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"Vengence" PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pater Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pater Adam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam leaves Moses with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adam doesn't manage to clinch there - Moses circles away.
Adam rushes Moses and presses him up against the cage.
Moses takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Adam on the inside.
Adam stops a takedown attempt from Moses.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
Adam misses with a punch to the body.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moses's elbow.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Moses avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Adam.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moses tries to stall but Adam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moses prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Moses.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adam.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Adam.
Moses fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Adam cracks Moses with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam working aggressively here.
Adam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moses blocks an uppercut.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses blocks an uppercut.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Moses.
Adam misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands with a left to the head.
Moses takes an elbow to the temple.
Adam pushes Moses back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Moses controls his hands.
Moses blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moses blocks a body shot from Adam.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
Adam lands an elbow that stopped Moses in his tracks for a moment.
Adam lands a right hand.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moses's elbow.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moses blocks an elbow strike.
Adam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moses backwards.
It looks like Michael Moses has been cut.
Adam creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Moses's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Moses drops to his knees and Adam pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pater Adam!
An out of breath Pater Adam 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salad Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salad Dodger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damien Demento's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Salad Dodger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Demento counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dodger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Demento looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Demento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodger misses with a two punch combination.
Dodger misses the jab.
Demento shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dodger but Dodger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demento takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demento checks a low kick from Dodger.
Dodger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dodger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demento on the side of the head.
It looks like Damien Demento has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger connects with a nice cross there... Demento is looking wobbly and Dodger recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Demento to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dodger jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Salad Dodger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lagar Prechnyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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235 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lagar Prechnyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley moves into the clinch successfully.
Wesley is pushing Prechnyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wesley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesley stalling.
Wesley is pressed up against the cage. Prechnyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wesley down to the mat. Wesley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prechnyan is defended easily by Wesley.
Wesley scores with a nice head shot.
Prechnyan shoots in looking for a takedown. Wesley tries to sprawl out of it but Prechnyan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wesley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lagar Prechnyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prechnyan tries for a takedown but Wesley circles away easily
and Wesley counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prechnyan shoots in but Wesley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wesley moves into the clinch successfully.
Wesley has Prechnyan pushed against the cage.
Prechnyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wesley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prechnyan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Wesley as the two fighters clinch.
Wesley wants the takedown. Prechnyan is fighting it off but Wesley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Prechnyan's guard against the cage.
Wesley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wesley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesley is in close to Prechnyan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prechnyan has momentary wrist control but Wesley slips an elbow through the middle.
Wesley works over Prechnyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Prechnyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wesley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wesley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prechnyan's head.
Wesley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wesley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wesley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Prechnyan is looking for a triangle but Wesley pushes his legs off easily.
Wesley advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prechnyan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Prechnyan manages to get back to half guard.
Wesley trying to pass the guard but Prechnyan defending well.
Wesley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesley 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.
Wesley wants to pass the guard but Prechnyan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prechnyan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wesley looks to land a strike but Prechnyan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wesley stands up over Prechnyan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wesley looking to pass the guard.
Wesley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Prechnyan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wesley managing to control the position.
Prechnyan wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prechnyan won't allow Wesley to sweep him here.
Prechnyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesley trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sir Wesley.
Jab from Wesley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prechnyan pinned against the cage. Prechnyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prechnyan scores with a takedown into Wesley's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prechnyan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prechnyan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wesley wants to sweep here but Prechnyan controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Wesley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prechnyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wesley as he jumps to the side.
Prechnyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wesley avoids it really well and circles away.
Lagar Prechnyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Prechnyan does no damage.
Prechnyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Wesley sprawls well. He's pushed Prechnyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lagar Prechnyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prechnyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wesley is fending him off so far but Prechnyan persists. Nope, Wesley circles away and we're back to standing.
Wesley with a hook.
Wesley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prechnyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prechnyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wesley avoids the head kick by Prechnyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley throws a good cross that connects.
Wesley leaves Prechnyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wesley works Prechnyan's body with a nice hook.
Wesley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prechnyan sprawls well initially but Wesley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wesley slips a nice elbow through Prechnyan's hands, connecting with Prechnyan's forehead.
Prechnyan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wesley trying to control from half guard but Prechnyan is working away.
Wesley moves into full mount! Prechnyan won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Prechnyan out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Wesley goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sir Wesley!
Lagar Prechnyan spoke after the fight, saying 'Well what can I say? He's a thought guy and he showed it tonight. Let's hear it for him. I'll be back and you can bet I'm gonna rebound from this and I'll make the fans proud'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dany Legorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tyler (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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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dany Legorious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legorious uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legorious holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Legorious's ribcage.
Tyler decides to pull guard.
We've been hearing that Legorious has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Legorious wants to pass the guard but Tyler is keeping the position.
Tyler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Legorious sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyler's guard.
Tyler trying to control here.
Legorious performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legorious trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
Legorious with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dany Legorious.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Daniel Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Legorious has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Legorious there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legorious blocks the body kick.
Daniel Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler throws a low kick but Legorious moves out of range easily.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Legorious avoids it well.
Legorious shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Tyler. No joy for Legorious on that attempt.
Tyler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legorious's hands.
Legorious takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legorious could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyler throws a right hand that Legorious ducks under and follows up with a left that Legorious also avoids with ease.
Tyler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Legorious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Legorious moves out of range easily.
Tyler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler misses with a combination
and Legorious counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Legorious can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dany Legorious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legorious has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tyler regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legorious seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tyler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyler throws a right hand that Legorious ducks under and follows up with a left that Legorious also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Tyler.
Legorious dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a body kick.
Legorious avoids a kick to the body.
Tyler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legorious counters with a shoot takedown. Tyler fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legorious throws a big right hand that misses.
Legorious is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dany Legorious has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legorious circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legorious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler misses with a hook. Legorious ducked under it nicely.
Tyler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler lands with a nice body kick.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tyler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
and Legorious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legorious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler swinging wildly here.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler swings for the body but Legorious moves out of range.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Legorious avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legorious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyler tried to score with a low kick but Legorious checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyler scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyler misses with a double jab
and Legorious counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyler!
Legorious has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Legorious looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!
Legorious is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legorious looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legorious is working for a guillotine from mount but Tyler frees his head quite easily.
Legorious scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legorious looking to secure an arm triangle but Tyler defends it well.
Legorious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyler regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Legorious there.
Legorious not doing much here.
Legorious has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legorious is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyler sees it coming and defends easily.
Legorious lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Legorious manages to mount him!
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Tyler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is bucking up trying to escape but Legorious cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Legorious lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Legorious pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Legorious controlling from mount.
Dany Legorious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Legorious 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.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legorious working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tyler looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Legorious! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dany Legorious!
Dany Legorious got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobe Beef!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beef tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burns is in Beef's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beef keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Beef is looking to cinch up a triangle. Burns throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Beef's body to avoid the submission. Beef has instead reached around Burns's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Beef arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kobe Beef!
After the big win, Kobe Beef made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between T J Delarosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scorpion Dubstep Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! T J Delarosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Salvador's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, T J Delarosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Oooooh!!! Delarosa has knocked Salvador down with a huge combo! Delarosa steps away and waves a wobbly Salvador back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Salvador is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Salvador has been cut.
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!
Salvador shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Delarosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salvador is still in real trouble! Can Delarosa finish him?
Delarosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salvador drops back, looking for a kneebar! Delarosa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Delarosa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Delarosa!
Salvador seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Salvador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Salvador wants to control but Delarosa postures up.
Delarosa wants to stand but Salvador is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Delarosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Salvador hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Salvador scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvador tries for a kimura but Delarosa is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvador goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Delarosa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Salvador's guard! Nice work there by Delarosa!
Salvador had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delarosa defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delarosa is aware though and is defending well.
Salvador had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delarosa defends it easily.
Salvador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delarosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Salvador's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delarosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delarosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Salvador advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Salvador has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Delarosa defend it? Salvador steps over the head and cranks it - Delarosa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Salvador!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Salvador!
Thiago Salvador thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Matthews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Schultz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schultz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Matthews. Beautiful body shot.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Schultz shows good takedown defense.
Schultz lands a lovely overhand right.
Schultz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schultz wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Bret Schultz has been cut.
Matthews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schultz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matthews.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schultz defends it nicely.
Jab, jab by Matthews - just one landing.
Matthews turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schultz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matthews sees it coming and defends easily.
Schultz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews pushes Schultz off looking to stand but Schultz dives back in and keeps control.
Schultz trying to control the pace.
Schultz wants to work for an arm triangle but Matthews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schultz stalling away here and it's allowed Matthews to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schultz's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schultz holds on and takes a little breather.
Schultz is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.
Schultz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultz is keeping the position for now.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schultz, not yet.
Matthews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schultz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matthews postures up.
Schultz looking to control but Matthews passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultz is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews is trying to control. Schultz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Schultz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schultz as he avoids it easily.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Mike Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthews is trying to defend but Schultz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schultz stops Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Schultz controlling the action here.
Matthews is trying to stand up here but Schultz is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Matthews!
Schultz tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Schultz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Schultz has control of Matthews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matthews regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to control but Matthews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matthews has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matthews!
Schultz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schultz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schultz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matthews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schultz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schultz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bret Schultz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
Schultz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schultz tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bret Schultz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schultz gets the takedown into side control.
Schultz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schultz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schultz with the ground and pound but Matthews regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Matthews is trying to stand back up but Schultz is controlling him
Matthews is refusing to be controlled, as Schultz sits in half guard.
Schultz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matthews is just riding it out for now. Schultz eventually gives up the hold.
Schultz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz trying to control from half guard but Matthews is working away.
Schultz is trying to work for a kimura but Matthews is defending well.
Schultz wants to take a breather but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews is in trouble now - Schultz has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schultz.
Schultz working for a submission but Matthews is keeping him at bay.
Schultz punching from mount but Matthews doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Matthews is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to hold on but Schultz postures up.
Schultz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Matthews is on top in guard.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Schultz has his foot on Matthews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matthews works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Schultz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews scores with a jab.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Schultz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matthews thuds a left hand into Schultz's body.
Nice takedown defense from Schultz. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Schultz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bret Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Matthews.
Matthews throws a head kick but Schultz moves out of range.
Mike Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Schultz feints and as Matthews raises his hands in defense, Schultz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
Schultz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schultz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to stand up but Schultz is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bret Schultz just wasn't active enough.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
Schultz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schultz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schultz prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Matthews being controlled here, momentarily.
Schultz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Schultz trying to move into half guard but instead Matthews has managed to sweep!
Schultz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matthews passes Schultz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matthews tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews controlling the pace.
Schultz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Schultz had his way with Mike Matthews in that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Schultz's cut.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schultz dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Schultz's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Schultz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schultz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Schultz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schultz trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bret Schultz.
Matthews scores with a leg kick.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schultz gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz checks a leg kick nicely.
Schultz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthews at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matthews.
Mike Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matthews as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Schultz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthews throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Matthews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews successfully pulls guard.
Schultz prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schultz's guard. Nice move by Matthews!
Schultz is trying to control the position but Matthews postures up.
Schultz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matthews is controlling him.
Schultz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz pushes Matthews off and scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews lands a head kick!
Mike Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schultz 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.
Schultz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Matthews!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews is not content to let Schultz control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schultz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Schultz!
Bret Schultz is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Mike Matthews had this to say: 'I will take alot from this loss, but a rematch is on the cards, maybe next time he wont be so lucky'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fury Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fury Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pichushkin checks the leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Drake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pichushkin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drake throws the left hand but Pichushkin avoids the punch easily.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pichushkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pichushkin looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pichushkin lands a jab.
Pichushkin lands with a right hand.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pichushkin's elbow.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
Pichushkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pichushkin is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pichushkin down to the mat. Pichushkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pichushkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Pichushkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pichushkin.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Pichushkin controls the action.
Pichushkin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Pichushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake has picked Pichushkin up - he's going for a ride! Drake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pichushkin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pichushkin.
Pichushkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pichushkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pichushkin is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Pichushkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake stands up from Pichushkin's guard - Drake perhaps looking for a knockout.
A punch combination from Pichushkin misses.
Pichushkin takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pichushkin. Those never looked like landing.
Drake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pichushkin sprawls well initially but Drake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Pichushkin defends it.
Pichushkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Pichushkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Pichushkin tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake trying to control the action but Pichushkin is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Drake wants to pass to mount but Pichushkin is defending the position.
Pichushkin is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fury Drake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexander Pichushkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Pichushkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pichushkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pichushkin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Pichushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Pichushkin cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pichushkin.
Pichushkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake pushes Pichushkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pichushkin pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pichushkin with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pichushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Pichushkin slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pichushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pichushkin throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Pichushkin lands with a good body shot.
Drake feints and then cracks Pichushkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pichushkin down.
No joy there for Pichushkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pichushkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pichushkin!
Pichushkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Pichushkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pichushkin. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pichushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake cracks the inside of Pichushkin's front leg.
Pichushkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pichushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Pichushkin slips a jab from Drake.
Drake throws a series of punches but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Pichushkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Pichushkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pichushkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pichushkin scores with a jab to the body.
Drake dives in and scores a takedown into Pichushkin's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pichushkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pichushkin pulls Drake in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake wants to control from the top but Pichushkin keeps moving.
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pichushkin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake stands up and waves to Pichushkin to follow him.
Drake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pichushkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pichushkin.
No joy there for Pichushkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pichushkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Pichushkin in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pichushkin connects with a looping right hand.
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pichushkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pichushkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Pichushkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake misses with a hook. Pichushkin ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Pichushkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pichushkin looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot.
Drake takes a swing at Pichushkin's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pichushkin stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pichushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fury Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pichushkin. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pichushkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Pichushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pichushkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pichushkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Pichushkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pichushkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pichushkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Pichushkin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pichushkin throws a one two combo.
Pichushkin lands a head shot.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pichushkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Drake misses.
Pichushkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pichushkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pichushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pichushkin scores with a jab.
Pichushkin jabs at Drake's body.
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pichushkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pichushkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pichushkin tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake checks the leg kick.
Pichushkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake throws a low kick but Pichushkin moves out of range easily.
Pichushkin connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pichushkin drops Drake with a beautiful combination! Drake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pichushkin is looking for the KO!
Drake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pichushkin drops Drake with a huge uppercut! Drake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pichushkin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pichushkin!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Pichushkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Matthews (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Matthews!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. McRoberts tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McRoberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McRoberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Matthews sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matthews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McRoberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matthews successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews is trying to keep McRoberts in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews looking to hit a scissor sweep but McRoberts is one step ahead there.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but McRoberts is proving a slippery customer.
McRoberts stays in close to Matthews's body and controls the position.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh McRoberts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McRoberts misses with a head kick.
McRoberts dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on McRoberts's head and hops out.
Matthews has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McRoberts is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Josh McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McRoberts's guard.
McRoberts trying to control the position.
McRoberts keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
McRoberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matthews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McRoberts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matthews is aware though and is defending well.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McRoberts's head.
Matthews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matthews advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matthews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McRoberts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McRoberts is trying to improve his position.
Matthews landing a few strikes.
Matthews advances nicely into full mount.
McRoberts is working to get back to half guard.
McRoberts is bucking up trying to escape but Matthews cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McRoberts working to try and regain half guard.
Matthews working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matthews is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McRoberts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McRoberts shrugs it off.
McRoberts is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matthews lands a big shot there that rocks McRoberts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matthews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McRoberts tries to reverse the position but Matthews maintains control.
McRoberts gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRoberts actively working from the bottom here.
Matthews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McRoberts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthews.
Matthews prevents McRoberts from standing back up.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but McRoberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McRoberts pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
Matthews is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts is staying active underneath Matthews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McRoberts is looking to control Matthews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McRoberts avoid being mounted?
Matthews slips a nice elbow through McRoberts's hands, connecting with McRoberts's forehead.
Matthews working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews wants to work for an arm triangle but McRoberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matthews is trying to control. McRoberts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matthews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McRoberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRoberts is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McRoberts lands a two punch combo.
McRoberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matthews manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matthews is trying to control the position but McRoberts postures up.
McRoberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McRoberts drops back looking for a leg! Matthews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matthews manages to kick McRoberts off! McRoberts jumps back into Matthews's guard.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing McRoberts from controlling successfully.
McRoberts is looking to pass into half guard but Matthews pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Matthews is in guard.
McRoberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews got a little sloppy there for a moment and McRoberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matthews has managed to get both his arms back between McRoberts's legs - danger averted.
Matthews wants to control from the top but McRoberts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McRoberts's head.
Matthews trying to control but McRoberts is working from the bottom.
McRoberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McRoberts unloads with some shots from mount but Matthews bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by McRoberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Matthews sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts seems to be looking for submissions.
Matthews moves into full guard.
Matthews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRoberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Matthews wants to stand up but McRoberts is controlling him.
McRoberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matthews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matthews is looking to stand up but McRoberts isn't so interested in that idea.
Matthews controls McRoberts momentarily but McRoberts frees himself.
Matthews kicks McRoberts off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from McRoberts misses.
McRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRoberts.
Josh McRoberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McRoberts.
Matthews takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McRoberts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McRoberts wants it to stay on the feet.
Matthews drives through with a takedown into McRoberts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews trying to control but McRoberts is working from the bottom.
Matthews passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matthews trying to control the action but McRoberts is working from the bottom.
Matthews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matthews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and McRoberts counters with a two punch combo.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews dives in for a single leg takedown but McRoberts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McRoberts has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Matthews.
McRoberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews has McRoberts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McRoberts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matthews is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McRoberts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Matthews has the dominant position.
McRoberts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McRoberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McRoberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McRoberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McRoberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McRoberts defends it nicely.
McRoberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McRoberts misses with a low kick.
McRoberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
McRoberts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Matthews to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews got a little sloppy there for a moment and McRoberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matthews has managed to get both his arms back between McRoberts's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McRoberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McRoberts wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
Matthews advances position into side control!
Matthews scores with punches from side control.
McRoberts gets back to half guard.
McRoberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matthews is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to pass the half guard into mount. McRoberts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matthews has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McRoberts defend it? Matthews steps over the head and cranks it - McRoberts is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Matthews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Matthews! Max Matthews retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Max Matthews thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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