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T34: FCVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Solovynov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Solovynov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Solovynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Solovynov misses.
Hearns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Solovynov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hearns won't allow Solovynov to pass to mount.
Hearns throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hearns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Solovynov is working away from the top position though.
Hearns is trying to stand up here but Solovynov is controlling him well.
Solovynov prevents Hearns from improving his position.
Hearns has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Solovynov escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Solovynov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns is trying to improve his position.
Hearns gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns wants to improve his position but Solovynov is controlling well.
Solovynov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hearns is looking to escape.
Hearns looking for subs from the bottom but Solovynov mounts him!
Hearns wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Solovynov has got one arm under Hearns's chin. This could be trouble... Hearns trying to control the other hand but Solovynov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hearns has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuri Solovynov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bishop Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop Jr has chosen The Desolation of Smaug as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, MC Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bishop Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hall did well to prevent Bishop Jr getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hall trying to control here.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop Jr is controlling the pace.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Bishop Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Bishop Jr keeps him under control.
Bishop Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Bishop Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hall's guard now.
Bishop Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bishop Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bishop Jr looks up at the clock and then as Hall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hall is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bishop Jr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hall taking a bit of punishment here - Bishop Jr scoring with strikes.
Bishop Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bishop Jr taking a breather here.
Bishop Jr is putting a hurting on Hall here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bishop Jr cracks Hall with a big elbow.
Hall tries to buck Bishop Jr off but Bishop Jr is having none of it.
Bishop Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bishop Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bishop Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hall to see if he's OK.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bishop Jr off and has taken his back!
Hall looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Bishop Jr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bishop Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bishop Jr is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Bishop Jr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bishop Jr 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.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Bishop Jr shows good takedown defense.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Bishop Jr sprawls well.
Bishop Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall is looking for a triangle but Bishop Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Bishop Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bishop Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bishop Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bishop Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonny Bishop Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Bishop Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bishop Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hall to the mat. Hall regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily.
Sonny Bishop Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bishop Jr swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bishop Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hall!
Hall taking a bit of punishment here - Bishop Jr scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop Jr cracks Hall with a big elbow.
Sonny Bishop Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall wants to pass to mount but Bishop Jr is defending the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop Jr tries to kick Hall off but Hall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bishop Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bishop Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hall is trying to defend but Bishop Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bishop Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bishop Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Bishop Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Bishop Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bishop Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall trying to hold on to Bishop Jr's head to control him but Bishop Jr postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bishop Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bishop Jr in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonny Bishop Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bishop Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall dives in and grabs Bishop Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bishop Jr pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop Jr.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop Jr somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop Jr, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hall enables Bishop Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop Jr lands a couple of digs.
Bishop Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Bishop Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sonny Bishop Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sonny Bishop Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Bishop Jr, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Bishop Jr against the cage but Bishop Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bishop Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MC Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bishop Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bishop Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Bishop Jr!
Sonny Bishop Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Norvell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Comin' Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brad Norvell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Norvell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodley looks to land a combination but Norvell avoids it well.
Woodley defending well as Norvell loads up on a big left hand.
Norvell loads up on a big right hand but Woodley slips the punch.
A combination from Woodley does no damage.
Norvell throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodley.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Norvell avoids them all with ease.
Woodley throws a right hand that Norvell ducks under and follows up with a left that Norvell also avoids with ease.
Woodley swinging wildly here.
Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norvell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Norvell.
Tyrone Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Woodley misses
and Norvell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Norvell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norvell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley working for a triangle but Norvell defends it easily.
Woodley working for submissions but it's allowed Norvell to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Norvell there.
Woodley looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Norvell working Woodley over with strikes.
Woodley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Norvell slips a nice elbow through Woodley's hands, connecting with Woodley's forehead.
Woodley is staying active underneath Norvell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norvell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Woodley is desperately trying to improve his position but Norvell has a good base and remains in mount.
Woodley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norvell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norvell controlling his opponent.
Norvell dominating with strikes here.
Norvell working Woodley over with strikes here.
Norvell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norvell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woodley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Norvell! Woodley is hurt baaadly! Norvell is firing away with more strikes - Woodley 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 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Norvell!
Brad Norvell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Denson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SJ Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The good the bad and the ugly . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Denson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, SJ Mitchell !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitchell is defended easily by Denson.
Denson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Denson defends well and Mitchell ends up having to push Denson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Denson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Denson breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denson counters with a good low kick that Mitchell was not able to check.
Denson gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Denson manages to retain guard.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
Denson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Denson kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.
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!
Mitchell gets tackled into the cage by Denson. Denson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell can't get the takedown.
Wesley Denson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SJ Mitchell .
Denson tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Denson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denson throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Denson to the ground. Mitchell is now in Denson's guard.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denson wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denson is keeping the position for now.
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!
Denson wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Denson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Denson is looking to stand up but Mitchell isn't so interested in that idea.
Denson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mitchell is in close to Denson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell is working Denson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Denson wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denson wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell is working Denson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell advances to half guard.
Mitchell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell passes to full mount!
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Denson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Denson shrugs it off.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Denson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitchell lands a big elbow - Denson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Denson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). SJ Mitchell !
After the fight, SJ Mitchell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bang Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Wonstom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Wonstom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bang Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Wonstom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonstom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Wonstom is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Wonstom, which made it look bad.
Wonstom fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonstom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonstom looks to land a combination but Wuzz avoids it well.
Wonstom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wuzz is out of range.
Wonstom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Wonstom is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz moves forwards but Wonstom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Wonstom does it's job there.
Wuzz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wonstom defends well and Wuzz ends up having to push Wonstom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bang Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonstom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Wonstom moves away
and Wonstom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wonstom counters with a left to the body.
Wuzz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches up with Wonstom, looking for a takedown. Wuzz pushes Wonstom against the cage but Wonstom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wuzz swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonstom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonstom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonstom lands with a nice combination. Wuzz backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bang Wuzz has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Wonstom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wonstom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wuzz on the side of the head.
Wuzz is rocked!
Wonstom walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wuzz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wonstom swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wuzz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Wonstom!
Ivan Wonstom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan comes to the cage accompanied by It Comes and It Goes. The key to victory for Phan Benjawan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Olin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olin feints and as Benjawan raises his hands in defense, Olin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benjawan has momentary wrist control but Olin slips an elbow through the middle.
Olin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olin is working Benjawan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benjawan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjawan wants to stand and escape but Olin is having none of it.
Olin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olin trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjawan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olin on the ground.
Olin lands a couple of digs.
Olin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olin cracks Benjawan with a solid left hand.
Benjawan trying to keep a closed guard but Olin is proving a slippery customer.
Benjawan managing to control the position.
Olin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjawan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benjawan's head.
Olin is in close to Benjawan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjawan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olin scoring with some ground and pound.
Olin postures up in Benjawan's guard and throws a big left but Benjawan blocks it.
Olin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjawan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benjawan is on top in guard.
Olin is controlling Benjawan's posture.
Olin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benjawan manages to get himself to full guard.
Olin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Olin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjawan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olin.
Olin stands up over Benjawan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Olin scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjawan is keeping the position for now.
Olin postures up in Benjawan's guard and throws a big left but Benjawan blocks it.
Olin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Olin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olin lands a couple of digs.
Olin cracks Benjawan with a solid left hand.
Olin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Olin passes into half guard.
Olin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benjawan is rocked!
Olin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Olin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Benjawan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olin drops an elbow to the side of Benjawan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benjawan is trying to control but can't.
Olin lands a big elbow - Benjawan is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Olin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Olin!
An out of breath Jack Olin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield has chosen Up Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Steel Penn does no damage.
Stanfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel Penn. Steel Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Steel Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steel Penn working the ground and pound but Stanfield is defending the strikes.
Steel Penn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stanfield is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Steel Penn!
The Steel Penn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden Asuka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raiden Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Conway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway lands a lovely overhand right.
Asuka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conway throws the left hand but Asuka avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conway, as that shot connected.
Conway scores with a jab to the head.
Asuka is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asuka doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Conway engages and cracks Asuka with a massive lead left hook - Asuka tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Conway is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Conway!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lane Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duce Bigalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lane Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Bigalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
It looks like Lane Brooks has been cut.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bigalo's brow.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bigalo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bigalo won't want to take too many of those.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bigalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bigalo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bigalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brooks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bigalo regains guard.
Brooks passes Bigalo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Bigalo defends it.
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!
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bigalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brooks is trying to control. Bigalo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigalo tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but Bigalo defending well.
Brooks is working hard here to advance position.
Bigalo wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks moves into full mount! Bigalo won't be happy about that!
Bigalo stops Brooks from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bigalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigalo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo is in a horrible position here. Brooks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brooks trying to control but Bigalo is having none of it.
Brooks landing punches.
Bigalo wants to hold on but Brooks pushes him away.
Bigalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brooks fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brooks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks scoring with strikes but Bigalo is staying in there.
Brooks fails to move to back control.
Bigalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigalo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Bigalo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lane Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks clinches up with Bigalo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks is trying to push Bigalo away but Bigalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bigalo, against the cage.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Bigalo.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Duce Bigalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bigalo trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Bigalo trying to land knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with an elbow strike.
Bigalo wants to stall.
Bigalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bigalo, against the cage.
Bigalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Bigalo in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks wants to break free but Bigalo has control.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bigalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bigalo.
Bigalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Duce Bigalo has been cut.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo is breathing heavily.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bigalo trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Bigalo controls his hands.
Bigalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bigalo's defenses.
Bigalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bigalo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A head kick from Bigalo lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bigalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks tries to work over Bigalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bigalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Bigalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bigalo with a knee to the head.
Lane Brooks's cut is getting worse.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lane Brooks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks moves out of range as Bigalo throws a body kick.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Bigalo.
Bigalo darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Bigalo lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bigalo misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Bigalo 's eye.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bigalo blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Bigalo misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bigalo is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Bigalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bigalo after a bit of a struggle.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Bigalo.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
A short right from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bigalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks is trying to drag Bigalo to the mat but Bigalo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Duce Bigalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bigalo's elbow.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Bigalo is blocking nicely.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Bigalo's ribcage.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
Bigalo is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bigalo down to the mat. Bigalo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bigalo tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bigalo.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Bigalo 's eye.
Brooks working Bigalo over with knees to the body.
Lane Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
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!
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bigalo.
Brooks tries a body shot but Bigalo blocks it.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Brooks!
Our winner, Lane Brooks, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay has chosen Roxy Music - Avalon as his entrance music. Alexandre Riberio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Riberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio blocks a low kick nicely.
Riberio 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barclay.
Riberio fails with the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Riberio down.
A good leg kick by Barclay.
Riberio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riberio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barclay throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Barclay lands a head kick!
Barclay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barclay tried to score with a low kick but Riberio checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Riberio down.
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riberio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio fails with a takedown attempt.
Barclay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Riberio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Andy Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barclay swats away the attempt to clinch by Riberio.
Barclay fakes the leg kick and cracks Riberio in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barclay!
Barclay thuds his shin into the meat of Riberio's side.
Barclay lands a front kick.
Riberio is breathing heavily.
Riberio wants to clinch
and Barclay counters with a body kick that stops Riberio in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barclay feints and then cracks Riberio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riberio down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio checks a leg kick nicely.
Riberio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
Riberio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barclay.
Barclay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riberio goes for a double leg but Barclay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barclay continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Riberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barclay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riberio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Riberio off balance momentarily.
Riberio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Barclay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barclay scores with a push kick.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Riberio's front leg but catches the back leg as Riberio tries to avoid it.
Barclay scores with a push kick.
Riberio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay thumps Riberio with a low kick.
Riberio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barclay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barclay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riberio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Riberio. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barclay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riberio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Barclay thuds his shin into the meat of Riberio's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Riberio off balance momentarily.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barclay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Riberio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barclay.
Barclay is looking to slow Riberio down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barclay - that will leave a mark!
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barclay.
Riberio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barclay. Barclay obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Barclay.
Barclay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. Riberio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barclay scores with a head kick. Riberio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barclay, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riberio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barclay connects with an inside leg kick.
Barclay throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Barclay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riberio 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.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Barclay.
Riberio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barclay can pounce on him.
Barclay scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Riberio's front leg but catches the back leg as Riberio tries to avoid it.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riberio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barclay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riberio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riberio.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barclay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barclay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barclay.
Barclay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barclay thuds his shin into the meat of Riberio's side.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Riberio's front leg but catches the back leg as Riberio tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Barclay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riberio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riberio.
Barclay lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barclay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barclay.
Barclay connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barclay - that will leave a mark!
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
Riberio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barclay.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barclay.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay lands a big head kick that sends Riberio tumbling to the mat! Barclay takes a step backwards and waves Riberio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riberio is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Barclay uses the oldest trick in the book to send Riberio tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Barclay is absolutely delighted - when Riberio wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Barclay!
Andy Barclay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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