.
Slamen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Slamen trying to control the pace.
Bailey is not content to let Slamen control the position.
Slamen prevents Bailey from improving his position.
Slamen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Troy Slamen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slamen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slamen dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slamen trying to stall but Bailey improves his position.
Slamen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey working Slamen over with knees to the body.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slamen looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Slamen 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Slamen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slamen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bailey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Slamen.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
Slamen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slamen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bailey's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to control but Slamen is keeping busy.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Slamen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slamen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bailey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slamen.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slamen is thwarting Bailey's attempts to control the position.
Slamen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slamen trying to advance position but Bailey counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
Slamen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slamen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slamen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slamen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slamen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slamen landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slamen controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Slamen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Slamen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey works Slamen's body with a nice hook.
Bailey stuffs the takedown.
Bailey stuffs the takedown.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Slamen.
Slamen fails to land the takedown.
Slamen blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Slamen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Slamen shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slamen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bailey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slamen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bailey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Slamen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slamen stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamen wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey has Slamen pulled in close to control his posture.
Slamen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slamen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bailey's head.
Slamen looking to pass the guard.
Slamen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slamen throwing strikes but missing.
Slamen lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slamen is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slamen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slamen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slamen throws a big elbow that misses.
Slamen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slamen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Slamen throwing strikes from guard but Bailey blocks nicely.
Bailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey being controlled here, momentarily.
Slamen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamen throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slamen is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slamen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slamen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slamen throws an elbow that misses. Bailey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slamen's guard. Nice move by Bailey!
Slamen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Slamen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slamen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Slamen!
After winning the bout, Troy Slamen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerwazy Obuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerwazy Obuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy with a hook.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Obuch counters with a head kick that drops Hardy to the mat! Hardy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hardy 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!
Obuch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Obuch avoids them all with ease.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obuch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Obuch connects with a single shot there.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obuch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Obuch swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obuch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obuch tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obuch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Obuch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuch throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Obuch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy swings for the body but Obuch moves out of range.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Obuch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obuch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Obuch counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Obuch is just out of range.
Obuch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Obuch is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Obuch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuch walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Hardy clobbers Obuch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obuch slips under a jab from Hardy.
Obuch takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Obuch throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
A left lands for Hardy.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Obuch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Obuch moves out of range easily.
Obuch lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Hardy throws a hook but Obuch blocks it.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Obuch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Obuch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Obuch throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obuch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obuch scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy throws a body punch but Obuch moves out of range.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obuch throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obuch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obuch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Obuch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obuch moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Obuch's head but Obuch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obuch takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws the left hand but Obuch avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Obuch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obuch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obuch cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy throws the left hand but Obuch avoids the punch easily.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Obuch saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Obuch's body. Obuch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obuch throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obuch throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Obuch.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Obuch moved out of range.
Obuch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerwazy Obuch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obuch cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obuch throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obuch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Obuch lands a big uppercut and Hardy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hardy looks OK. Obuch waves Hardy back to his feet!
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Obuch finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obuch lands a big right hand that sends Hardy crashing to the mat! Obuch stays standing though and waves Hardy back to his feet!
Obuch takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Obuch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obuch lands the left hand.
A lazy body kick from Obuch
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Obuch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Obuch knocks Hardy out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gerwazy Obuch!
An out of breath Gerwazy Obuch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jason Hardy spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Darko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Darko.
Darko lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darko finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Davis is rocked!
Davis tries to get into range but Darko steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Davis! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Darko scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Darko!
A very excited looking Donnie Darko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Cox told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasper Cox!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro tries for a takedown but Cox circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
San Pedro clinches up with Cox and pushes him back against the cage.
Cox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cox misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Cox controls his hands.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox misses with a punch on the inside.
Cox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
San Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
San Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
It looks like Jasper Cox has been cut.
Cox misses with a body punch.
San Pedro breaks the clinch.
San Pedro dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on San Pedro's head and hops out.
Cox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cox counters with a nice right hand that sends San Pedro toppling to the canvas! San Pedro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cox finish him?!
San Pedro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cox ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Oh San Pedro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cox cracks San Pedro with a hook to the temple - San Pedro is on wobbly legs here! Cox swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! San Pedro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cox wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jasper Cox!
A very excited looking Jasper Cox 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Rashid Naji 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Rashid Naji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naji.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Naji at a distance.
Naji drives through and clinches with Quinn against the cage.
Naji goes for a takedown attempt but Quinn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinn defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Naji looking to score a takedown here. Quinn is defending well but Naji drives through and ends up in Quinn's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Naji in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji won't allow Quinn to sweep him here.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naji scoring with some ground and pound.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naji stands and throws Quinn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Naji throwing strikes but Quinn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Naji is trying to improve his position.
Naji is working hard here to advance position.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naji keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji is trying to improve his position.
Naji manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quinn moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Naji.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naji is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Naji's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Quinn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Naji misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naji to score with a decent uppercut.
Naji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naji connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quinn. Quinn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn is rocked!
Quinn connects with a right hand. Naji shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn lands a nice hook to Naji's body. Naji takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Naji's head back.
Naji jabs Quinn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Naji drops his shoulder and cracks Quinn with a huge uppercut! Quinn goes down! Can Naji finish him?
Quinn is still in real trouble! Can Naji finish him?
Naji 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naji loads up on a big left hand. Quinn felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Naji looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Quinn can't hide his disappointment, as Naji celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Rashid Naji!
A very excited looking Abdul Rashid Naji 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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