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T42: Monster vs Asuka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCain's entrance music is Hate by Jay-Z. A fine choice. Burger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parry Grip - Nom Nom Nom. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fat Burger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burger tries to clinch but McCain is having none of it.
McCain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burger.
McCain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCain moves out of range as Burger strikes.
Burger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burger throws a looping overhand right but McCain ducks down to avoid it.
McCain misses with a body shot.
Fat Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger cracks McCain with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McCain to stand back up!
McCain is rocked!
It looks like Mark McCain has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burger misses with a hook.
McCain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
McCain gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Burger gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Burger!
Fat Burger made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Clinching is fun
For everyone,
Except my opponents,
Who should practice avoidance!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Villars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Villars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raban loads up on a big right hand but Villars slips the punch.
Raban scores with a takedown into Villars's guard.
Villars keeping moving, preventing Raban from controlling successfully.
Raban looking to pass the guard.
Raban is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Villars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raban.
Raban looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villars is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Raban has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villars has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Villars is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villars is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raban stopping the sweep attempt from Villars.
Villars knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raban on the ground.
Villars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Raban has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raban makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Raban looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villars keeping full guard, as Raban tries to pass.
Villars bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raban's guard.
Raban lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Villars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villars trying to keep a closed guard but Raban is proving a slippery customer.
Raban working some strikes from top position.
Raban is working Villars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raban makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Raban sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raban trying to control but Villars is working from the bottom.
Villars has his hands on Raban's head, controlling the position.
Raban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villars is keeping the position for now.
Raban being controlled here momentarily.
Raban prevents Villars from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raban content to stall in guard here.
Raban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raban working some strikes from top position.
Villars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raban wants to control from the top but Villars keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Villars blocks the body kick.
Raban lunges at Villars with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villars's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villars.
Raban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Villars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raban misses with a body shot.
Villars throws a hook but Raban blocks it.
Richard Villars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raban lands a jab to Villars's midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Villars throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raban looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Villars!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban 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.
Raban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raban throws a jab but it's blocked by Villars.
Villars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villars stuffs the takedown attempt from Raban. Raban gets slowly back to his feet.
Raban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raban shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raban throws the kick towards the body but Villars avoids it.
Raban lands with a kick to the temple. Villars shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban wants to clinch up but Villars keeps it at a distance.
Raban tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villars takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villars displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raban throws out the jab.
Raban shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raban showed some decent athleticism there.
Raban seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villars does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Villars tries to get to full guard but Raban has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villars is trying to maintain the position but Raban is very close to passing his half guard.
Villars is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raban seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villars does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Villars trying to control here.
Villars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raban.
Raban controlling the pace.
Raban prevents Villars from improving his position.
Villars wants to control but Raban is keeping busy.
Villars tries to get to full guard but Raban has control of the leg.
Raban is nestled in close to Villars, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villars manages to get to full guard.
James Raban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raban postures up.
Raban trying to control but Villars is working from the bottom.
Villars looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raban is one step ahead there.
Raban showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raban pushes Villars away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raban shoots in looking for a takedown. Villars tries to sprawl out of it but Raban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villars manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Villars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Raban.
Raban fails with the takedown.
Raban throws a right hand that Villars ducks under and follows up with a left that Villars also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raban wants to clinch up but Villars keeps it at a distance.
Raban fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raban throws a lazy right hand but Villars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villars counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Villars moves out of range of the body kick from Raban.
Raban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villars as he avoids it easily.
Raban has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villars throws the left hand but Raban avoids the punch easily.
James Raban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raban misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Villars as he jumps to the side.
Richard Villars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Raban.
Nice shot by Raban.
Raban slips a jab and a cross from Villars.
Raban throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raban tries to clinch but Villars is having none of it.
Raban misses with a body kick.
Villars slips a straight right by Raban.
Richard Villars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raban is defended easily by Villars.
Raban goes for a double leg but Villars avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Villars continues to drive forward.
Villars lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villars pushes Raban back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Villars struggles to land a body shot inside as Raban controls his hands.
Villars pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raban lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villars tries to throw a body punch but Raban avoids it by throwing Villars back against the cage.
Villars lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Villars goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villars looking to slow down the pace here.
Raban stalling in the clinch but Villars improves position.
The referee calls for Villars to work.
Villars misses with a body punch.
Villars wants to break free but Raban has control.
Villars misses with a body punch.
Raban displaying some good clinch control by pressing Villars up against the cage.
Raban working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villars tries to throw a body punch but Raban avoids it by throwing Villars back against the cage.
The referee calls for Raban to work.
Villars lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raban backwards.
Villars struggles to land a body shot inside as Raban controls his hands.
Villars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Villars fails to land.
A hook to the body from Villars.
Villars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raban can't find room to land a body shot as Villars controls the action.
Villars throws a punch but it's blocked by Raban.
Raban tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raban tries for a takedown but Villars manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Villars showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raban has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Raban!
In his post fight interview, James Raban started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Friedlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedlander comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Me to Life. Holt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Friedlander !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedlander closes the distance and pushes Holt back into the cage.
Friedlander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Friedlander working aggressively here.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Friedlander .
Friedlander has hold of one of Holt's legs. Holt is fighting the takedown attempt but Friedlander gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Friedlander from controlling successfully.
Holt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt keeping full guard, as Friedlander tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedlander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Friedlander working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt wants to get up but he can't break Friedlander 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Friedlander is looking for a triangle but Holt pushes his legs off easily.
Friedlander trying to strike off his back.
Friedlander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Friedlander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Friedlander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holt controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Friedlander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
Holt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friedlander is keeping the position for now.
Holt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Friedlander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Friedlander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Holt misses its intended target.
Friedlander dives in for a single leg takedown but Holt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right from Holt on the inside.
Holt lands a right hand.
Holt prevents the takedown attempt.
Holt tries to break free but Friedlander pushes him back against the cage.
Friedlander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt lands a hook that snaps the head of Friedlander backwards.
Friedlander lands an elbow just above Holt 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holt.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedlander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Friedlander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedlander tries for a takedown but Holt manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friedlander .
Friedlander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holt scores with a shot to the side of Friedlander 's head.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
Friedlander has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holt after a bit of a struggle.
Holt is trying to force a seperation but Friedlander has the dominant position.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Holt jabs at Friedlander 's body.
Friedlander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Friedlander takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Holt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Friedlander momentarily.
Friedlander moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt punishes Friedlander 's body with a nice straight punch.
Holt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friedlander .
Louis Friedlander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holt forces Friedlander back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Holt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedlander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holts head.
Friedlander drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holt swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Friedlander wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Friedlander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friedlander backwards.
Friedlander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Friedlander lands a nice elbow.
Holt misses with a body punch.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Friedlander backwards.
Friedlander has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Friedlander takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holt lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt lands a body punch.
Holt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Friedlander s head.
Friedlander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt gets underhooks to prevent Friedlander 's takedown attempt.
Friedlander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Friedlander misses with a punch on the inside.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friedlander decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holt's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedlander won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Friedlander drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holt!
Holt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Holt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt cracks Friedlander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raymond Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holt misses with some punches.
Friedlander is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holt can't fight it off and eventually Friedlander manages to take the fight to the floor. Holt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedlander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
Friedlander trying to control the position.
Holt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Friedlander has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holt has managed to get both his arms back between Friedlander 's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Holt 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!
Holt throws a body punch but Friedlander moves out of range.
Friedlander takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holt stuffs the takedown.
Friedlander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holt lands a jab to Friedlander 's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Friedlander closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holt did well to prevent Friedlander getting side control.
Friedlander is thwarting Holt's attempts to control the position.
Holt wants to get back to full guard.
Friedlander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holt is trying to maintain the position but Friedlander is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedlander trying to mount his opponent but Holt defends it.
Holt pushes Friedlander off looking to stand but Friedlander dives back in and keeps control.
Holt is looking for a sweep. Friedlander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holt has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Friedlander is on him like a limpet, forcing Holt back against the cage.
Friedlander wants a takedown but no success here.
Holt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Friedlander seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holt can turn it around.
Holt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Friedlander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt wants to get back to striking at distance but Friedlander won't allow it.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt lands a shoulder strike.
Friedlander is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt has Friedlander pressed against the cage.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Holt.
Holt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Friedlander trying to land knees to the body.
Raymond Holt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friedlander 's brow.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Friedlander is rocked!
Friedlander takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Friedlander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands with a right and another and another! Friedlander is in big trouble! Holt lands again and this time it's lights out for Friedlander ! A quality knockout there for Holt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raymond Holt!
Raymond Holt took some time post fight to say the following; 'Redemption feels great! Still bummed on losing my last two fights and I was really focused on ending this slump that i'm on. Props to Louis he was tough as nails but i'd rather die than lose tonight. Wooo I love you London!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Narcizo Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Narcizo Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gambino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Gambino takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Narcizo Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gambino thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gambino's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gambino looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gambino manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thomas has Gambino in his guard.
Thomas has his foot on Gambino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gambino works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gambino has picked Thomas up and slammed him! Thomas can't keep hold of the triangle and Gambino manages to pass to side control!
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gambino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gambino working Thomas over with strikes.
Gambino is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gambino to get the leverage.
Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gambino pulls his head out easily.
Gambino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gambino passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Gambino tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gambino off and has taken his back!
Thomas is persistently looking for the submission but Gambino is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gambino defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Thomas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gambino has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gambino is really stuck here.
Thomas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlo Gambino will probably get the nod.
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.
Gambino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Narcizo Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Narcizo Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Gambino. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a left to the body.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gambino throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino lands with a good body shot.
Gambino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gambino throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Gambino as he connects with a hook.
Gambino sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Gambino connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambino lands with a shot to the body.
Gambino scores with a jab.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1-2. Gambino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Gambino.
Nice uppercut there from Gambino.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino lands with a right hand.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gambino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gambino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carlo Gambino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gambino works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Gambino lands a head shot.
Gambino scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Gambino - just one landing.
Gambino scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gambino.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas is rocked!
Gambino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlo Gambino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gambino clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gambino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambino lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Gambino connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.
Gambino lands with a shot to the body.
Gambino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Gambino had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Gambino.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Gambino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambino.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambino throws a shot to the body.
Gambino looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Gambino.
Gambino jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Gambino finds it's target.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino misses with a wild body shot.
Gambino connects with a body shot.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Gambino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a one-two to the body.
Gambino cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Narcizo Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gambino lands a jab to the nose.
Gambino lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gambino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gambino misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Gambino had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.
Gambino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
Gambino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gambino throws out a powerful jab.
Narcizo Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gambino jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Gambino.
Gambino swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Gambino counters with a left to the body.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gambino.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambino.
Gambino connects with a crisp jab.
Gambino punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gambino's half guard.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gambino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Gambino is trying to maintain the position but Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
Gambino gets full guard.
Thomas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gambino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thomas, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gambino has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.
Gambino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gambino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomas is striking but Gambino is not phased and passes to half guard.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Gambino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gambino 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 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Gambino!
Carlo Gambino decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzuca doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Mazzuca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Mazzuca had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mazzuca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mazzuca.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mazzuca counters with a body kick that stops Williams in his tracks momentarily.
Mazzuca scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Mazzuca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mazzuca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Mazzuca sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mazzuca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Mazzuca throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Mazzuca scores with a nice head shot.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Mazzuca in the body.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mazzuca moves into the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mazzuca content to slow the pace in the clinch.
I was talking to Mazzuca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mazzuca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazzuca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzuca thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mazzuca.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Mazzuca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzuca connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams jabs Mazzuca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mazzuca.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazzuca. That's going to slow Williams down.
Mazzuca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazzuca scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams jabs at Mazzuca's body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams scores with a jab. Mazzuca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Mazzuca gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Mazzuca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzuca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mazzuca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzuca slows down the pace here.
Williams tries to work over Mazzuca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mazzuca.
Williams tries to circle away but Mazzuca has him pinned against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Mazzuca throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzuca rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzuca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzuca digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mazzuca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mazzuca seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Williams gets through Mazzuca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Mazzuca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Mazzuca counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzuca tries to clinch up.
Mazzuca moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Mazzuca counters by clinching up.
Mazzuca lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mazzuca 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.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mazzuca!
Mazzuca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Mazzuca.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mazzuca avoids the body shot from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzuca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robert Mazzuca is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazzuca.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Mazzuca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Mazzuca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Mazzuca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mazzuca scores with a head kick.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazzuca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzuca moves away.
Mazzuca lands a slapping body shot.
Mazzuca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mazzuca rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Williams.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzuca controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
Mazzuca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Mazzuca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzuca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzuca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazzuca is looking to land body kicks.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mazzuca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Mazzuca counters with a body kick.
Mazzuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
Mazzuca moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a leg kick but Mazzuca checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Mazzuca jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Mazzuca avoids the head kick by Williams.
Mazzuca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mazzuca lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca tries to clinch up.
Mazzuca blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzuca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Mazzuca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mazzuca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazzuca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Mazzuca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Mazzuca scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams throws a hook but Mazzuca avoids it easily.
Mazzuca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
A jab from Mazzuca does it's job there.
Mazzuca wants to clinch.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mazzuca dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mazzuca misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mazzuca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams wants to slow Mazzuca down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Mazzuca misses.
Mazzuca moves out of range of the body kick.
Mazzuca blocks the body kick.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Mazzuca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazzuca blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca tries to clinch up.
Mazzuca looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzuca's shoulder, as Mazzuca tries to avoid the shot.
Williams jabs at Mazzuca's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mazzuca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazzuca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Mazzuca moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mazzuca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Mazzuca.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mazzuca.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mazzuca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Mazzuca drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Mazzuca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca avoiding damage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams throws a push kick but Mazzuca slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Mazzuca.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mazzuca tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mazzuca scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mazzuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mazzuca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Mazzuca sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzuca moves away.
Mazzuca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Owen Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams avoids the head kick by Mazzuca.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzuca.
Good standup being displayed there by Mazzuca as he connects with a hook.
Mazzuca is looking to clinch.
Mazzuca thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws a leg kick but Mazzuca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mazzuca 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.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a leg kick but Mazzuca moved away.
Mazzuca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Mazzuca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mazzuca moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws a lazy body kick
and Mazzuca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mazzuca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mazzuca gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Mazzuca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Mazzuca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mazzuca.
Williams is looking to slow Mazzuca down with leg kicks.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Mazzuca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Mazzuca.
Well Mazzuca 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mazzuca!
Robert Mazzuca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Echoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Echoes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Tractor Rape Chain' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Myron Echoes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming misses with a looping left.
Paul Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming tries to clinch
and Echoes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Echoes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Echoes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ming knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ming looks like he's trying to stand up.
Echoes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ming!
Ming is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Echoes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Echoes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ming working to try and regain half guard.
Echoes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ming is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echoes looking to ground and pound but Ming is blocking nicely.
Echoes fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Echoes working for a submission but Ming is keeping him at bay.
Echoes controlling his opponent.
Ming is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ming just holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echoes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ming is surviving well by controlling Echoes's body position as best he can.
Echoes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ming because Echoes loaded up on that one.
Ming is trying desperately to improve position.
Echoes looking to control but Ming is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ming tries to hold on but Echoes pushes him away.
Ming is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Echoes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ming manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ming's face as Echoes controls the position.
Ming is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Echoes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Echoes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ming is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ming is working hard here to advance position.
Echoes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Echoes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Myron Echoes!
Myron Echoes 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takemura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Yunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azar Yunus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daisuke Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Azar Yunus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yunus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Takemura.
Takemura tries a head kick but it misses.
Yunus's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yunus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yunus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takemura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takemura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daisuke Takemura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yunus ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
Yunus throws a big shot that misses.
Takemura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yunus's head.
It looks like Azar Yunus has been cut.
Takemura slips under a jab from Yunus.
Takemura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takemura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takemura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yunus.
Takemura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takemura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yunus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yunus is in trouble now - Takemura has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura looking to finish Yunus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yunus!
Takemura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yunus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takemura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yunus is in a horrible position here. Takemura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yunus is rocked!
Takemura is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Yunus goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Takemura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daisuke Takemura!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daisuke Takemura waved his t-shirt featuring Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar comes to the cage accompanied by The Prophet by Soulfly. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juliano Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Forrest Dump!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dump, as that shot connected.
Villar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Villar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dump circles away.
Villar takes one on the button.
Dump lands a nice shot that snaps Villar's head back.
Villar goes for a double leg but Dump avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dump continues to drive forward.
Villar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dump misses with a knee strike.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Villar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dump is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Villar wants to control from the top but Dump keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dump keeping full guard, as Villar tries to pass.
Villar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dump is controlling Villar's posture.
Villar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dump misses with an uppercut
and Villar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dump looking to control.
Dump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Villar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dump slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dump postures up.
Dump trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dump must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dump has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Villar is proving hard to escape from.
Dump trying to control the position from guard on top but Villar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dump sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dump being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Forrest Dump will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Dump cracks a nice hook into Villar's ribs.
A jab from Dump misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump throws a shot from downtown. Villar moves away and avoids it.
Dump looks to land a left hand but Villar moved out of range nicely.
Villar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dump as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar goes for a double leg but Dump avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dump continues to drive forward.
Dump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villar backwards.
Dump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villar backwards.
Dump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villar.
Villar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Villar blocks a body shot from Dump.
Villar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dump smiles and moves away.
Dump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dump misses with a double jab.
Villar shoots for a takedown but Dump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dump stuffs the takedown.
Dump wants to clinch.
Dump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villar fails with the takedown.
Villar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dump defends well and Villar ends up having to push Dump into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dump misses with the head strike.
Dump putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dump breaks the clinch.
Villar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dump misses with a looping left.
Forrest Dump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Villar has his takedown stuffed
and Dump counters with a left to the body.
Dump misses with a looping left.
Forrest Dump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dump throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villar slips a jab from Dump.
Dump clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Dump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dump misses with a right hand
and Villar counters with a single leg into guard. Dump didn't expect that.
Villar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dump is keeping the position for now.
Dump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dump is looking to stand up but Villar isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dump has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Villar has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump tries to bench press Villar off him but Villar keeps the position.
Dump stops Villar from passing to mount.
Villar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dump has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dump has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dump is trying to improve his position.
Juliano Villar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dump has escaped the position, nice work there.
Forrest Dump is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dump can't do much from the bottom here.
Dump is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Villar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dump is trying to improve his position.
Villar trying to control the action but Dump is working from the bottom.
Dump is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump throws a hook but Villar avoids it easily.
Dump stuffs the takedown attempt from Villar. Villar gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dump misses with some punches.
Dump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juliano Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar connects with a single shot there.
Dump uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dump misses with a lunging right hand
and Villar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dump misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dump.
Dump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villar's elbow.
Villar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dump lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villar takes a shot to the head.
Villar can't get the takedown.
Dump lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forrest Dump.
I've got Dump 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Dump!
A very excited looking Forrest Dump made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Borg Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel Penn misses with a hook. Borg ducked under it nicely.
Steel Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Borg sprawls well initially but Steel Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Borg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steel Penn.
Steel Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Borg trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steel Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steel Penn pushes down on Borg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Borg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Penn.
We've been hearing good reports from Borg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steel Penn wants to pass to mount but Borg is defending the position.
Borg is doing well to control the position and prevent Steel Penn from advancing to side control.
Borg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steel Penn trying to mount his opponent but Borg defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steel Penn is defended easily by Borg.
No luck for Steel Penn with that takedown attempt.
Steel Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Borg.
Steel Penn looks for a takedown but Borg sprawls well.
Junior Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Steel Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borg connects with a right hand. Steel Penn shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Borg. Beautiful body shot.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borg connects with a body shot that sends Steel Penn's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Borg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borg moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Borg.
Steel Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borg lands a body punch.
Borg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steel Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Borg lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Borg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borg gets through Steel Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg lands an elbow just above Steel Penn 's eye.
Borg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Borg obliges.
Borg cracks Steel Penn with a nice body shot.
Steel Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Borg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Junior Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Steel Penn.
Borg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg throws a good cross that connects.
Steel Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borg pinned against the cage. Borg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn can do to turn this around?
Borg scores with a punch to the head.
Borg looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel Penn shoots in and bounces Borg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steel Penn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is fighting to break Borg's control of his arms but Borg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steel Penn pushing down on Borg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Borg sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Borg is defending well.
Steel Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Borg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel Penn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Borg tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steel Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Steel Penn!
A less than humble The Steel Penn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pale Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiden Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster comes to the cage accompanied by Therapy . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pale Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raiden Asuka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster closes the distance and clinches.
Monster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Monster not doing much here.
Asuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monster.
Monster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Asuka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asuka tries to get to full guard but Monster has control of the leg.
Asuka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asuka works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster trying to control the position from guard on top but Asuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monster 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.
Asuka keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Monster frees his head nicely. Oh but Asuka has switched to an armbar! Monster is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Raiden Asuka!
A victorious Raiden Asuka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Pale Monster stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fought a good fight, beat me, that's all there is.'.
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