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MMA Gods 4 - Unchained PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubilai Khan (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 Kubilai Khan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kubilai Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan lands a front kick.
Byhenikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
It looks like Igor Byhenikov has been cut.
Byhenikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byhenikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Byhenikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Byhenikov moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byhenikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byhenikov lands a head shot.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Byhenikov moved out of range nicely.
Byhenikov connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan is rocked!
It looks like Kubilai Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Byhenikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Byhenikov keeps him there for the moment.
Byhenikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Byhenikov prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Byhenikov pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Byhenikov won't allow it.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byhenikov drops Khan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Khan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Byhenikov finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byhenikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byhenikov cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan looks winded!
Byhenikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Byhenikov scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Byhenikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byhenikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byhenikov lands with a light punch inside.
Byhenikov is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov lands an uppercut.
Byhenikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byhenikov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Khan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Byhenikov is unloading with more strikes now! Khan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Byhenikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Morato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Basic striking
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomas Morato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Austin !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morato misses the shot to the body.
Austin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Austin tries to clinch but Morato moves out of range.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
and Morato counters with a takedown into side control.
Austin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morato grinds an elbow into Austin 's temple.
Morato cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is trying to control Morato's posture but Morato avoids it.
Morato landing strikes.
Austin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morato pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morato lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morato dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato controlling his opponent.
Morato landing strikes from the mount.
Morato lands a heavy elbow.
Austin is rocked!
Austin is working to get back to half guard.
Morato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Austin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Austin is still in real trouble! Can Morato finish him?
Morato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Austin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Austin seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee warns Austin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morato postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Austin is out cold - huge knockout for Morato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomas Morato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karmi Doulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karmi Doulos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Doulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith stands up over Doulos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith cracks Doulos with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Doulos blocks nicely.
Smith works over Doulos with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith cracks Doulos with a solid left hand.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doulos's head.
Smith 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.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working Doulos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doulos's head.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doulos's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is pushing down on Doulos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doulos is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doulos!
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doulos is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doulos tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doulos's face.
Doulos is rocked!
Smith working Doulos over with strikes here.
Doulos is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Doulos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danbo Beckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heratasveio Kebopilaziex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heratasveio Kebopilaziex enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danbo Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heratasveio Kebopilaziex!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebopilaziex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Beckley as Kebopilaziex shoots in.
Kebopilaziex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beckley as he jumps to the side.
Danbo Beckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heratasveio Kebopilaziex.
Kebopilaziex getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kebopilaziex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kebopilaziex with a poor takedown
and Beckley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beckley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckley stays in close to Kebopilaziex's body and controls the position.
Beckley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebopilaziex wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Beckley is now in half guard.
Beckley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kebopilaziex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beckley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beckley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kebopilaziex does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beckley is pressing down on Kebopilaziex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kebopilaziex is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kebopilaziex is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Beckley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kebopilaziex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kebopilaziex closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beckley quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebopilaziex controlling the pace.
Beckley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kebopilaziex trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kebopilaziex must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kebopilaziex has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beckley is proving hard to escape from.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kebopilaziex controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Kebopilaziex connects with a combination that backs up Beckley into the cage. Kebopilaziex lands a flurry of punches that gets past Beckley's guard. Beckley is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kebopilaziex bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heratasveio Kebopilaziex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Briscow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Briscow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Steve Austin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Briscow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Austin is working for a kimura but Briscow is defending it quite comfortably.
Austin winds up and cracks Briscow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briscow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briscow keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Briscow to regain full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Austin 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Austin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Austin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Briscow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Briscow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Briscow has wrist control.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Briscow on the ground.
Briscow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Austin is aware though and is defending well.
Briscow looks winded!
Briscow has momentary wrist control but Austin slips an elbow through the middle.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Austin cracks Briscow with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin works over Briscow with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin is working Briscow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Austin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Austin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin throws a big elbow that misses.
Austin distracts Briscow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Briscow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin trying to control but Briscow is working from the bottom.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Briscow keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Austin is working Briscow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Austin cracks Briscow with a solid left hand.
Austin throws an elbow that misses. Briscow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Austin 's guard. Nice move by Briscow!
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briscow is one step ahead there.
Austin is working hard here to advance position.
Austin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Briscow any problems.
Briscow takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Briscow gets caught flat footed, as Austin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Briscow can do to turn this around?
Austin landing some decent shots from guard.
Briscow keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Briscow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Austin is looking to defend but Briscow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Austin ! Briscow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Austin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lee Briscow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konor MacKregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konor MacKregor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKregor missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacKregor's elbow.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by MacKregor.
MacKregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacKregor blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
MacKregor tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacKregor tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
MacKregor wants to take the fight to the mat but Garcia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacKregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacKregor takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacKregor or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia is looking to control MacKregor's arms but MacKregor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
MacKregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia just leaning against MacKregor, taking a breather.
MacKregor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberto Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konor MacKregor.
MacKregor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia catches MacKregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacKregor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia throws a push kick but MacKregor slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacKregor slips under a jab.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacKregor has managed to clinch.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
MacKregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
MacKregor keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia throwing shots but MacKregor is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. MacKregor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacKregor is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
MacKregor has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but MacKregor has wrist control.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacKregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacKregor wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but MacKregor is keeping the position.
MacKregor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
MacKregor wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
MacKregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacKregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacKregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing MacKregor from standing up.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacKregor's guard.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacKregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacKregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacKregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacKregor. That did some damage!
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacKregor throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Konor MacKregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacKregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch up but MacKregor circles away and keeps his distance.
MacKregor throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. MacKregor didn't expect that.
MacKregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia lands a couple of elbows.
MacKregor wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
MacKregor controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacKregor looking for a sweep. Not yet MacKregor, not yet.
MacKregor has Garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia advances to half guard.
MacKregor has one foot on Garcia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacKregor.
MacKregor gets a clinch.
Garcia just leaning against MacKregor, taking a breather.
MacKregor jumps guard but Garcia stands there with MacKregor around his waist. MacKregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MacKregor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacKregor prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia tries to work over MacKregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has MacKregor pressed against the cage.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacKregor as Garcia tries to tie him up.
MacKregor wants a takedown.
Garcia stalling the fight.
A short right from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacKregor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberto Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konor MacKregor.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacKregor.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is leaning against MacKregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
MacKregor is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia gets through MacKregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacKregor trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Roberto Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacKregor's brow.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body.
Garcia works on MacKregor's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia tries to work over MacKregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacKregor takes a shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia trying to stall but MacKregor improves his position.
MacKregor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia to keep the fight standing.
MacKregor is trying to break free.
MacKregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacKregor or not.
MacKregor blocking some punches.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacKregor can do to turn this around?
MacKregor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor jumps guard but Garcia stands there with MacKregor around his waist. MacKregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacKregor takes a shot to the head.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
MacKregor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MacKregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
MacKregor gets a clinch.
MacKregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MacKregor jumps guard but Garcia stands there with MacKregor around his waist. MacKregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
MacKregor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing MacKregor from controlling successfully.
Garcia 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.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacKregor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacKregor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKregor throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing MacKregor from controlling successfully.
MacKregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia tries to clinch but MacKregor is having none of it.
MacKregor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into MacKregor's ribs.
Roberto Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacKregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacKregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacKregor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcia defends it well.
Roberto Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacKregor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacKregor is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Garcia's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and MacKregor falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aklilu Judas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Gemini Club-Sparklers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aklilu Judas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judas darts in and clinches La Grande up against the cage.
La Grande drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Grande working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Judas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but La Grande is tightening it up a little... Judas has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Judas reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Judas taps out! Nice BJJ there by La Grande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James La Grande!
A very excited looking James La Grande made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Sweater Weather as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sinclair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Sinclair has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brown is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sinclair yanks on the arm and Brown is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sinclair.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Sinclair!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patao Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Okninski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patao Osman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mieczyslaw Okninski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okninski.
Okninski blocks a low kick nicely.
Okninski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okninski jabs at Osman's body.
Osman tried to score with a low kick but Okninski checks it.
Okninski's coach down at #1 Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okninski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A low kick from Osman misses
letting Okninski counter with a right hand.
It looks like Patao Osman has been cut.
Osman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Okninski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osman feints and then cracks Okninski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okninski down.
Okninski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osman.
Osman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Osman looks for the body kick but Okninski saw that one coming.
Osman misses with a body kick.
Osman ducks under a wild hook from Okninski.
Okninski looks to land a combination but Osman avoids it well.
Osman connects with a leg kick. Okninski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Okninski there.
Okninski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Osman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okninski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osman.
Osman blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Okninski misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okninski misses with a left hand
and Osman counters with a nice body kick.
Okninski checks a leg kick nicely.
Okninski lands with a cross.
Okninski misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Osman.
Okninski tries to bum rush Osman with a series of wild strikes but Osman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okninski lands with a hook. Osman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Osman staying out of range there.
Okninski moves out of range of the body kick.
Osman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okninski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A solid body kick from Osman.
Okninski avoids a kick to the body.
Osman throws the kick towards the body but Okninski avoids it.
Osman tries to work over Okninski's front leg with a kick but Okninski checks it.
Osman looks for the body kick but Okninski saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Okninski misses.
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!
Osman tries to work over Okninski's front leg with a kick but Okninski checks it.
Okninski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Osman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Okninski swings for the body but Osman moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Osman. That's going to slow Okninski down.
Osman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okninski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okninski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osman moves away.
Osman throws a leg kick but Okninski moved away.
Osman slips a jab from Okninski.
A low kick from Osman misses
and Okninski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okninski throws a combination that misses
and Osman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okninski lands the left hand.
Okninski misses with the combination.
Osman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patao Osman's cut is getting worse.
Okninski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Osman is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okninski scores with a jab to the body.
Osman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okninski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Osman circles away quickly and effectively.
Okninski misses with a straight right.
Okninski misses with a looping right.
Okninski missing with a left hand there. Osman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okninski just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Osman.
Okninski moves out of range as Osman throws a body kick.
Okninski throws a nice looking combination but Osman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okninski.
Patao Osman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okninski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Osman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okninski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okninski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osman.
Okninski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okninski avoids the head kick by Osman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman slips a jab and a cross from Okninski.
Okninski looks to land a right hand but Osman moved out of range.
Okninski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Osman.
Osman keeps Okninski at a distance using the push kick.
Osman scores with a push kick.
Osman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okninski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okninski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okninski throws a right hand that Osman ducks under and follows up with a left that Osman also avoids with ease.
Okninski misses with a straight left.
Osman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okninski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okninski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okninski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okninski scores with a body shot.
Okninski moves into the clinch.
Okninski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mieczyslaw Okninski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patao Osman's cut.
That's time! Osman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okninski works Osman's body with a nice hook.
Okninski cracks Osman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okninski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osman.
Osman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A big right from Okninski misses.
Osman staying out of range there.
Okninski avoids the head kick by Osman.
Okninski pushes Osman up against the cage in a clinch.
Okninski misses with some punches.
Okninski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osman backwards.
Okninski struggles to land a body shot inside as Osman controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Okninski.
Patao Osman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Okninski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Okninski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okninski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osman tries a knee to the head but Okninski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okninski lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Osman prevents a body shot from Okninski.
Okninski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okninski lands a left hand.
Osman blocks a body shot from Okninski.
Osman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okninski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okninski.
A right hand to the body from Okninski.
Okninski misses with a punch on the inside.
Okninski'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.
Okninski lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okninski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okninski leaning against his opponent.
Come on Osman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Osman looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okninski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okninski lands with a light punch inside.
Jeez, Patao Osman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osman.
Okninski cracks Osman with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okninski controlling the action here for a moment.
Okninski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okninski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Okninski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osman slowing the pace effectively.
Osman has Okninski pressed against the cage.
Okninski lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okninski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Okninski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osman's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okninski misses with some punches.
Osman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Osman tries to stall but Okninski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Okninski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okninski just leaning against Osman, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Osman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okninski struggles to land a body shot inside as Osman controls his hands.
Okninski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okninski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osman backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Patao Osman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mieczyslaw Okninski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etimoni Okelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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260 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Etimoni Okelani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okelani looks to throw the jab but Andreasson is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Andreasson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Etimoni Okelani has been cut.
Andreasson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Okelani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okelani throws a sloppy head kick and Andreasson moves out of range easily.
Okelani blocks a leg kick.
Okelani steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Okelani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Okelani tries to bum rush Andreasson with a series of wild strikes but Andreasson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andreasson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Etimoni Okelani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreasson slips a straight right by Okelani.
Andreasson staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okelani gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Okelani tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Andreasson is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Okelani buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Okelani!! Okelani is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Andreasson throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bestar Andreasson!
Bestar Andreasson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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