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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Cambroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambroy's entrance music is finding the surface. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Cambroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thoreson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cambroy won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thoreson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cambroy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thoreson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cambroy keeps working.
Thoreson lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Harrison Cambroy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoreson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thoreson is working Cambroy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harrison Cambroy's cut is getting worse.
Cambroy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harrison Cambroy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A lull in the action here as Thoreson stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jeez, Harrison Cambroy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harrison Cambroy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mats Thoreson!
Mats Thoreson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Le Muria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (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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256 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Le Muria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bustamante wants to clinch up but Muria keeps it at a distance.
Bustamante misses with the combination.
Bustamante tries to land a leg kick but Muria saw it coming and moves away.
Muria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bustamante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muria's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bustamante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muria moves away.
Bustamante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bustamante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bustamante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bustamante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego Bustamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustamante is looking to clinch.
Muria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bustamante connects with a leg kick. Muria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muria scores with a body shot.
Muria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bustamante rushes Muria and presses him up against the cage.
Bustamante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muria is keeping busy.
Muria is leaning against Bustamante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bustamante scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Le Muria has been cut.
Muria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bustamante.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bustamante's hands.
Muria avoids the body shot from Bustamante.
Bustamante tries to close the distance and clinch but Muria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bustamante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante scores with a sloppy right hand. Muria should have avoided that one.
Bustamante lands a leg kick that knocks Muria off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustamante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bustamante lands a body shot.
Bustamante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muria doesn't seem bothered though.
Muria misses with a hook
and Bustamante counters with a nice body kick.
Muria is breathing heavily.
Bustamante moves in looking to clinch but Muria pushes him off.
Bustamante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bustamante has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bustamante closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Muria! Bustamante dives in looking to finish! Muria is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Bustamante!
Post fight, Diego Bustamante stared into the camera and said 'That was a tough fight, I hope I've proven myself with this win, Le Muria is one tough dude!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Longinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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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 Sydney, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hades Longinius!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longinius tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longinius stuffs the takedown.
Longinius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Longinius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Longinius misses the target.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Longinius on the side of the head.
Longinius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Longinius to the ground. Brown is now in Longinius's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Longinius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown wants to control from the top but Longinius keeps moving.
Brown postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Longinius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Longinius from controlling successfully.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Longinius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longinius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown cracks Longinius with a solid left hand.
Longinius wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Longinius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Longinius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Longinius trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Longinius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longinius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Longinius 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.
Longinius is trying to keep Brown in close.
Longinius wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Longinius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longinius has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Longinius is trying to hold Brown in close to prevent damage but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Longinius is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Longinius is working away.
Longinius has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing shots but Longinius is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longinius keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Longinius is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Brown will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Longinius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown fails with the takedown.
Longinius throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown defending well as Longinius loads up on a big left hand.
Longinius clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short right from Longinius on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Longinius.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown tries to work over Longinius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longinius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longinius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longinius.
Longinius blocking some punches.
Brown prevents a body shot from Longinius.
Longinius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longinius has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Longinius dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Longinius is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Longinius wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Longinius trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longinius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is not content to let Longinius control the position.
Longinius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longinius.
Danny Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longinius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Longinius throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longinius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longinius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longinius is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown tries to roll over but Longinius keeps him under control.
Longinius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Longinius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Longinius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Longinius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Longinius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longinius 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.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Longinius has wrist control.
Longinius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Longinius trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown keeping full guard, as Longinius tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Longinius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Longinius just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Longinius to regain full guard.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Longinius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Longinius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Longinius is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown cracks Longinius with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Longinius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is trying to keep Longinius in close.
Longinius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Longinius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Longinius working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Longinius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longinius is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Longinius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longinius thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Longinius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Longinius drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Longinius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Longinius wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Brown is not content to let Longinius control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to control but Longinius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Longinius slows the pace down in half guard.
Longinius lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longinius winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown is staying active underneath Longinius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Longinius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Longinius raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Longinius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longinius avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
A nice elbow there by Longinius.
Longinius trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longinius prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Longinius breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Longinius with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longinius raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Longinius! Brown is hurt baaadly! Longinius is firing away with more strikes - Brown is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hades Longinius!
The defeated Danny Brown had this to say: 'I had a fractured skull and a broken back coming into this fight. Next time you're dead.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Road to Zion. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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199 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Grey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey checks a low kick from Yates.
A big right from Yates misses.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yates.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grey is out of range and Yates settles back down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Grey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yates throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sebastian Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey is able to avoid easily.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grey at a distance.
Yates avoids the body shot from Grey.
Grey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grey throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Yates misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grey is defended easily by Yates.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grey's calf.
Grey throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates avoids the body shot from Grey.
Grey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey takes one on the button.
Grey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yates throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Grey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey is able to avoid easily.
Grey misses with a leg kick
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yates scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Yates.
Grey checks a leg kick.
Yates throws a front kick that sends Grey stumbling back into the cage.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Grey's head.
Yates is looking to slow Grey down with leg kicks.
Grey throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yates fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grey looks winded!
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates with a hook.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yates connects with a leg kick. Grey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates connects with a leg kick. Grey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grey's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind Grey 's knee.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grey's sensitive parts.
Jab from Yates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grey misses the jab.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Grey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates throws a right and a left that Grey avoids nicely.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yates.
Grey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates counters with a good low kick that Grey was not able to check.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey.
Yates catches Grey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Yates tenderised Grey's leg. Grey is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yates cracks Grey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yates finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Yates - that's a beauty! Grey is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Yates can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashwan Balrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashwan Balrak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Liam McGuiness's chin.
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204 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashwan Balrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Balrak's head but Balrak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balrak wants to clinch.
McGuiness throws a jab when Balrak was well out of range.
Balrak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balrak tries to clinch but McGuiness is having none of it.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Balrak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Balrak's head coaches at Impact Fight Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balrak defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Balrak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
Balrak slips a jab and a cross from McGuiness.
Balrak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
Balrak wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from McGuiness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuiness lands with a nice body punch.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuiness with a jab.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balrak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuiness finds it's way round the side to connect with Balrak's head.
Balrak misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Balrak walks into a straight right hand from McGuiness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balrak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuiness throws a good cross that connects.
Balrak doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
Balrak fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.
Balrak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balrak fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Balrak.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Balrak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuiness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balrak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McGuiness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balraks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuiness has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Balrak slips the punch.
Balrak moves out of range of the strikes.
Balrak takes one to the side of the head.
McGuiness 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.
Balrak tries to clinch there but McGuiness circles away.
Balrak tries to clinch up
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuiness works Balrak's body with a nice hook.
McGuiness jabs Balrak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balrak doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
A lazy left from McGuiness finds it's target.
Balrak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness thuds his right hand into Balrak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGuiness scores with a hook to the body. Balrak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Balrak's shoulder, as Balrak tries to avoid the shot.
McGuiness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
McGuiness lands with an overhand left.
Balrak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balrak tries to clinch there but McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balrak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuiness sizes up Balrak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Balrak's head but Balrak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
McGuiness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuiness lands with a hook. Balrak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balrak wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balrak fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuiness works Balrak's body with a nice hook.
McGuiness's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuiness obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balrak slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balrak staying out of range there.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balrak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balrak moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuiness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuiness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balrak on the side of the head.
Balrak misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balrak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balrak tries to clinch up.
Balrak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balrak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
Ashwan Balrak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuiness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balrak in his tracks.
Balrak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balrak defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuiness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balrak scores with a head kick. McGuiness tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Balrak's head but Balrak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuiness scores with a hook.
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!
Balrak is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.
Balrak doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Balrak moved out of range nicely.
Balrak wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness scores with a nice right hand.
McGuiness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balrak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balrak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuiness lands a jab to the head.
Balrak is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuiness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuiness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balrak throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balrak slips under a jab.
Balrak slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Balrak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Nice jab there from McGuiness.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Balrak is out of range.
Balrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balrak.
Liam McGuiness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuiness lands the left hand.
Balrak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balrak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balrak tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Balrak slips the punch.
McGuiness misses with a straight right.
Balrak moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
Balrak wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Balrak.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness connects with a nice looking jab.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.
McGuiness fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuiness lands with a cross.
Balrak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
McGuiness listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balrak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuiness with a jab.
Balrak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuiness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balrak scrambles back to his feet.
Balrak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balrak is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Balrak drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McGuiness swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Balrak's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness gave a mention to Zipp Zapp in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Winshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Friedlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedlander has chosen Bring Me to Life as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Winshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Friedlander !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedlander is looking to clinch but Winshire is avoiding it.
Friedlander tries to clinch
and Winshire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winshire.
Winshire cracks Friedlander with a solid left hand.
Winshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Friedlander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Friedlander pulls Winshire in close to prevent any damage.
Winshire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winshire trying to control but Friedlander is working from the bottom.
Winshire preventing the sweep.
Friedlander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winshire manages to get himself to full guard.
Friedlander wants to control from the top but Winshire keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedlander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winshire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winshire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Winshire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Winshire is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Winshire slips a nice elbow through Friedlander 's hands, connecting with Friedlander 's forehead.
Winshire 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winshire lands a nice short elbow.
Friedlander is trying to get back to full guard.
Winshire tries to pass the half guard into mount. Friedlander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Friedlander is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winshire working over Friedlander with some ground and pound. Friedlander looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Friedlander actively working from the bottom 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!
Friedlander wants to control but Winshire is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Winshire'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.
Winshire is controlling the pace.
Winshire lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Friedlander is looking to control Winshire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Friedlander avoid being mounted?
Friedlander tries to get to full guard but Winshire has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire content to control rather than advance.
Winshire is nestled in close to Friedlander , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Friedlander regains full guard. Nicely done.
Friedlander trying to control the position.
Friedlander wants to sweep here but Winshire controlling him for the moment.
Winshire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Friedlander keeps moving.
Winshire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winshire stands and throws Friedlander 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winshire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Friedlander gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winshire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winshire tries to pass the half guard into mount. Friedlander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winshire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winshire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winshire is pressing down on Friedlander 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Friedlander is holding on for now.
Winshire is nestled in close to Friedlander , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Winshire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Winshire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Friedlander wants to clinch but Winshire slips to the side
and Winshire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Friedlander !
Friedlander is looking to reverse the position.
Winshire working the ground and pound.
Winshire working the head and body with strikes.
Friedlander taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winshire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winshire slows the pace down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winshire works to advance to full mount. Friedlander defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Friedlander wants to hold on but Winshire pushes him away.
Winshire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedlander can't escape the position.
Winshire cracks Friedlander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedlander wants to hold on but Winshire pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Winshire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedlander is working to get back to half guard.
Winshire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Winshire lands with some strikes.
Winshire working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedlander wants to hold on but Winshire pushes him away.
Friedlander is in all sorts of trouble here.
Winshire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Friedlander looks a forlorn figure.
Winshire lands a heavy elbow.
Jeffery Winshire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winshire unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedlander is bucking up trying to escape but Winshire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winshire working Friedlander over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winshire looking to control and managing it successfully.
Friedlander tries to hold on but Winshire postures up.
Winshire working Friedlander over with strikes here.
Winshire punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winshire with a couple of short strikes.
Friedlander is desperately trying to improve his position but Winshire has a good base and remains in mount.
Friedlander tries to hold on but Winshire postures up.
Winshire punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander is looking to improve his position but Winshire isn't that keen on the idea.
Winshire breaks from Friedlander 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winshire raining down hammerfists from mount.
Winshire trying to control but Friedlander is having none of it.
Winshire lands a heavy elbow.
Winshire scoring with strikes but Friedlander is staying in there.
The referee warns Friedlander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedlander in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Friedlander is rocked!
Friedlander is bucking up trying to escape but Winshire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Friedlander is still in real trouble! Can Winshire finish him?
Winshire looking to control and managing it successfully.
Friedlander seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander wants to hold on but Winshire pushes him away.
BOOM! Winshire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winshire landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winshire with the ground and pound from mount.
Winshire breaks from Friedlander 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winshire content just to control the position here.
Friedlander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winshire controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Winshire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Friedlander closes the distance but Winshire moves to the side
and Winshire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winshire.
Friedlander prevents the takedown attempt.
Friedlander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winshire wants a takedown.
Friedlander throws an elbow but it misses.
Winshire prevents a body shot from Friedlander .
Friedlander wants to take the fight to the mat but Winshire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Friedlander prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Winshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedlander is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Winshire blocking some punches.
Winshire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Friedlander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friedlander misses with a knee to the head.
Friedlander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friedlander stops a takedown attempt from Winshire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Friedlander .
Friedlander working hard to break the clinch.
Winshire stops a takedown attempt from Friedlander .
Friedlander trying to stall but Winshire improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Winshire has denied him.
Winshire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Friedlander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Friedlander stops a takedown attempt from Winshire.
A bit of stalling here from Friedlander .
Friedlander gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Friedlander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winshire tries to roll over but Friedlander keeps him under control.
Friedlander is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winshire wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander is keen to just control but Winshire is a slippery customer.
Winshire moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winshire is on top in guard.
Winshire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winshire slips a nice elbow through Friedlander 's hands, connecting with Friedlander 's forehead.
Friedlander is looking to improve his position.
Winshire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winshire content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Winshire working Friedlander over with strikes.
Friedlander is pressing down on Winshire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Friedlander keeps moving.
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!
Winshire is pushing down on Friedlander 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Friedlander is fighting to maintain full guard but Winshire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Winshire blocks the strikes from Friedlander .
Jeffery Winshire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winshire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winshire prevents Friedlander from improving his position.
Louis Friedlander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winshire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 Jeffery Winshire.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winshire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Winshire!
Our winner, Jeffery Winshire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good low 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sigurd Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chan Sung Aoki!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki defending well as Lodbrok loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodbrok.
Good shot there by Lodbrok.
It looks like Chan Sung Aoki has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lodbrok's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aoki passes into half guard.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lodbrok is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Lodbrok is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but Lodbrok is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Aoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aoki trying to control the action but Lodbrok is working from the bottom.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Lodbrok defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
Lodbrok pushes Aoki off looking to stand but Aoki dives back in and keeps control.
Aoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aoki controlling the action here.
Lodbrok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki wants to free his trapped foot but Lodbrok is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lodbrok's head.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lodbrok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lodbrok haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lodbrok is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Aoki slips a jab from Lodbrok.
A jab from Lodbrok finds it's way through Aoki's defenses.
Lodbrok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lodbrok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lodbrok motions for Aoki to come forward. Lodbrok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Lodbrok is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
Aoki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lodbrok throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aoki.
Lodbrok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
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!
Aoki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki distracts Lodbrok with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Lodbrok keeps moving.
Lodbrok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aoki.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodbrok keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Lodbrok has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Sung Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki throws a good cross that connects.
Lodbrok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aoki is looking to score with low kicks.
Lodbrok moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigurd Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lodbrok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lodbrok keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Lodbrok blocks nicely.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodbrok is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Lodbrok keeps moving.
Aoki advances to half guard.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lodbrok keeps working.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Lodbrok defends it.
Aoki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aoki is pressing down on Lodbrok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lodbrok is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Lodbrok defending well.
Lodbrok wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.
Lodbrok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lodbrok missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lodbrok loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Lodbrok looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lodbrok. Lodbrok obviously looking to wear him down.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Lodbrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki scores with a push kick.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Lodbrok tries to land a leg kick but Aoki saw it coming and moves away.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Lodbrok.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aoki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lodbrok defends well and Aoki ends up having to push Lodbrok into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lodbrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lodbrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries a body shot but Lodbrok blocks it.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Lodbrok as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Lodbrok works on Aoki's body with a couple of short punches.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodbrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Lodbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki feints and then cracks Lodbrok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lodbrok down.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Lodbrok misses with a straight right.
Lodbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Lodbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Lodbrok jabs Aoki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Lodbrok tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lodbrok lands a slapping body shot.
Aoki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Lodbrok.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aoki - that will leave a mark!
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot
and Aoki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lodbrok's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok is pulling down on Aoki's head. It's preventing any offense from Aoki, at least for the moment.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aoki works over Lodbrok with some ground and pound from guard.
Aoki being controlled here momentarily.
Lodbrok keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok is pulling down on Aoki's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lodbrok works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lodbrok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aoki.
Lodbrok working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sigurd Lodbrok just wasn't active enough.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lodbrok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoki doesn't seem bothered though.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aoki lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Lodbrok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aoki.
Sigurd Lodbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodbrok throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Lodbrok looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
Lodbrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Lodbrok throws a front kick aimed at Aoki's knee but Aoki avoids it well.
Lodbrok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lodbrok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Lodbrok settles back down.
Aoki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aoki scores with a spinning back kick!
Aoki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lodbrok tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aoki is in Lodbrok's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodbrok is keeping the position for now.
Aoki sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Sigurd Lodbrok.
I think Lodbrok 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chan Sung Aoki!
Chan Sung Aoki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppard throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling LaMotta to counter with a crisp jab.
LaMotta ducks right into an uppercut from Sheppard.
It looks like Jake LaMotta has been cut.
Sheppard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LaMotta.
It looks like Jimmy Sheppard has been cut.
Sheppard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheppard misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting LaMotta counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaMotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheppard fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheppard misses with a series of wild punches.
LaMotta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheppard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaMotta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut. LaMotta saw that one coming.
Sheppard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Sheppard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheppard takes a swing at LaMotta's ribcage but misses.
Sheppard misses with a body shot.
Sheppard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LaMotta on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta misses the jab.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Sheppard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheppard dips to his left and cracks LaMotta with an uppercut!
LaMotta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sheppard momentarily.
LaMotta misses with a looping left.
Sheppard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaMotta.
Sheppard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sheppard misses the jab.
Sheppard throws a nice looking combination but LaMotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheppard misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting LaMotta counter with a right hand.
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!
LaMotta misses with an uppercut. Sheppard saw that one coming.
Sheppard throws a looping overhand right but LaMotta ducks down to avoid it.
LaMotta staying out of range there.
LaMotta cracks Sheppard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
LaMotta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheppard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaMotta.
Sheppard just misses with a punch to the body.
LaMotta slips a straight right by Sheppard.
Sheppard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard slips a straight right by LaMotta.
LaMotta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. LaMotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppard scores with a hook.
Sheppard takes one to the chin there.
Sheppard misses the jab.
Sheppard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaMotta.
Sheppard throws a series of punches but LaMotta avoids them all with ease.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaMotta throws out the jab.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
LaMotta throws a lazy right hand but Sheppard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard misses with the combination.
LaMotta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
LaMotta misses with a looping right.
LaMotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheppard.
Sheppard connects with a looping right hand.
Sheppard slips a jab from LaMotta.
A swing and a miss from LaMotta.
A shot to the body from Sheppard misses
and LaMotta counters by moving into the clinch.
LaMotta is trying to force a seperation but Sheppard has the dominant position.
LaMotta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheppard is keeping busy.
LaMotta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from LaMotta fails to land.
Sheppard misses with a punch to the body.
Sheppard misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sheppard.
That's four 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!
A short body shot lands from LaMotta as the two fighters clinch.
LaMotta lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheppard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaMotta's elbow.
LaMotta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
LaMotta gets through Sheppard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheppard scores with a shoulder strike.
LaMotta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheppard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheppard misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sheppard - that landed with a thud.
LaMotta prevents a body shot from Sheppard.
Sheppard lands an uppercut.
Sheppard tries a body shot but LaMotta blocks it.
LaMotta prevents a body shot from Sheppard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LaMotta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheppard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jake LaMotta's cut is getting worse.
LaMotta throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheppard.
Sheppard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaMotta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
LaMotta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheppards head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Sheppard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LaMotta throws the left hand but Sheppard avoids the punch easily.
Sheppard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaMotta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheppard moves out of range as LaMotta strikes.
Sheppard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard misses with a hook to the body
and LaMotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
LaMotta connects with a right hand. Sheppard shakes it off.
Sheppard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LaMotta throws a shot from downtown. Sheppard moves away and avoids it.
Sheppard catches LaMotta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheppard misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheppard moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheppard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheppard with a jab.
LaMotta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard staying out of range there.
Sheppard misses with a lunging right hand
letting LaMotta counter with a right hand.
Sheppard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaMotta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. LaMotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaMotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheppard throws a hook to the side of LaMotta's head but LaMotta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Sheppard misses
and LaMotta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheppard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LaMotta throws a hook but Sheppard avoids it easily.
A big left from LaMotta misses.
LaMotta lands with a nice body punch.
LaMotta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaMotta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sheppard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaMotta lands with a hook. Sheppard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jake LaMotta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaMotta scores with a hook to the body. Sheppard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sheppard cracks a nice hook into LaMotta's ribs.
Sheppard slips a straight right by LaMotta.
Sheppard throws a jab when LaMotta was well out of range.
Sheppard digs a good body shot into LaMotta's ribs.
Sheppard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LaMotta rather than just go for the knockout.
LaMotta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheppard counters with a nice uppercut.
LaMotta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sheppard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheppard throws the left hand but LaMotta avoids the punch easily.
Sheppard works the jab nicely.
Jake LaMotta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice uppercut there from Sheppard.
Sheppard lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheppard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaMotta tests Sheppard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Jimmy Sheppard's cut even more.
LaMotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheppard is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard looks to score with a jab to the body but LaMotta is just out of range.
Sheppard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaMotta.
LaMotta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppard.
Sheppard misses with a lunging right hand
and LaMotta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Sheppard misses.
Sheppard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheppard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaMotta.
LaMotta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheppard throws out the jab.
Sheppard looks to land a combination. LaMotta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LaMotta missing with a left hand there. Sheppard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaMotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheppard throws an off balance right hand
and LaMotta counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as LaMotta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheppard doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaMotta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sheppard on the side of the head.
LaMotta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheppard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
LaMotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheppard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and LaMotta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
LaMotta can't find room to land a body shot as Sheppard controls the action.
Sheppard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LaMotta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheppard pushes LaMotta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheppard tries to throw a body punch but LaMotta avoids it by throwing Sheppard back against the cage.
Sheppard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheppard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaMotta scores with a shot to the side of Sheppard's head.
The cut above Jimmy Sheppard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
LaMotta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sheppard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake LaMotta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
LaMotta slips a straight right by Sheppard.
Sheppard missing with a left hand there. LaMotta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaMotta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
LaMotta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
LaMotta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheppard.
LaMotta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
LaMotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaMotta.
LaMotta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheppard.
Sheppard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. LaMotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaMotta lands a head shot.
LaMotta throws a hook but Sheppard blocks it.
LaMotta lands a big uppercut and Sheppard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sheppard looks OK. LaMotta waves Sheppard back to his feet!
Sheppard is rocked!
LaMotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard is still on wobbly legs! Can LaMotta finish him?
Sheppard looks to throw the jab but LaMotta is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta slips under a jab from Sheppard.
LaMotta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheppard.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaMotta.
Sheppard seems to have recovered his senses.
LaMotta misses with a looping left.
Sheppard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaMotta.
LaMotta connects with a single shot there.
Sheppard slips a straight right by LaMotta.
Sheppard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
LaMotta thows a body shot but no joy.
LaMotta defending well as Sheppard loads up on a big left hand.
LaMotta staying out of range there.
Sheppard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheppard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaMotta.
Sheppard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooh!!! LaMotta has knocked Sheppard down with a huge combo! LaMotta steps away and waves a wobbly Sheppard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sheppard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaMotta slips a straight right by Sheppard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaMotta misses with a straight right.
Sheppard misses with a hook. LaMotta ducked under it nicely.
Sheppard misses with a shot to the body
and LaMotta counters with a nice right hand that sends Sheppard toppling to the canvas! Sheppard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can LaMotta finish him?!
Jimmy Sheppard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sheppard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jeez, Jake LaMotta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sheppard throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
Sheppard misses with a left hand
and LaMotta scores with a counter punch that sends Sheppard to the canvas! LaMotta smells blood - he's punishing Sheppard with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sheppard has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake LaMotta!
A relieved looking Jake LaMotta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Can has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
149 lbs
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18
163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Can connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robinson slips a jab from Can.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robinson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Can.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Can.
Robinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Can to the ground. Robinson is now in Can's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Can being controlled here, momentarily.
Can working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Robinson is pushing down on Can's leg trying to pass to half guard. Can is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Can knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Robinson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Can could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Robinson has cracked it and Can is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timothy Robinson!
Timothy Robinson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zipp Zapp logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Treasure Island. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
275 lbs
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250 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doe tries to clinch but Xezeron is having none of it.
Xezeron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xezeron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe is looking to clinch but Xezeron is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Xezeron.
Xezeron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xezeron just leaning against Doe, taking a breather.
Xezeron has had enough of the clinch but Doe keeps him there for the moment.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xezeron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doe smiles and moves away.
Doe throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Xezeron tumbling to the canvas!
Xezeron is rocked!
It looks like Maximillian Xezeron has been cut.
Doe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xezeron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Xezeron is tightening it up a little... Doe has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Doe reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Doe taps out! Nice BJJ there by Xezeron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maximillian Xezeron!
A determined Maximillian Xezeron didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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