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DFC Fight Night XII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Locutus Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Boss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Locutus Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Boss!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boss throws a series of strikes that have Borg backpedaling.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boss misses with a takedown attempt - Borg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charles Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Borg.
Borg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boss wants to get back to striking at distance but Borg won't allow it.
Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boss throws a head kick but Borg moves out of range.
Borg throws a nice looking combination but Boss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borg swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boss throws out a leg kick but Borg moves out of range and Boss only half commits.
Borg motions for Boss to come forward. Borg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borg throws a right and a left that Boss avoids nicely.
As Borg backs off Boss throws a huge counter combo but Borg manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Charles Boss has been cut.
Boss misses with a double jab.
Boss shoots for a double leg takedown but Borg sprawls well. He's pushed Boss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borg feinted with a counter takedown.
Borg tries to bum rush Boss with a series of wild strikes but Boss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borg gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Borg.
Boss tries to circle away but Borg has him pinned against the cage.
Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borg stuffs the takedown attempt from Boss. Boss gets slowly back to his feet.
Borg feinted with a counter takedown.
Locutus Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Boss.
Borg shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boss tries to land a front kick but Borg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boss.
Borg throws a big shot that misses.
Borg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Borg. No joy for Boss on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borg forces Boss back against the cage and clinches.
Borg missing with knees to the body.
Boss dodges an elbow strike from Borg.
Borg misses with a punch to the body.
Borg'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.
Borg lands a nice knee to the body.
Borg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borg manages to pull guard.
Boss has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Borg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boss is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Borg pulls down on the head and he's put Boss to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Locutus Borg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bloo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dastin Reynoldsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dastin Reynoldsic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloo Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dastin Reynoldsic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynoldsic connects with a crisp jab.
Reynoldsic misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dastin Reynoldsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynoldsic throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a good low kick that Reynoldsic was not able to check.
Ray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reynoldsic misses with a looping left.
Reynoldsic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reynoldsic's knee momentarily.
Ray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynoldsic swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reynoldsic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynoldsic throws a big shot that misses.
Reynoldsic misses with a hook
and Ray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynoldsic throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reynoldsic misses with a straight right.
Reynoldsic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ray counters with a nice leg kick.
Reynoldsic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reynoldsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ray forces Reynoldsic back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynoldsic misses with a looping right.
Ray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ray thumps Reynoldsic with a low kick.
Reynoldsic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Reynoldsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynoldsic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ray's hands.
Reynoldsic lands a glancing blow to the side of Ray's head.
Reynoldsic misses with a right hand
and Ray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reynoldsic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.
Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynoldsic.
Ray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynoldsic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ray to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray lands a head kick!
Ray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reynoldsic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynoldsic throws a poor cross that misses
and Ray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reynoldsic really felt that one!
Reynoldsic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynoldsic swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a good, hard body kick but Reynoldsic shrugs it off.
Ray throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ray closes the distance and clinches.
Reynoldsic misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reynoldsic swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reynoldsic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reynoldsic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reynoldsic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray counters with a leg kick.
Reynoldsic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ray forces Reynoldsic back against the cage and clinches.
Reynoldsic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynoldsic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ray's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Reynoldsic.
We've been told by Ray's head coaches at Diamond Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynoldsic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynoldsic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ray counters with a left and a right that stings Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic throws a big shot that misses.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic throws a hook to the side of Ray's head but Ray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ray rushes Reynoldsic and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bloo Ray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynoldsic.
Ray lands a jab-cross combination.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynoldsic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynoldsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Reynoldsic misses with a straight right.
As Reynoldsic looks to move away, Ray throws a big counter combo bu Reynoldsic just gets out of the way.
Bloo Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynoldsic misses with an uppercut
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reynoldsic's knee momentarily.
Ray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynoldsic misses with an uppercut. Ray saw that one coming.
Reynoldsic throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
Reynoldsic misses with an uppercut
and Ray counters with an outside leg kick.
Reynoldsic misses with a left hand
and Ray counters with a good low kick that Reynoldsic was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynoldsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ray counters with a straight that turns Reynoldsic's legs to rubber! Ray pushes forward with more strikes and Reynoldsic goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bloo Ray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Mackowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ensar Sari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ensar Sari!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackowicz clinches with his opponent.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Sari should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackowicz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sari jumps guard but Mackowicz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
It looks like Ensar Sari has been cut.
Mackowicz lands an elbow that stopped Sari in his tracks for a moment.
Sari tries to pull guard but Mackowicz won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow that stopped Sari in his tracks for a moment.
Mackowicz effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Sari 's eye.
Mackowicz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mackowicz just leaning against Sari, taking a breather.
Mackowicz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.
Mackowicz gets a clinch.
Sari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ensar Sari.
Mackowicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sari up against the cage.
Mackowicz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mackowicz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Mackowicz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sari jumps guard but Mackowicz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sari being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.
Mackowicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands an elbow that stopped Sari in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Ensar Sari's cut even more.
Sari tries to score a body lock takedown but Mackowicz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mackowicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sari up against the cage.
Mackowicz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sari up against the cage.
Mackowicz stalling.
Sari wants a takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sari has eaten all the pies!
Mackowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackowicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Ensar Sari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sari tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Mackowicz stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.
Sari gets tackled into the cage by Mackowicz. Mackowicz maintains the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Sari 's eye.
Sari has Mackowicz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mackowicz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mackowicz just leaning against Sari, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ensar Sari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mackowicz has closed the distance and engaged Sari in a clinch.
Mackowicz avoiding damage.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackowicz'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.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mackowicz stalling against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mackowicz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.
Mackowicz clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz has Sari pressed against the cage.
Mackowicz is pressed up against the cage. Sari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mackowicz down to the mat. Mackowicz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
Mackowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Ensar Sari's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sari has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mackowicz after a bit of a struggle.
Mackowicz stops a takedown attempt from Sari.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ensar Sari.
Mackowicz has Sari pressed against the cage.
Mackowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ensar Sari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
Arkadiusz Mackowicz made sure to mention his sponsor, Farm of Muscle in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kicking King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kicking King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a two punch combo.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lebowski slips a jab and a cross from King.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lebowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
King is trying to control the position but Lebowski postures up.
Lebowski throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Lebowski throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Lebowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lebowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebowski postures up.
Lebowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has momentary wrist control but Lebowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Kicking King has been cut.
Lebowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lebowski works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Lebowski working some strikes from top position.
Lebowski chips away with some ground and pound.
King is rocked!
Lebowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! King's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeffrey Lebowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. The Dude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 Helsinki, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Dude is looking to land body kicks.
Dude dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
It looked like Dude wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dude throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Dude throws a body kick that misses.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDude.
Dude cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dude throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dude connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy left from Dude finds it's target.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Dude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Dude back into the cage.
A short right from Dude.
Smith is looking to control Dude's arms but Dude gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Dude forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dude.
Dude scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Dude tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands a shoulder strike.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dude fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dude turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dude is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dude swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Dude is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Dude thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dude turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dude is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dude lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Dude pushes him off.
Dude throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dude connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dude. Dude obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dude bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dude connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Dude scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith looks winded!
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Dude looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dude.
Dude scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dude plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Dude counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dude throws a nice head kick!
Dude scores with a head kick.
Smith is rocked!
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Dude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dude tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Dude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dude thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dude connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dude.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dude.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dude - that will leave a mark!
Dude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Dude.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dude.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to clinch up but Dude circles away and keeps his distance.
Dude lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Dude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith tries to clinch but Dude moves away
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dude stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Dude counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Dude.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Dude finish him?
Dude fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Dude! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Dude!
A relieved looking The Dude thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Durant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
170 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Dobbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Durant!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant gets a takedown into half guard.
Dobbins is looking for a sweep. Durant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobbins is not content to let Durant control the position.
Durant tries to pass to full mount but Dobbins defends it.
Durant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Durant.
Durant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dobbins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Durant.
Durant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dobbins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dobbins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dobbins tries to get out of the position.
Durant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durant throwing shots but Dobbins is blocking nicely.
Dobbins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dobbins is trying to stand up here but Durant is controlling him well.
Durant looks to land a strike but Dobbins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dobbins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Durant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Durant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Durant showed some decent athleticism there.
Durant is thwarting Dobbins's attempts to control the position.
Durant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dobbins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durant.
Dobbins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Durant working Dobbins over with strikes.
Durant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dobbins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Durant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Durant's back!
Durant is trying to break free.
Dobbins avoiding Durant 's attempts to control his hands.
Dobbins throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dobbins wants to control but Durant manages to buck him off and is now in Dobbins's guard! Nice work there by Durant!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant stands up over Dobbins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dobbins trying to control the position.
Durant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dobbins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dobbins wants to stand but Durant is controlling the position.
Durant looking to sit in guard and control but Dobbins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Durant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durant stuffs the takedown attempt from Dobbins. Dobbins gets slowly back to his feet.
Durant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dobbins avoids it really well and circles away.
Durant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Durant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dobbins's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Durant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durant slips a nice elbow through Dobbins's hands, connecting with Dobbins's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Durant.
Dobbins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Durant.
Durant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobbins's head.
Durant wants to control from the top but Dobbins keeps moving.
Dobbins is trying to control the position but Durant postures up.
Dobbins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dobbins is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Durant dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Durant with the ground and pound but Dobbins regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Durant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to control from half guard but Dobbins is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Durant shoots in looking for a takedown. Dobbins tries to sprawl out of it but Durant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dobbins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durant, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins misses with a hook. Durant ducked under it nicely.
Richard Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobbins's waist but Dobbins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Durant off to one side.
Dobbins attempts a counter takedown but Durant avoids it well and moves away.
Bill Dobbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Durant.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durant.
Durant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dobbins sprawls well. Dobbins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durant gets slowly back to his feet.
Durant darts in looking for a takedown but Dobbins gets double underhooks and turns Durant into the cage.
Dobbins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck for Durant with that takedown attempt.
Dobbins feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durant is defended easily by Dobbins.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dobbins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Durant lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durant trying to control from half guard but Dobbins is working away.
Durant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dobbins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dobbins stuffs the takedown.
Durant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dobbins defends it nicely.
Dobbins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Durant as he connects with a hook.
Durant moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Dobbins as Durant shoots in.
Bill Dobbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Durant.
Dobbins drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbins throwing strikes from guard but Durant blocks nicely.
Dobbins throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant wants to sweep but no luck.
Richard Durant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dobbins wants to pass the guard but Durant is keeping the position.
Durant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobbins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dobbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dobbins is looking to advance position but Durant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Durant with good strikes from the mount here!
Durant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dobbins looks a forlorn figure.
Durant unloads with some shots from mount but Dobbins bucks and avoids them well.
Durant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dobbins's face.
Durant thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Durant lands a heavy elbow.
Dobbins is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant with the ground and pound from mount.
Durant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dobbins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Durant throwing strikes here but Dobbins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dobbins is trying to escape the mount.
Dobbins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Durant avoids the attempt from Dobbins to control.
Dobbins is squirming around, avoiding Durant's attempts to control the action.
Dobbins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Durant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dobbins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Durant.
Durant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dobbins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Durant lands a couple of good shots and Dobbins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dobbins is rocked!
Durant is working the ground and pound. Can Dobbins escape?
Oh Dobbins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durant cracks Dobbins with a big right hand from the back mount! Dobbins immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Durant takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Durant!
Richard Durant very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Park Ji Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson mc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park Ji Sung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson mc's chin.
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23
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Park Ji Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson mc!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Sung rushes mc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ji Sung just misses with a elbow thrown towards mc's brow.
Ji Sung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ji Sung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but mc pulls him back up using the underhooks.
mc tries to circle away but Ji Sung has him pinned against the cage.
mc manages to break the clinch.
Ji Sung has managed to clinch.
mc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ji Sung backwards.
Ji Sung wants a takedown but no success here.
mc wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mc stops a takedown attempt from Ji Sung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Park Ji Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Sung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ji Sung has mc pressed against the cage, preventing mc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Sung prevents mc from breaking the clinch.
mc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ji Sung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by mc!
Sloppy strikes from mc. Those never looked like landing.
Ji Sung closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. mc quickly recovers to half guard.
Ji Sung scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ji Sung working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ji Sung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mc defending well though.
Ji Sung is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mc is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung trying to control from half guard but mc is working away.
mc tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ji Sung manages to move to mount!
Ji Sung looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
mc is trying to stand up.
Ji Sung pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
mc is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ji Sung cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ji Sung connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
mc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ji Sung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ji Sung lands a nice shot to the head.
mc is rocked!
mc in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
mc is still in real trouble! Can Ji Sung finish him?
Ji Sung cracks mc with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've been hearing that Ji Sung has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ji Sung with a couple of short strikes.
Ji Sung postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have mc in real trouble here! The ref calls for mc to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Park Ji Sung!
After winning the bout, Park Ji Sung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Chichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Edward has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yaya Chichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Edward!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chichi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edward shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chichi eats them both and turns towards Edward to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Yaya Chichi has been cut.
Edward misses with the combination.
Edward throws a nice looking combination but Chichi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Chichi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chichi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edward lands a left and a right that send Chichi crashing to the mat, dazed. Edward thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Chichi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Edward before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Edward!
After winning the bout, Jack Edward thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Wates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcus Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wates!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wates throws a body punch but Gustav moves out of range.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Wates dodges the punch combination from Gustav.
Wates wants to clinch.
Gustav misses with a few strikes there.
Gustav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wates's head.
Gustav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Gustav does no damage.
Gustav throws a right hand that Wates ducks under and follows up with a left that Wates also avoids with ease.
Gustav lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gustav.
Gustav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustav connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Gustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Gustav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wates tries to clinch but Gustav is having none of it.
Gustav misses with a few strikes there.
As Gustav backs off Wates throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.
Wates goes for a double leg but Gustav avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gustav continues to drive forward.
Wates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gustav as he avoids it easily.
Marcus Gustav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wates.
Gustav throws a right and a left that Wates avoids nicely.
Gustav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wates.
Wates throws out a counter right but Gustav avoids it with no problem.
Gustav lands a jab.
Gustav displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wates.
Wates takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Wates misses.
Marcus Gustav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Gustav.
Gustav looks to land a combination but Wates avoids it well.
Wates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustav misses with the combination.
Gustav cracks Wates with a good jab.
Gustav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gustav is breathing heavily.
Wates moves in looking to clinch but Gustav pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav lands a jab to the nose.
Wates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gustav is fending him off so far but Wates persists. Nope, Gustav circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wates tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustav is looking to counter punch.
Gustav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wates circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Gustav coming out on top.
Wates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wates counters with a low kick, right behind Gustav 's knee.
No joy there for Gustav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wates gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustav prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wates controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Gustav's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gustav keeps control of Wates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wates jumps guard but Gustav stands there with Wates around his waist. Wates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Wates has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wates working Gustav over with knees to the body.
Wates wants a takedown.
Wates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gustav dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Gustav is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Gustav catches Wates right on the button with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Gustav as Wates shoots in.
Wates fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustav keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wates's head backwards.
No luck for Wates with that takedown attempt.
Marcus Gustav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wates.
Gustav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wates unleashes a big counter combination but Gustav bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt - Gustav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wates.
Gustav is looking for a counter combo.
Gustav is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gustav sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wates is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Wates avoids them all with ease.
As Gustav backs off Wates throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.
Wates dodges the punch combination from Gustav.
Wates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Gustav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustav scores with a jab.
Marcus Gustav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustav throws a right and a left that Wates avoids nicely.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Wates avoids them all with ease.
Gustav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wates in his tracks.
Wates is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gustav is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wates.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav connects with a right hand. Wates shakes it off.
Gustav takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Gustav.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustav.
Gustav looks to land a left hand but Wates moved out of range nicely.
Wates moves in looking to clinch but Gustav pushes him off.
Wates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustav counters with a nice body shot.
Wates darts in looking for a takedown but Gustav gets double underhooks and turns Wates into the cage.
Good shot there by Gustav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wates with that takedown attempt.
Wates clinches up with Gustav and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gustav to keep the fight standing.
Gustav lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wates backwards.
Gustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wates can't break the clinch.
Wates is trying to break free.
Gustav tries to break free but Wates pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gustav.
Wates keeps control of Gustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustav gets underhooks to prevent Wates's takedown attempt.
Gustav is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wates can do to turn this around?
Wates is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustav gets an underhook and turns Wates into the cage.
Gustav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustav misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustav scores with a four punch combination!
Wates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gustav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wates circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wates's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wates takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gustav dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wates is looking to clinch but Gustav is avoiding it.
Wates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wates dodges the punch combination from Gustav.
Gustav scores with a three punch combo!
Gustav moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gustav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wates was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustav.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates shoots in looking for a takedown. Gustav tries to sprawl out of it but Wates keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gustav manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustav lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav looks to land a combination but Wates avoids it well.
Gustav lands a nice hook to Wates's body. Wates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gustav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wates shoots in looking for a takedown. Gustav tries to sprawl out of it but Wates keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gustav manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Wates moves out of range.
Wates shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustav manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wates's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcus Gustav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wates.
Gustav looks to land a combination but Wates avoids it well.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Wates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wates.
Gustav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wates's head.
Wates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gustav wants it to stay on the feet.
Gustav sizes up Wates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Gustav both land. Nice combination.
Wates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustav feints a jab promting Wates to slip. Gustav then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wates slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gustav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustav lands a jab to the head.
Gustav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wates.
Gustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustav momentarily.
Wates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gustav's waist but Gustav gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wates off to one side.
Gustav is looking for a counter combo.
A left and a right from Gustav both land. Nice combination.
Wates shoots in for a takedown but Gustav shows good takedown defense.
Wates takes one on the button.
Wates moves in looking to clinch but Gustav pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Gustav.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustav seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wates takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four 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!
Gustav uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wates has time to react.
Wates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustav seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wates wants to clinch up but Gustav keeps it at a distance.
Gustav moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wates ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Gustav throws a body punch but Wates moves out of range.
Wates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustav, pushing him back against the cage.
Gustav prevents a body shot from Wates.
Wates trying to stall but Gustav improves his position.
Wates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andy Wates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Gustav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wates has Gustav pressed against the cage, preventing Gustav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gustav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustav, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gustav!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasi Dzeidzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzill Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tomasi Dzeidzic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasi Dzeidzic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzill Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome shoots in for a takedown but Dzeidzic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dzeidzic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Jerome 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jerome throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dzeidzic's waist but Dzeidzic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jerome off to one side.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Dzeidzic has cracked Jerome with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Dzeidzic lands another huge swinging hook and Jerome tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Jerome, before Dzeidzic can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomasi Dzeidzic!
Tomasi Dzeidzic retains his heavyweight title!
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