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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a head kick. Braga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Braga slips under a jab from Harris.
Braga misses with a hook
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
Braga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Braga looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Braga is trying to keep Harris in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braga is trying for a kimura here. Harris looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Braga wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Braga!
Antonio Braga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormund Giantsbane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Drake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch but Giantsbane is having none of it.
Giantsbane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake rushes Giantsbane and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Giantsbane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giantsbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giantsbane backwards.
Drake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Giantsbane tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantsbane working hard to break the clinch.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giantsbane as he jumps to the side.
Giantsbane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tormund Giantsbane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giantsbane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giantsbane duly obliges.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Giantsbane catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Giantsbane's shoulder, as Giantsbane tries to avoid the shot.
Giantsbane avoids the head kick by Drake.
Giantsbane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Giantsbane.
Nice cross by Giantsbane.
A swing and a miss from Giantsbane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giantsbane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Giantsbane missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane tries to sprawl but Drake drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Giantsbane pushes Drake off and gets back to his feet.
Drake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Giantsbane on his heels. He'll look to pass Giantsbane's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giantsbane keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Giantsbane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Giantsbane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giantsbane is keeping the position for now.
Giantsbane wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drake prevents Giantsbane from standing back up.
Drake stalling away here and it's allowed Giantsbane to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Giantsbane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giantsbane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake won't allow Giantsbane to get back to his feet.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giantsbane is keeping the position for now.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tormund Giantsbane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Giantsbane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake throws a hook but Giantsbane avoids it easily.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Giantsbane misses the jab.
Giantsbane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giantsbane throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giantsbane manages to avoid it.
Giantsbane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Giantsbane scores with a three punch combo!
Giantsbane misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Giantsbane misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Giantsbane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantsbane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Giantsbane.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Giantsbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giantsbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giantsbane backwards.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giantsbane's efforts to push away.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Giantsbane.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake prevents Giantsbane from breaking the clinch.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Giantsbane tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giantsbane's efforts to push away.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giantsbane wants to break free but Drake has control.
Drake lands a body punch.
Giantsbane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giantsbane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake is pushing Giantsbane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Giantsbane is trying to break free.
A short left from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake keeps control of Giantsbane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giantsbane letting Drake take a breather here.
Drake gets through Giantsbane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with some punches.
Giantsbane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Giantsbane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giantsbane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries for a takedown but Giantsbane manages to get underhooks.
Frankie Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake prevents Giantsbane from breaking the clinch.
Giantsbane blocking some punches.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giantsbane backwards.
Giantsbane wants to break free but Drake has control.
Drake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Giantsbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giantsbane just misses with a punch to the body.
Giantsbane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giantsbane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Giantsbane pushes him off.
Giantsbane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giantsbane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giantsbane lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Giantsbane missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Giantsbane misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giantsbane checks a leg kick.
Giantsbane throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake has managed to clinch.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giantsbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake tries to clinch there but Giantsbane circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Giantsbane misses.
Drake scores with a hook to the body. Giantsbane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Giantsbane pushes Drake away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Drake gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Giantsbane is keeping him busy.
Drake happy to just control the position for now.
Giantsbane managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to advance to mount but Giantsbane denies him.
Drake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giantsbane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drake working the strikes but Giantsbane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Giantsbane is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Giantsbane sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Drake is looking to pass Giantsbane's guard but actually Giantsbane recovers to full guard.
Drake pushing down on Giantsbane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Giantsbane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Drake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims connects with a single shot there.
Poopha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Poopha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sims feints and then cracks Poopha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poopha down.
Sims connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sims keeps Poopha at a distance using the push kick.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but Poopha is just out of range.
Sims turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sims feints and then cracks Poopha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poopha down.
Sims scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims clinches up with Poopha and pushes him back against the cage.
Poopha managing to block the knees to the body from Sims.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poopha throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Poopha.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poopha.
Poopha letting Sims take a breather here.
Poopha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sims.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poopha's defenses.
Poopha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poopha avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poopha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims tries to land knees in the clinch but Poopha avoids the damage to the body.
Poopha lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
It looks like William Sims has been cut.
Poopha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Sims.
Sims takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims taking a breather.
Sims blocks the elbow strike.
Poopha tries a knee to the head but Sims blocks it.
Sims blocks an elbow strike from Poopha.
A short uppercut from Sims.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poopha takes a shot to the head.
Sims avoids the elbow strike from Poopha, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poopha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sims's brow.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Poopha controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poopha with a knee to the head.
Poopha looking to throw knees to the head but Sims is blocking nicely.
Sims blocks an elbow strike.
Sims lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sims lands a hook that snaps the head of Poopha backwards.
Sims leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sims unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poopha lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poopha avoids it.
Poopha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sims taking a breather.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poopha misses with an elbow strike.
Poopha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims blocks a body shot from Poopha.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Poopha.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poopha avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poopha is defending well for now.
Sims lands an elbow inside that Poopha shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Sims.
Poopha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poopha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sims.
Sims takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poopha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Sims to work.
Sims lands a nice shot to the body.
Poopha misses with an elbow strike.
Sims avoids the elbow strike from Poopha, against the cage.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poopha avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sims scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poopha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poopha lands a nice elbow.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poopha misses with an elbow strike.
Sims is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poopha managing to block the knees to the body from Sims.
Poopha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sims has Poopha pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Poopha lands a shot to the body.
Poopha pushes off an throws an elbow but Sims leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sims landing knees to the body.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Poopha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poopha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sims's brow.
Sims leaning against his opponent.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Sims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Sims's cut.
That's time! Poopha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poopha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sims manages to avoid it.
Sims swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Sims tenderised Poopha's leg. Poopha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sims listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sims has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sims lands a slapping body shot.
Sims digs a good hook to Poopha's body.
Sims throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
William Sims seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sims lands a nice hook to Poopha's body. Poopha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poopha misses with a body shot.
William Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poopha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sims.
Sims throws a lazy right hand but Poopha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Poopha.
Poopha misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poopha connects with a body shot that sends Sims's belly button to the back.
Sims lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poopha at a distance.
Poopha slips a jab and a cross from Sims.
Sims tries to land a leg kick but Poopha saw it coming and moves away.
Sims checks a leg kick.
Poopha throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Sims misses with a double jab.
Poopha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sims throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sims just misses with a punch to the body.
Sims connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims misses the shot to the body.
Sims misses with a double jab.
Sims lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anucha Poopha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopha throws the kick towards the body but Sims avoids it.
Poopha checks a leg kick.
A big left from Sims misses.
Sims throws a big shot that misses.
Poopha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Sims.
Poopha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sims chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Poopha misses its intended target.
Poopha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sims misses with a straight left.
Sims throws a shot from downtown. Poopha moves away and avoids it.
Sims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poopha.
Poopha throws a body punch but Sims moves out of range.
Sims takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poopha moves away from the strike by Sims.
Sims has closed the distance and engaged Poopha in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sims.
Poopha being controlled against the cage.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands an uppercut.
Poopha avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Sims misses with a knee strike.
William Sims seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poopha is defending well for now.
Sims takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims misses with a body punch.
Poopha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims blocks an elbow strike.
Poopha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sims obliges.
Knees to the body from Sims.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Poopha.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Sims taking a breather.
Sims stalling the fight.
Poopha misses with an elbow over the top.
Poopha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poopha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Sims.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Sims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Sims's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sims jabs at Poopha's body.
Sims tries a low kick but Poopha avoids it.
Sims lands a head shot.
Sims throws a leg kick but Poopha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sims thuds a left hand into Poopha's body.
Jab by Sims.
Poopha is looking to wear down Sims with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poopha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sims scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poopha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sims throws a jab when Poopha was well out of range.
Sims throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Sims connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throws a shot to the body.
Sims throws an off balance right hand
enabling Poopha to counter with a crisp jab.
Sims takes a swing at Poopha's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sims.
Poopha throws a right and a left that Sims avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sims.
Poopha throws a series of punches but Sims avoids them all with ease.
Poopha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sims connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poopha scrambles back to his feet.
Poopha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poopha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poopha.
Sims checks a low kick from Poopha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha moves away from the strike by Sims.
Sims misses with a few strikes there.
Sims throws a jab but it's blocked by Poopha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sims finds it's way through Poopha's defenses.
Poopha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poopha motions for Sims to come forward. Poopha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sims clinches.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sims working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Sims stalling against the cage.
Poopha misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sims - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poopha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sims scores with a shot to the side of Poopha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poopha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims scores a nice knee to the body.
Poopha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Sims blocks an elbow strike.
Sims lands a left hand.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poopha tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Poopha back against the cage.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sims has Poopha pushed against the cage.
Poopha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poopha avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Sims lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poopha backwards.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Poopha.
Poopha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Poopha.
Poopha struggles to land a body shot inside as Sims controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Poopha in his tracks for a moment.
Sims blocks an elbow strike from Poopha.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sims.
Poopha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Sims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poopha's elbow.
Poopha lands a nice elbow.
Sims tries a knee to the head but Poopha blocks it.
Sims stalling in the clinch.
Sims lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anucha Poopha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poopha misses with a knee strike.
Sims is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poopha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Poopha presses Sims against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sims lands with a right to the head.
Sims tries to land knees in the clinch but Poopha avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Sims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sims has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Sims!
William Sims thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haloti Gnata (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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26
206 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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30
209 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Haloti Gnata!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnata throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Gnata.
Love throws a lazy body kick
and Gnata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Love finds it's way through Gnata's defenses.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love slips under a jab from Gnata.
Gnata stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gnata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gnata was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gnata misses.
Gnata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gnata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata throws a big shot that misses.
Love connects with a body shot.
Gnata tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love defending well as Gnata loads up on a big left hand.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gnata.
Gnata misses with a body shot.
Love tests Gnata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gnata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Love.
Love misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with an uppercut
and Gnata counters with a straight right hand.
Gnata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gnata misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Gnata clinches.
Gnata misses with a knee to the head.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Gnata cracks Love with an open hand slap.
Gnata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Love is able to avoid easily.
Gnata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gnata misses with a head kick.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Gnata lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gnata misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Love finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Love connects with a leg kick. Gnata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gnata tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Gnata misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love looks for the body kick but Gnata saw that one coming.
Gnata connects with a jab.
Gnata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Love lands a jab.
Gnata throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gnata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vagner Love will probably get the nod.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Love catches Gnata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Haloti Gnata has been cut.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gnata moves away.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gnata. That did some damage!
Gnata moves into the clinch successfully.
Gnata tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Gnata has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Gnata's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
I was talking to Love's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Love no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Love pulls Gnata in close to prevent any damage.
Love trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
Gnata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gnata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Love connects with a jab.
Love misses with a low kick.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Love blocks the low kick.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gnata can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Love.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gnata ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
Gnata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gnata cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Gnata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Gnata throws a low kick but Love avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
Vagner Love is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love checks a leg kick.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Love lands a body shot.
Gnata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Love.
Gnata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Love cracks Gnata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gnata is looking to score with low kicks.
Love lands with a nice body kick.
Gnata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Gnata misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Gnata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Love.
Love misses with a low kick as Gnata jumps back.
Gnata throws a leg kick but Love moved away.
Gnata throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Gnata tenderised Love's leg. Love is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gnata on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love misses with a hook.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vagner Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haloti Gnata's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gnata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gnata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Love jabs at Gnata's body.
A jab from Love finds it's way through Gnata's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gnata misses with a wild body shot.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Gnata is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
You can see that Gnata has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Gnata tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Gnata throws a leg kick
and Love counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gnata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Love takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gnata. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haloti Gnata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love missing with a left hand there. Gnata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gnata is able to avoid easily.
Love scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gnata wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Gnata moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Gnata throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love defending well as Gnata loads up on a big left hand.
Gnata ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love cracks the inside of Gnata's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Love.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gnata throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Love.
Gnata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Love avoids the body shot from Gnata.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Love thuds a left hand into Gnata's body.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love throws an off balance right hand
and Gnata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love lands with a straight right. Gnata didn't see that one coming.
Gnata moves out of range of the strikes.
Gnata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gnata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Love connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gnata scrambles back to his feet.
Vagner Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gnata is rocked!
Gnata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Gnata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gnata is looking to clinch.
Love lands with a shot to the body.
Love turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vagner Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vagner Love!
Vagner Love retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Vagner Love thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Malaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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28
136 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Malaki misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki scores with a nice strike.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaki moves away from the strike by Drago.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Malaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Malaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drago back to the cage. Malaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malaki throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Drago slips under a jab.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Malaki misses with a straight right.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Malaki misses with a looping right.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drago.
Drago takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.
Malaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ice Drago has been cut.
Malaki blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Drago throws out a leg kick but Malaki moves out of range and Drago only half commits.
Malaki scores with a body shot.
Malaki takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malaki checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malaki lands a jab.
Malaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drago.
Malaki throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malaki counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaki misses with a hook.
Malaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malaki takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Drago.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaki misses the target.
Drago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick from Drago.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Malaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Drago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago slips a jab from Malaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drago.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drago lands with a kick to the temple. Malaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Malaki slips a jab from Drago.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
Drago moves out of range as Malaki strikes.
Malaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Malaki connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Malaki slips a jab from Drago.
Malaki checks a low kick from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yancy Malaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Malaki blocks the leg kick.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Malaki as he checks the leg kick.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drago. Drago obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Drago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaki.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Malaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malaki really felt that one!
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick from Drago.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drago cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Malaki misses the body punch
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaki.
Drago throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago scores with a leg kick.
Drago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drago misses with a leg kick.
Drago throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a body kick that stops Malaki in his tracks momentarily.
Malaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malaki lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Drago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malaki.
Malaki is rocked!
Malaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki staying out of range there.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
Drago scores with a head kick.
Malaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Malaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago avoids the body shot from Malaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.
Malaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Malaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drago.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Malaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drago has got the better of the exchanges.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Malaki saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drago 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 Malaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Drago tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Drago tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Donk. Malaki catches Drago right on the button with a cross.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Malaki down.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Malaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Malaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaki tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Malaki.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Drago clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drago.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaki. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scores with a push kick.
Drago sizes up Malaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Malaki moved out of range nicely.
Malaki throws a series of strikes that have Drago backpedaling.
Drago throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Malaki connects with a crisp jab.
Malaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago is rocked!
Drago throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Malaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malaki looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Malaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to land a body kick
letting Malaki counter with a right hand.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a solid body kick.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaki's head.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.
Malaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Malaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a leg kick.
Drago throws a right and a left that Malaki avoids nicely.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Malaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drago.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Malaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malaki cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malaki avoids a kick to the body.
Malaki thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
A good leg kick by Drago.
You can see that Malaki has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A leg kick checked by Malaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Drago had his way with Yancy Malaki in that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drago staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Malaki.
Drago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malaki throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago thumps Malaki with a low kick.
Malaki ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drago motions for Malaki to come forward. Drago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago jabs Malaki right on the nose. Malaki blinks but takes it well.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malaki throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaki's knee momentarily.
Drago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaki.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
Drago looks for the body kick but Malaki saw that one coming.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Malaki avoids it.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drago counters with a nice leg kick.
Malaki blocks a head kick by Drago.
Malaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Malaki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki misses the jab.
Drago cracks Malaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago lands a jab to Malaki's midsection.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaki swings widly with a right hand
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ice Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Drago!
Ice Drago retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Ice Drago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes into the arena with Frightened Rabbit - The Twist blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson jabs Stewart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stewart connects with a jab.
It looks like George Wilson has been cut.
Stewart 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.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Stewart slips the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stewart.
Stewart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stewart counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Stewart lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart.
George Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
George Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson digs a good hook to Stewart's body.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stewart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Stewart pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A body shot lands from Stewart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Stewart back against the cage.
Stewart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stewart as Wilson tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilson.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Stewart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stewart - that landed with a thud.
Stewart pulls Wilson into guard.
Stewart wants to improve his position but instead Wilson has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart manages to get to full guard.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stewart looking to control.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Stewart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Wilson - just one landing.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
George Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stewart tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Wilson.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Stewart throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Stewart slips a straight right by Wilson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Archie Stewart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Stewart lands with a left to the head.
Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
Stewart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Stewart misses with a body punch.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Stewart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stewart tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stewart.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Stewart.
Stewart tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Wilson has Stewart pressed against the cage.
Wilson is trying to push Stewart away but Stewart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson trying to stall but Stewart improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Stewart struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stewart defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Stewart seems unphased.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
Wilson has his foot on Stewart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stewart works his way back into a safe position though.
Stewart throws a strike but Wilson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stewart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stewart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson working for submissions but it's allowed Stewart to get to half guard.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stewart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stewart is pressing down on Wilson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart winds up and cracks Wilson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson tries to roll over but Stewart keeps him under control.
Stewart is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Stewart has control of the leg.
Stewart 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.
Wilson is pressing down on Stewart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Stewart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stewart controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Stewart is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working Stewart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stewart working a defensive guard but Wilson passes into half guard.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
Wilson prevents Stewart from improving his position.
Stewart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stewart.
Wilson trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Wilson.
I think Wilson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Wilson!
George Wilson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sparta Fightware for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Archie Stewart was interviewed post fight and said 'Gonna get me some fine ass Scotch and some fine ass women tonight!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Butrovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kogata Munoz's chin.
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic goes for a double leg but Munoz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Munoz continues to drive forward.
Munoz managing to block the knees to the body from Butrovic.
Butrovic misses with a body punch.
Butrovic is pressed up against the cage. Munoz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Butrovic down to the mat. Butrovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munoz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Butrovic's guard.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
Butrovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butrovic 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.
Butrovic is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Munoz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butrovic is trying to control the position but Munoz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic has his hands on Munoz's head, controlling the position.
Munoz stops Butrovic from standing up.
Butrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
Butrovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Butrovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Butrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic with a nice head shot there.
Butrovic throws a strike but Munoz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butrovic has his hands on Munoz's head, controlling the position.
Butrovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Butrovic is trying to keep Munoz in close.
Butrovic is really struggling to control Munoz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Munoz is in close to Butrovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Butrovic is keeping the position.
Butrovic 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.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Butrovic wants to stand up but Munoz is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butrovic closes the distance and pushes Munoz back into the cage.
Butrovic slows down the pace here.
Butrovic tries to throw a body punch but Munoz avoids it by throwing Butrovic back against the cage.
Butrovic is pressed up against the cage. Munoz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Butrovic down to the mat. Butrovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hannibal Butrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kogata Munoz.
Munoz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butrovic's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz passes into side control, despite Butrovic's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Butrovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munoz takes a little break here. Butrovic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Butrovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butrovic trying to control here.
Butrovic tries to get to full guard but Munoz has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kogata Munoz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butrovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Butrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Butrovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Munoz looking to score a takedown here. Butrovic is defending well but Munoz drives through and ends up in Butrovic's guard.
Butrovic wants to sweep here but Munoz controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic wants to stand but Munoz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Munoz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Butrovic is trying is best to control the position here.
Butrovic moves into full guard.
Butrovic wants to stand and escape but Munoz is having none of it.
Butrovic has Munoz pulled in close to control his posture.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
Butrovic working a defensive guard here.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butrovic tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Butrovic misses with the combination.
Butrovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Butrovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Hannibal Butrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kogata Munoz.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Munoz.
Kogata Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munoz is looking to take a break and control but Butrovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butrovic is trying to buck Munoz off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is looking for a sweep.
Butrovic is working hard here to advance position.
Butrovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munoz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Munoz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Butrovic is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butrovic is looking to control Munoz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butrovic avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munoz connects with a nice short shot to Butrovic's temple.
Munoz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz prevents Butrovic from standing back up.
Butrovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munoz fails to land the takedown.
Butrovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butrovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Butrovic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Munoz is thwarting Butrovic's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butrovic is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kogata Munoz 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!
Butrovic wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Butrovic clinches with his opponent.
Butrovic trying to control the position but instead, Munoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butrovic into the cage.
Butrovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butrovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munozs head.
Munoz lands a takedown into guard.
Butrovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Butrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
Munoz pulls Butrovic in to control the position.
Munoz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butrovic won't allow Munoz to get back to his feet.
Munoz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic stays in close to Munoz's body and controls the position.
Butrovic looking to pass the guard.
Butrovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Munoz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Butrovic, into his guard.
Butrovic trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Butrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz won't allow Butrovic to sweep him here.
Butrovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munoz trying to control but Butrovic is working from the bottom.
Butrovic wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munoz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Munoz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Butrovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Butrovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Munoz's best efforts.
Butrovic is trying to stand up here but Munoz is controlling him well.
Munoz not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butrovic has a hand on Munoz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Munoz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hannibal Butrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz avoids the attempt from Butrovic to control.
Butrovic is looking to improve his position but Munoz isn't that keen on the idea.
Kogata Munoz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.
Butrovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butrovic tries to lock up and control but Munoz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Butrovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Munoz looking to control but Butrovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Butrovic really wants to buck Munoz off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butrovic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Butrovic is not content to let Munoz control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kogata Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munoz 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kogata Munoz!
Our winner, Kogata Munoz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgio Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Socrates is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tool - Schism. 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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26
169 lbs
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25
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgio Socrates!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe sizes up Socrates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Socrates takes one on the button.
Firetribe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Socrates tries to score a power double leg takedown but Firetribe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Socrates somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Socrates is defended easily by Firetribe.
Socrates misses with a takedown attempt - Firetribe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgio Socrates.
Firetribe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Firetribe wants it to stay on the feet.
Firetribe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Socrates. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Socrates to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Socrates preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates prevents Firetribe from getting back to his feet.
Socrates with a flurry of punches that miss.
Socrates stands up over Firetribe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Firetribe wants to stand and escape but Socrates is having none of it.
Firetribe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Socrates with a flurry of punches that miss.
Firetribe controls Socrates momentarily but Socrates frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Socrates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Firetribe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Firetribe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Socrates shoots in for a takedown but Firetribe shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by Firetribe.
Firetribe forces Socrates back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Firetribe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Socrates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Firetribe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Firetribe rushes Socrates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Socrates tries to pull guard but Firetribe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Socrates tries to pull guard but Firetribe holds him up against the cage and eventually Socrates drops back down to his feet.
Firetribe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Firetribe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Firetribe can't find room to land a body shot as Socrates controls the action.
Socrates is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Firetribe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Socrates drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Firetribe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socrates blocks the elbow strike.
Socrates blocks an elbow strike from Firetribe.
Socrates wants to take the fight to the mat but Firetribe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Firetribe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firetribe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Socrates avoiding damage as Firetribe throws knees to the body.
Firetribe tries to work over Socrates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Socrates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Firetribe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Firetribe misses with a head kick.
Socrates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Firetribe moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socrates is working for takedown but Firetribe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Firetribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Firetribe tries to land knees in the clinch but Socrates avoids the damage to the body.
Firetribe scores with a shot to the side of Socrates's head.
A knee to the head by Firetribe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Firetribe.
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Firetribe misses with an elbow over the top.
Socrates tries to pull guard but Firetribe won't allow it.
Firetribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Socrates or not.
Socrates looks winded!
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Socrates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Firetribe to keep the fight standing.
Firetribe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe 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.
Firetribe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Firetribe wants it to stay on the feet.
Socrates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firetribe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Socrates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Firetribe scores with a decent looking hook.
Firetribe thows a body kick. Socrates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Firetribe is looking to slow Socrates down with leg kicks.
Georgio Socrates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Firetribe misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Socrates shoots in but no luck this time.
Firetribe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Socrates shoots in looking for a takedown but Firetribe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Socrates's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgio Socrates.
Socrates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Firetribe to score with a decent uppercut.
Firetribe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Socrates can do to turn this around?
Socrates fails with the takedown.
Firetribe punishes Socrates's body with a nice straight punch.
Socrates is breathing heavily.
Socrates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socrates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Firetribe tries to close the distance and clinch but Socrates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firetribe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Firetribe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Socrates.
Nice shot by Firetribe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Socrates.
Brother Firetribe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firetribe thows a body kick. Socrates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab by Firetribe.
Firetribe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Firetribe, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Firetribe, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Firetribe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Socrates doesn't seem phased though.
Socrates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brother Firetribe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe thuds his right hand into Socrates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Socrates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Firetribe's waist but Firetribe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Socrates off to one side.
Socrates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Socrates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Socrates is rocked!
Firetribe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Socrates is still on wobbly legs! Can Firetribe finish him?
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Firetribe.
Firetribe creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Socrates! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Firetribe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brother Firetribe!
Brother Firetribe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
149 lbs
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32
159 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Can!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can misses with a hook
and Parks counters with a right hand to the body.
Can 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.
Parks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Can misses with a hook. Parks ducked under it nicely.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Can.
Parks blocks a jab.
Can gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Can defending well as Parks loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Can moved out of range.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Parks ducks down to avoid it.
Parks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Parks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Can gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can looking for a sweep. Not yet Can, not yet.
Parks wants to control from the top but Can keeps moving.
Can looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Can wants to get back to his feet but Parks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Can's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks is looking to work some ground and pound but Can has wrist control.
Can working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parks.
Can on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Can tries to get out of the position.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Can works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Can preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Can keeping moving, preventing Parks from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Can tries to clinch but Parks moves out of range.
Parks darts in and clinches Can up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Parks digs a right hand into Can's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Can's gas tank.
Can stalling in the clinch but Parks improves position.
Parks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Parks is trying to drag Can to the mat but Can just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Parks.
Parks lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Parks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Parks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parks lands with a left to the head.
Parks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Parks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Parks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parks.
Parks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
Parks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parks scores with a shot to the side of Can's head.
Can misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Parks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Parks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Can tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parks as Can tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parks.
Parks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cans head.
Can working aggressively here.
Parks blocks an uppercut.
Parks blocks an uppercut.
Parks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Parks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Can tries to clinch up.
Parks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like The Can has been cut.
Can closes the distance and pushes Parks back into the cage.
Parks gets through Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Can on the inside.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parks.
Parks is trying to maintain a safe position but Can gets an underhook and turns Parks into the cage.
A short left from Parks.
Parks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks tightens his grip and picks Can up, before dumping him to the ground. Can manages to land in guard.
Can is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Can is keeping the position for now.
Parks throws a big elbow that misses.
Can knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parks on the ground.
Parks with a nice head shot there.
Can has momentary wrist control but Parks slips an elbow through the middle.
Parks is working Can over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Can avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Can works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parks throwing strikes from guard but Can blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Can tries to keep at a distance but Parks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Can prevents a body shot from Parks.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Parks.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parks.
Parks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Parks controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands with a short shot to the head.
Parks lands with a right to the head.
Parks lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Can is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parks as Can tries to tie him up.
Oh Can is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parks as Can tries to tie him up.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Parks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parks lands with a right to the head.
Parks lands a right hand.
Can lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parks or not.
Parks gets through Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parks unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Can! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Parks is unloading with more strikes now! Can drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!
Lyoto Parks is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Lyoto Parks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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