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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Gumball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Korrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermit Korrales is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Gumball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kermit Korrales!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korrales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumball throws out the jab.
Gumball dodges the punch combination from Korrales.
Gumball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korrales checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gumball ducks under a wild hook from Korrales.
Gumball throws a jab but it's blocked by Korrales.
Korrales scores with a sloppy right hand. Gumball should have avoided that one.
Gumball misses with a hook
and Korrales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Larry Gumball has been cut.
Gumball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korrales.
Korrales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gumball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumball. Korrales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korrales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gumball counters with a nice leg kick.
Korrales tries to work over Gumball's front leg with a kick but Gumball checks it.
Korrales sends Gumball crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Korrales is motioning to the referee to let Gumball up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kermit Korrales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korrales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Korrales misses.
Korrales misses with a straight right.
Gumball scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korrales in his tracks.
Korrales cracks Gumball with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gumball looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Korrales finish him?
Gumball is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korrales throws a pinpoint strike between Gumball's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Gumball crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Korrales scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kermit Korrales!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeze Berner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeze Berner and Gray Hawkes. Berner comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking stuff. Hawkes has chosen Not Gonna Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeze Berner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berner shoots in and drives through. Hawkes sprawls well.
Hawkes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkes tries to clinch but Berner moves out of range.
Berner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berner darts in and clinches Hawkes up against the cage.
Hawkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berner. That one must have hurt.
Hawkes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkes slaps away a takedown attempt from Berner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawkes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeze Berner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Berner moves out of range easily.
Berner cracks Hawkes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawkes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes rushes Berner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berner has Hawkes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hawkes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawkes darts in looking for a takedown but Berner gets double underhooks and turns Hawkes into the cage.
Berner looking for a takedown.
Berner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Berner fails to land.
Berner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Berner moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkes as he avoids it easily.
Berner rushes Hawkes and presses him up against the cage.
Berner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkes managing to block the knees to the body from Berner.
Hawkes breaks the clinch.
Hawkes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Berner is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkes moves into full guard.
Berner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hawkes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Berner, into his guard.
Berner is looking to stand back up but Hawkes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Berner.
Hawkes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawkes avoids the attempt from Berner to control.
Hawkes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Berner is squirming around, avoiding Hawkes's attempts to control the action.
Berner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is working for a guillotine from mount but Berner frees his head quite easily.
Hawkes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Berner regains half guard.
Berner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hawkes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berner tries to avoid it but Hawkes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berner to the ground. Berner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawkes drives through and clinches with Berner against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berner blocks a head kick by Hawkes.
Berner checks a leg kick.
Berner misses with a body kick.
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 Zeze Berner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berner instigates a clinch.
Berner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkes blocks it with crossed arms.
Berner lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berner lands a takedown into guard.
Berner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hawkes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hawkes has escaped and now he's on top!
Hawkes wants to control from the top but Berner keeps moving.
Hawkes gets to his feet. Berner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hawkes throws a chopping leg kick but Berner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkes gets a clinch.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hawkes.
Berner tries a knee to the head but Hawkes blocks it.
Hawkes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berner throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berner has Hawkes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawkes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkes manages to break the clinch.
Gray Hawkes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Berner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawkes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berner working a defensive guard but Hawkes passes into half guard.
Hawkes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Berner wants to get back to his feet.
Berner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berner tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hawkes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berner throws a series of punches but Hawkes moves out of range.
Berner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkes sprawls well. Hawkes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeze Berner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berner throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawkes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berner as he avoids it easily.
Hawkes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawkes lands a lovely overhand right.
Berner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes shoots in but no luck this time.
Berner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Berner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkes swivels and escapes.
Berner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawkes moves into the clinch.
Hawkes can't get the takedown.
Berner is working for takedown but Hawkes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Berner.
Hawkes managing to block the knees to the body from Berner.
Berner missing with knees to the body.
Berner breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes darts in looking for a takedown but Berner gets double underhooks and turns Hawkes into the cage.
Berner gets underhooks to prevent Hawkes's takedown attempt.
Zeze Berner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berner tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkes avoids the damage to the body.
Berner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
Hawkes avoids a wild elbow strike from Berner.
Berner is trying to drag Hawkes to the mat but Hawkes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berner misses with a knee strike.
Berner tries to pull guard but Hawkes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zeze Berner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hawkes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berner as he avoids it easily.
Berner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berner tries to clinch up.
Berner misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawkes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkes.
It looks like Zeze Berner has been cut.
Zeze Berner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Berner. No joy for Hawkes on that attempt.
Berner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes throws a series of punches but Berner avoids them all with ease.
Berner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zeze Berner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Hawkes.
Berner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Berner throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Berner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berner tries to stand but Hawkes is controlling from the bottom.
Hawkes wants to stand but Berner is controlling the position.
Berner trying to control but Hawkes is working from the bottom.
Berner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berner throws a big right hand that misses.
Berner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkes working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.
Hawkes looks to land a combination. Berner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawkes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawkes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berner is fending him off so far but Hawkes persists. Nope, Berner circles away and we're back to standing.
Berner clinches up with Hawkes and pushes him back against the cage.
Berner has Hawkes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berner landing knees to the body.
Hawkes wants a takedown but no success here.
Berner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berner is looking for a takedown.
Hawkes breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berner swivels and escapes.
Berner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawkes trying to control the position but Berner is working away.
Berner throws Hawkes to one side and escapes!
Gray Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berner throws a head kick that misses.
Hawkes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike from Berner.
Hawkes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Berner lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
Hawkes breaks from the clinch.
Berner tries to clinch up
letting Hawkes counter with a right hand.
Berner fails to land the takedown.
Hawkes lands with a good body shot.
Gray Hawkes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Hawkes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeze Berner!
Zeze Berner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Gray Hawkes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Should have trained better.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dany Legorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobe Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dany Legorious!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legorious counters with a head kick. That will keep Beef thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beef throws the kick towards the body but Legorious avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beef. Legorious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beef throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Legorious tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beef is in Legorious's guard.
Legorious is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beef defends well.
Beef slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Beef has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beef has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beef sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Legorious is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beef is putting a hurting on Legorious here, landing some big shots from side control.
Legorious can't do much from the bottom here.
Legorious is looking for a sweep.
Legorious is not content to let Beef control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beef misses with the ground and pound.
Legorious struggling a bit here.
Beef looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Legorious gets back to half guard.
Beef is working for a kimura here but Legorious manages to reverse the position and he's now in Beef's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legorious postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beef is on top in guard.
Legorious keeping moving, preventing Beef from controlling successfully.
Beef slips nicely into half guard.
Beef is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Legorious doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beef.
Beef is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef seems to be working for a kimura but Legorious defends the submission attempt.
Beef is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beef is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Beef dominated that round.
That's time! Beef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Legorious ducks under a wild hook from Beef.
Beef tries to bum rush Legorious with a series of wild strikes but Legorious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legorious defending well as Beef loads up on a big left hand.
Beef moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Legorious has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Legorious takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beef avoids the head kick by Legorious.
Beef throws a hook to the side of Legorious's head but Legorious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legorious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Legorious moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legorious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beef.
Beef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legorious was well out of range. Poor timing from Beef.
Beef connects with a body shot that sends Legorious's belly button to the back.
Beef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beef lands with a nice combination. Legorious backs away looking to recover.
Beef changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legorious looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Legorious manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legorious trying to control from half guard but Beef is working away.
Legorious is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Legorious is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legorious wants to take a breather but Beef is having none of it.
Beef trying to control but Legorious postures up.
Legorious is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beef wants to control but Legorious passes into side.
Beef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legorious can do to turn this around?
Legorious trying to control the position but Beef is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef regains half guard.
Legorious trying to control from half guard but Beef is working away.
Legorious sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beef defending well though.
Beef is pressing down on Legorious's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beef throws his legs up looking for a submission but Legorious uses it to pass to side control.
Legorious wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beef keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legorious tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legorious wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beef keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Beef dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legorious.
Beef lands a jab to the head.
Beef drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beef passes Legorious's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legorious is staying active underneath Beef, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legorious moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beef pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legorious is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legorious looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beef passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef trying to control the action but Legorious is working from the bottom.
Kobe Beef overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legorious is looking to reverse the position.
Legorious stops Beef from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beef is working Legorious over with some ground and pound from side control.
Beef is looking to take a break and control but Legorious is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beef tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Beef thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beef has an Americana. Legorious didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Beef is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Beef hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kobe Beef!
A relieved looking Kobe Beef thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dany Legorious was interviewed post fight and said 'Kobe was a tough opponent and I knew that from taking this match in two days notice I was going to be in some trouble, I hope to bounce back and get into the win column very quickly.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kake Luikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdo Murchison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdo Murchison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kake Luikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Murchison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murchison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luikku swings for the body but Murchison moves out of range.
Luikku jabs at Murchison's body.
Luikku moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murchison walks into a jab.
Luikku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murchison.
Luikku throws a shot to the body.
Luikku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murchison throws a right and a left that Luikku avoids nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murchison 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.
Murchison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luikku sends Murchison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Luikku is motioning to the referee to let Murchison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A slow jab from Murchison misses its intended target.
Luikku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murchison looks winded!
Luikku steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Murchison is out on his feet! Luikku sets himself and nearly takes Murchison's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kake Luikku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Barry Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Tap!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tap goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Tap moved away.
Tap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tap.
Barry Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Tap.
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Tap crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mr Tap has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy thumps Tap with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Tap shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy dives in and scores a takedown into Tap's guard.
Tap wants to stand up but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy wants to stand but Tap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murphy wants to stand but Tap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tap is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tap dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy pulls guard successfully.
Tap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy has his feet on Tap's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Tap counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tap wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
Tap thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy pushes Tap off looking to stand but Tap dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has one foot on Tap's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tap is looking to clinch.
Tap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Tap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy dives in and grabs Tap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tap pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tap as Murphy shoots in.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tap gets a takedown into half guard.
Tap trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Murphy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tap keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tap changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murphy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
Tap really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tap tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tap trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Tap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tap goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tap can do to turn this around?
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Tap stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tap closes the distance and clinches.
Tap has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murphy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murphy stops a takedown attempt from Tap.
Barry Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Tap.
Murphy wants to break free but Tap has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tap is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tap is looking to clinch.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tap looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Tap persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Tap is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Tap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Tap closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Tap is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Tap trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Tap seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tap throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy tries to kick Tap off but Tap keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tap with the ground and pound but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tap, up you get!
Murphy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tap was covering up waiting for the punch and Murphy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy gets to his feet. Tap looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tap or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy, which made it look bad.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Tap backs away looking to recover.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tap shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tap gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Tap avoids it well.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tap is having none of it.
We've been informed that Tap has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tap shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Barry Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tap is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Tap gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Tap breaks from the clinch.
Tap looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Tap persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Tap's body. Tap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tap shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Murphy rushes Tap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Tap breaks the clinch.
Tap keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tap.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Tap's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Tap backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Tap avoids nicely.
Tap darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy tries to roll over but Tap keeps him under control.
Tap is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Tap has control of the leg.
Tap trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tap is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Tap working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Murphy's thigh. Murphy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tap drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murphy dives on top into guard.
Tap controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Murphy stands and steps away. Tap gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tap moves out of range.
Tap takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tap is having none of it.
Tap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murphy to the mat! Murphy manages to get full guard.
Tap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Tap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy pushes Tap off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tap dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Tap's head and hops out.
Barry Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Tap.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy stalks Tap and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tap's face. Tap staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy feints a jab promting Tap to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tap slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tap shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy rushes Tap and presses him up against the cage.
Tap is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shoots in but Tap avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tap.
Tap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mr Tap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tap misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Murphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nautica Thorn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
250 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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24
270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn wants to clinch up but Dzoker keeps it at a distance.
Thorn moves into range and clinches up with Dzoker.
Dzoker wants a takedown but no success here.
Thorn breaks the clinch.
Thorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thorn controls the position.
Dzoker is trying to control Thorn's posture but Thorn avoids it.
Thorn has hold of Dzoker's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dzoker tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Thorn cranks the arm and Dzoker screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dzoker, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nautica Thorn!
Nautica Thorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Dzoko Dzoker had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obidiah Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Whiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Obidiah Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Whiston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiston. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiston throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whiston's head.
It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Whiston misses with a lunging right hand
and Whiston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whiston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Whiston jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws the left hand but Whiston avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whiston counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whiston staying out of range there.
Whiston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Whiston looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Whiston's shoulder, as Whiston tries to avoid the shot.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Davis lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whiston.
Davis misses with a hook
and Whiston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whiston takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis lands a head shot.
Whiston tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whiston walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Whiston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiston misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
The fighters circling - Whiston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis moves away from the strike by Whiston.
Whiston misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiston.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Whiston's belly button to the back.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Whiston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Whiston.
Jab by Davis.
Whiston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Whiston loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Whiston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis slips a jab from Whiston.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whiston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Whiston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Whiston to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Whiston.
Whiston misses with an uppercut.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whiston to counter with a crisp jab.
Whiston throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Whiston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis slips a straight right by Whiston.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Whiston is rocked!
Davis throws a jab when Whiston was well out of range.
Whiston throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Whiston to the canvas! Whiston doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Davis keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obidiah Davis!
Obidiah Davis made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Green Beret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green Beret could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Dime's chin.
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26
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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32
181 lbs
13 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Green Beret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Dime!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dime misses with a hook
and Beret counters with a head kick that drops Dime to the mat! Dime scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jonny Dime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dime misses with the combination.
Dime darts in trying to clinch
and Beret counters with a thumping low kick.
Dime misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dime or perhaps it was just good defense by Beret, which made it look bad.
Beret checks a low kick from Dime.
Dime tries to clinch but Beret moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beret misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beret gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dime to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beret avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dime wants to pass the guard but Beret is keeping the position.
Beret wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beret utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beret is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dime is in close to Beret's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beret is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dime scoring with some ground and pound.
Beret will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beret is adopting a defensive guard.
Dime is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beret keeping moving, preventing Dime from controlling successfully.
Beret working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beret was well out of range. Poor timing from Dime.
Dime goes for a double leg but Beret avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beret continues to drive forward.
Dime jumps guard.
Beret tries to stand but Dime is controlling from the bottom.
Dime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dime's guard.
Dime wants to stand up but Beret is controlling him.
Beret has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dime is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beret postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dime throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dime has a takedown stuffed.
Green Beret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Dime.
Dime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beret avoids it really well and circles away.
Dime fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beret.
Dime tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beret defends well and Dime ends up having to push Beret into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dime has Beret pressed against the cage, preventing Beret from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beret manages to break the clinch.
Dime goes for a double leg but Beret avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beret continues to drive forward.
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 Green Beret will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beret pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beret throws a quick head kick that knocks Dime silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Beret is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Green Beret!
Green Beret decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mother Effyew Ceekay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Effyew Ceekay's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring it....Break . Mother Effyew Ceekay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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257 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mother Effyew Ceekay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Samson Savea!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Effyew Ceekay.
Savea tries to close the distance and clinch but Effyew Ceekay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savea clinches up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Savea 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.
Savea blocks a body shot from Effyew Ceekay.
Effyew Ceekay throws a punch but it's blocked by Savea.
Savea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Effyew Ceekay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savea works on Effyew Ceekay's body with a couple of short punches.
Savea wants to take the fight to the mat but Effyew Ceekay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee calls for Savea to work.
A short left from Effyew Ceekay.
Effyew Ceekay scores with a shot to the side of Savea's head.
Savea tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Effyew Ceekay just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savea successfully pulls guard.
Savea keeping moving, preventing Effyew Ceekay from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Effyew Ceekay stops Savea from standing up.
Effyew Ceekay trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savea looking for a sweep. Not yet Savea, not yet.
Savea has Effyew Ceekay pulled in close to control his posture.
Effyew Ceekay trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Savea shoots in for a takedown but Effyew Ceekay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mother Effyew Ceekay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Savea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savea closes the distance and clinches up with Effyew Ceekay, looking for a takedown. Savea pushes Effyew Ceekay against the cage but Effyew Ceekay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Savea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Effyew Ceekay moves away.
Savea tries to clinch but Effyew Ceekay is having none of it.
Savea shoots in but Effyew Ceekay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Savea with that takedown attempt.
Savea wants to stay close but Effyew Ceekay steps back to make room for something. Savea seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Effyew Ceekay and Savea drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mother Effyew Ceekay!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mother Effyew Ceekay waved his t-shirt featuring Mizuko Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (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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29
183 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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31
182 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe scores with a nice strike.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Lowe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lowe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Starburst counters with a nice kick to the body.
Starburst explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lowe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starburst lands a lovely overhand right.
Lowe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starburst manages to avoid it.
Starburst takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lowe is rocked!
Lowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Starburst.
Starburst throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starburst.
Starburst lands with a good body shot.
Starburst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Starburst as he connects with a hook.
Oh Lowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starburst stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starburst throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowe takes a swing at Starburst's ribcage but misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Starburst! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zeddicus Starburst! Zeddicus Starburst retains his middleweight title!
Zeddicus Starburst 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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