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Highland Games 104 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tearzo Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tearzo Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tearzo Roberts has been cut.
Frank Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tearzo Roberts.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Roberts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts wants to clinch but Lopez slips to the side
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Werewolf's cave that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roberts goes for a double leg but Lopez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopez continues to drive forward.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Roberts's head back.
Lopez stuns Roberts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Roberts tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Roberts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Tearzo Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Lopez.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearzo Roberts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Lopez lands with an overhand left.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tearzo Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Roberts might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lopez has got the better of the exchanges.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tearzo Roberts.
Roberts throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lopez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roberts.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Roberts crashing down! Roberts tries to stagger back to his feet but Lopez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Roberts asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lopez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Hensley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensley has chosen Eye of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caleb Hensley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mattos.
Hensley misses with a takedown attempt - Mattos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mattos lands with an overhand left.
Hensley clinches with his opponent.
Mattos manages to break the clinch.
Mattos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hensley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mattos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hensley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hensley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mattos as he avoids it easily.
Hensley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hensley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
Mattos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hensley misses the shot to the body.
Mattos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos lands a nice looking body shot.
Hensley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mattos avoids it really well and circles away.
Walter Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Hensley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensley shoots in looking for a takedown. Mattos tries to sprawl out of it but Hensley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mattos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hensley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mattos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mattos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hensley rushes Mattos and presses him up against the cage.
Hensley manages to break the clinch.
Walter Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mattos.
Hensley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mattos.
Mattos lunges at Hensley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hensley's hand.
Mattos connects with a crisp jab.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hensley takes a step back to recover.
Mattos connects with a body shot.
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!
Hensley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hensley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mattos's waist but Mattos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hensley off to one side.
Hensley looks winded!
Mattos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hensley.
Mattos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hensley eats them both and turns towards Mattos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hensley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mattos. That's going to slow Hensley down.
Mattos thumps Hensley with a low kick.
Mattos lands a glancing blow to the side of Hensley's head.
Mattos delivers a nice body kick.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mattos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hensley shoots and misses
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos cracks the inside of Hensley's front leg.
Mattos throws a leg kick which misses Hensley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hensley tries to avoid it.
Hensley misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Mattos.
Mattos cracks the inside of Hensley's front leg.
Mattos connects with a right that clearly hurt Hensley. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Mattos proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hensley collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Mattos!
In defeat, Caleb Hensley stepped up to the mic, saying 'I fought hard but the better man won and all I can say is congrats, and we will get them next time! Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny meets his father "Eduardo Sanchez". The key to victory for Rusev Hungary has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hungary on his heels. He'll look to pass Hungary's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hungary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hungary is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hungary manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hungary lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Hungary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hungary is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hungary to stand up.
Hungary feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Hungary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Hungary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hungary moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez stops Hungary from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hungary looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rusev Hungary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Sanchez.
Hungary throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hungary throws Sanchez to one side and escapes!
Hungary throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hungary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hungary misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Hungary shows good takedown defense.
Hungary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hungary lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hungary misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungary shoots in but no luck this time.
Hungary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hungary is breathing heavily.
Hungary tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Hungary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hungary stuffs the takedown.
Hungary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Hungary scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hungary manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hungary scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hungary, which made it look bad.
A combination from Hungary does no damage.
No joy there for Hungary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusev Hungary dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Hungary looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Hungary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hungary throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hungary as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hungary. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Rusev Hungary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Sanchez.
Hungary throws a left and a right that both miss
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez controls the position.
Hungary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hungary!
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eduardo Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez throws some wild stikes that Hungary manages to avoid easily.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hungary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanchez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hungary manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sanchez slows the pace down.
Sanchez is continuing to stall.
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.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Hungary is defending the strikes.
Sanchez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanchez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hungary to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hungary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hungary was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hungary looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hungary tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hungary trying to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in full control for now.
Sanchez biding his time, looking for the opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sanchez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hungary trying to control the action but Sanchez just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with strikes from the back.
Hungary is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sanchez controlling from the back.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hungary has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Sanchez has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hungary taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Sanchez doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eduardo Sanchez!
In his post fight interview, Eduardo Sanchez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse comes to the cage accompanied by Le Boudin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Darby!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Mousse has knocked Darby down with a huge combo! Mousse steps away and waves a wobbly Darby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Miles Darby has been cut.
Darby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mousse but Mousse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mousse thuds a left hand into Darby's body.
Mousse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Highland Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mousse moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Darby! Mousse continues to tee off on Darby, landing with a left and a right! Mousse connects with a right hand that leaves Darby sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Mousse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chocolate Mousse!
Chocolate Mousse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gerson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DO OR DIE - BELLA FAMIGLIA. 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 Peter Green was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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186 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Gerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Green!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Mauricio Gerson has been cut.
Green looks to throw a body kick
and Gerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Green backs away, Gerson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Green tries to work over Gerson's front leg with a kick but Gerson checks it.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gerson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gerson checks a leg kick.
It looked like Gerson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Gerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gerson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a wild body kick that Gerson sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Gerson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gerson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Green wants the takedown. Gerson is fighting it off but Green persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gerson's guard against the cage.
Gerson has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Gerson is breathing heavily.
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gerson's head.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gerson can't keep his opponent in guard - Green advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Green is pressing down on Gerson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gerson is holding on for now.
Green 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.
Nice strikes from Green there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Gerson's temple.
Gerson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Green keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerson managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Gerson managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Gerson has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Green.
Gerson is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Gerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerson dodges an elbow strike from Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson blocks the elbow strike.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Gerson controls the action.
Gerson avoids the elbow strike from Green, against the cage.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Gerson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gerson jumps guard.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gerson has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Green wants to pass the guard but Gerson is keeping the position.
Gerson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Green is in close to Gerson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green postures up and lands a big shot to Gerson's brow.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green stands up over Gerson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Green is in close to Gerson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been informed that Green has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Green distracts Gerson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gerson is rocked!
Green lands a couple of digs.
Oh Gerson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gerson's head.
Green distracts Gerson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gerson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gerson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gerson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gerson off to one side.
Gerson seems to have got his legs back now.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gerson has one foot on Green's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green lands with a punch from half guard.
Gerson taking some punishment here, with Green in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Gerson's temple.
Green 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.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green drops an elbow to the side of Gerson's head.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green 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.
Green looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Gerson's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Gerson's temple.
Green lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gerson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Green jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Green!
Peter Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Oliveira (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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130 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longworth misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longworth.
Longworth scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira lands a head shot.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longworth.
Longworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Longworth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliveira to see if he's OK.
Longworth is trying to get an arm triangle but Oliveira is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira wants to control but Longworth postures up.
Longworth is chipping away with strikes.
Oliveira struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth controlling from side mount.
Longworth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oliveira defending against the ground and pound.
Longworth throws an elbow but Oliveira slips to the side and avoids it well.
Longworth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Longworth trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longworth controlling from side mount.
Longworth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Longworth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Longworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliveira is not content to let Longworth control the position.
Longworth has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Oliveira is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Longworth yanks on the arm and Oliveira is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Longworth.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinnie Longworth!
After winning the bout, Vinnie Longworth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Carlos Oliveira had this to say: 'I'm a better fighter, but he was luckier today'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smithing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rojas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apaga Mas Não Bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smithing's choice of entrance music: Shooting Stars. Rodrigo Rojas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smithing!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Smithing is out of range.
Smithing looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodrigo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Smithing only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smithing moves out of range of the leg kick from Rojas.
Smithing is looking for the big counter here.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
Rojas tries to clinch but Smithing moves away
and Smithing counters with a thumping low kick.
Rojas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smithing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rojas misses with a takedown
letting Smithing counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rojas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smithing - the referee stops the clock and Rojas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smithing. Rojas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rojas rushes Smithing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas jumps guard.
Rojas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smithing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smithing wants to pass the guard but Rojas is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithing advances to half guard.
Smithing is looking for a kimura here.
Smithing seems to be working for a kimura but Rojas defends the submission attempt.
Smithing wants to pass to mount but Rojas is defending the position.
Smithing is keen to just control but Rojas is a slippery customer.
Rojas is trying to get back to full guard.
Smithing looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smithing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is looking to improve his position.
Rojas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rojas.
Rojas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smithing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smithing is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rojas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smithing is looking to defend but Rojas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smithing! Rojas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smithing taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Rojas!
Rodrigo Rojas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alcatraz Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Terra (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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Wilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Wilt shoots and misses
and Terra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilt misses with the combination.
Wilt darts in looking for a takedown but Terra gets double underhooks and turns Wilt into the cage.
Terra throws a fast counter high kick but Wilt manages to duck under it in time.
Terra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Wilt misses
letting Terra counter with a right hand.
Wilt darts in trying to clinch
and Terra counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilt misses with the combination.
Wilt throws a right hand that Terra ducks under and follows up with a left that Terra also avoids with ease.
Wilt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Terra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Wilt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Terra tries to avoid it but Wilt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Terra to the ground. Terra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTerra.
Wilt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terra counters with a nice uppercut.
Terra has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terra counters with a straight right hand.
Terra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilt.
Terra is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Terra avoids a punch combination nicely.
San Terra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilt throws a nice looking combination but Terra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terra shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra slips a jab and a cross from Wilt.
Terra throws out a counter right but Wilt avoids it with no problem.
Wilt shoots in looking for a takedown. Terra tries to sprawl out of it but Wilt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilt misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Terra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilt throws a leg kick
and Terra counters with a nice uppercut.
Terra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terra! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilt has his takedown stuffed
and Terra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilt fails with the takedown
and Terra counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wilt with a poor takedown
and Terra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Wilt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilt shoots and misses
and Terra counters with a straight right hand.
Wilt shoots in but Terra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilt.
Terra shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wilt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Terra's guard.
Terra keeping moving, preventing Wilt from controlling successfully.
Wilt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilt.
Wilt postures up in Terra's guard and throws a big left but Terra blocks it.
Wilt trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
Wilt looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terra is looking to stand up but Wilt isn't so interested in that idea.
Terra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christopher Wilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilt has Terra up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilt being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Terra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Terra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wilt fails to land the takedown.
Terra shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra tries to sprawl but Wilt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Terra manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wilt keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Terra.
Wilt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Terra uses from the top position.
Wilt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra wants to get up but he can't break Wilt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Terra preventing the sweep.
Terra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Terra defends well.
Terra won't allow Wilt to sweep him here.
Terra is looking to stand up but Wilt won't let him.
Wilt controlling the position.
Wilt 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.
Terra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilt's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wilt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilt has his takedown stuffed
and Terra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Wilt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilt misses with a takedown attempt
and Terra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilt looks for a takedown but Terra sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terra raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wilt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilt showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilt is pressing down on Terra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Terra is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilt throwing shots but Terra is blocking nicely.
Christopher Wilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Terra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to San Terra.
I've got Terra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Terra!
Jumping up and down and very excited, San Terra waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakari Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Stick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Stick.
Stick throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moss was covering up waiting for the punch and Stick finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stick manages to get himself to full guard.
Moss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moss advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stick is in trouble now - Moss has advanced to mount!
Stick tries to reverse the position but Moss maintains control.
Moss throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss looking to finish with strikes here!
Stick tries to hold on but Moss pushes him away.
Stick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moss is trying to control the action in half guard but Stick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moss looks to land a strike but Stick avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stick controlling Moss's posture.
Moss wants to control from the top but Stick keeps moving.
Moss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stick is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moss pushes down on Stick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moss wants to pass to mount but Stick is defending the position.
Moss is working for a submission of some sort.
Stick controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stick sees it coming and defends easily.
Moss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moss is keen to just control but Stick is a slippery customer.
Moss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moss trying to control the action but Stick is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moss trying to pass the guard but Stick defending well.
Stick trying to control here.
Stick wants to improve his position but Moss is controlling well.
Moss is keen to just control but Stick is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stick throws a low kick, looking for Moss's leg but Moss calmly moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stick throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Moss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stick backs up against the cage.
Moss throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakari Moss dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moss throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Moss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moss sprawls well initially but Stick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moss.
Stick lands a couple of digs.
Moss looking for a guillotine here but Stick defends easily.
Moss has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stick has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Stick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moss manages to get back to half guard.
Moss is trying to maintain the position but Stick is very close to passing his half guard.
Stick 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss is looking for a sweep. Stick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stick is trying to control the action in half guard but Moss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stick slips a nice elbow through Moss's hands, connecting with Moss's forehead.
Jack Stick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moss gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
Moss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stick is one step ahead there.
Moss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moss trying to control the position.
Stick lands a couple of elbows.
Moss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stick stands up over Moss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moss on the ground.
Stick tries to free his leg and advance position but Moss is retaining full guard.
Moss controls Stick momentarily but Stick frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stick defends it easily.
Moss can't keep his opponent in guard - Stick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moss wants to control but Stick is keeping busy.
Stick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stick is working away from the top position though.
Moss won't allow Stick to pass to mount.
Stick 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stick.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
Moss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moss is trying to control but Stick passes into side control!
Moss tries to improve position but can't.
Stick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stick working the head and body with strikes.
Moss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stick drops an elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Well, if Stick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stick is thwarting Moss's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moss is trying to defend but Stick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moss manages to get to full guard.
Stick is in close to Moss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Stick wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick throws a big right hand that misses.
Stick postures up.
Stick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stick defends it easily.
Stick landing some decent shots from guard.
Moss pulls Stick in close to prevent any damage.
Stick postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Moss looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moss tries to get to full guard but Stick has control of the leg.
Moss has hold of Stick's hands but Stick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss actively working from the bottom here.
Moss wants to control but Stick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stick 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.
Stick is thwarting Moss's attempts to control the position.
Moss gets back to full guard.
Stick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Stick from controlling successfully.
Stick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moss trying to keep a closed guard but Stick is proving a slippery customer.
Stick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stick working some strikes from top position.
Moss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stick passes into side control.
Moss is trying to control Stick's posture but Stick avoids it.
Moss is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stick lands a nice short elbow.
Moss wants to control but Stick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stick prevents Moss from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Stick there.
Moss is trying to maintain the position but Stick is very close to passing his half guard.
Moss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moss has hold of Stick's hands but Stick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stick drops an elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss trying to control from the bottom.
Stick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stick!
Our winner, Jack Stick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gottlieb Hiebknecht's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Hiebknecht lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Hiebknecht feints the counter takedown.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hiebknecht defends it well.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Hiebknecht defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Hiebknecht defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hiebknecht is holding on tight.
Silva working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hiebknecht looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Silva! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Silva!
Roberto Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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