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MMA Gods 25: Orpheus Returns PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung comes to the cage accompanied by God of Gamblers. Michael Quincy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Quincy.
Fei Chung misses with a straight right.
Fei Chung slips under a jab.
Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quincy.
Quincy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fei Chung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fei Chung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quincy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fei Chung misses with a kick to the body.
Fei Chung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quincy takes a swing at Fei Chung's ribcage but misses.
Fei Chung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fei Chung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fei Chung looking to score a takedown here. Quincy is defending well but Fei Chung drives through and ends up in Quincy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quincy is on top in guard.
Quincy gets to his feet. Fei Chung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Quincy misses.
It looked like Fei Chung was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei Chung moves away.
Quincy throws a hook to the side of Fei Chung's head but Fei Chung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quincy takes one to the chin there.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quincy throws a jab but it's blocked by Fei Chung.
It looked like Fei Chung was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quincy.
Quincy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quincy misses with a hook. Fei Chung ducked under it nicely.
Michael Quincy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Quincy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fei Chung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fei Chung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung cracks the inside of Quincy's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fei Chung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fei Chung is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fei Chung counters with a stiff right hand.
Fei Chung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Quincy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quincy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fei Chung shoots in and bounces Quincy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fei Chung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quincy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fei Chung wants to pass the guard but Quincy is keeping the position.
Fei Chung sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fei Chung manages to get himself to full guard.
Quincy wants to control from the top but Fei Chung keeps moving.
Fei Chung wants to sweep here but Quincy controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quincy chips away with some ground and pound.
Fei Chung wants to sweep here but Quincy controlling him for the moment.
Quincy tries to free his leg and advance position but Fei Chung is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fei Chung is looking to wear down Quincy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quincy misses with a looping right.
Quincy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Quincy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fei Chung connects with a body shot that sends Quincy's belly button to the back.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but Fei Chung moved out of range.
Quincy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fei Chung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quincy misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quincy throws a chopping leg kick but Fei Chung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fei Chung cracks the inside of Quincy's front leg.
Quincy throws an overhand right that lands on Fei Chung's shoulder, as Fei Chung tries to avoid the shot.
Quincy takes one on the button.
Quincy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fei Chung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Chung lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quincy will feel that in the morning.
Fei Chung connects with a right hand. Quincy shakes it off.
Fei Chung scores with a punch to the head.
Quincy just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Chung throwing a counter right hand but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fei Chung - that will leave a mark!
Quincy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fei Chung lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Fei Chung 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.
Fei Chung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quincy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Fei Chung does it's job there.
Donk. Fei Chung catches Quincy right on the button with a cross.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy.
Quincy throws a right hand that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a nice uppercut.
Quincy avoids the head kick by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung dips to his left and cracks Quincy with an uppercut!
Quincy misses with a body shot.
Quincy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quincy misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Quincy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fei Chung misses with a head kick.
Quincy misses with a straight left.
Fei Chung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Chung lands with a slapping head kick.
Fei Chung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quincy.
Quincy misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quincy is rocked!
BOOM! Fei Chung lands a beautiful left hook that drops Quincy. Quincy tries to recover but Fei Chung is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Quincy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Fei Chung!
After winning the bout, Wu Fei Chung 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hija Tokelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Asbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hija Tokelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Asbra!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asbra cracks Tokelo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Asbra coming out on top.
Tokelo ducks right into an uppercut from Asbra.
Asbra cracks Tokelo with a big right hand and Tokelo goes down!
Tokelo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asbra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oh Tokelo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asbra passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asbra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tokelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokelo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tokelo tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asbra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tokelo is out of range and Asbra settles back down.
Asbra connects with a looping right hand.
Tokelo walks into a straight right hand from Asbra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asbra drops Tokelo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Asbra follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Asbra!
Papa Asbra thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin Freeman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tudekiks misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tudekiks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tudekiks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tudekiks.
Freeman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks rushes Freeman and presses him up against the cage.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tudekiks lands a nice uppercut.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Tudekiks pushes off an throws an elbow but Freeman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman controlling the action here for a moment.
Freeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Freeman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tudekiks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Freeman stalling.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tudekiks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks wants to break free but Freeman has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tudekiks.
Freeman taking a breather.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman crunches a lovely knee into Tudekiks's ribcage.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman slows down the pace here.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
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!
Tudekiks wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tudekiks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tudekiks throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Tudekiks wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Freeman lands a knee to the head.
Tudekiks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike.
Tudekiks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freeman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tudekiks's brow.
Tudekiks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tudekiks stalling in the clinch but Freeman improves position.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
Freeman lands a knee to the body.
Tudekiks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tudekiks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freeman's brow.
Freeman tries to stall but Tudekiks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Freeman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gavin Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suleijma Tudekiks.
Tudekiks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman lands a nice elbow.
Tudekiks tries for a takedown but Freeman manages to get underhooks.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman has Tudekiks pressed against the cage, preventing Tudekiks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Freeman misses.
Tudekiks rushes Freeman and presses him up against the cage.
Freeman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freeman stalling against the cage.
Freeman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tudekiks managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Freeman to work.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Freeman lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Tudekiks is blocking nicely.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the body.
Tudekiks takes an elbow to the temple.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Freeman.
That has opened up Suleijma Tudekiks's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with the head strike.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tudekiks just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Tudekiks circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tudekiks blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Tudekiks wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeman.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
Freeman prevents Tudekiks from breaking the clinch.
Tudekiks wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Tudekiks.
Freeman landing knees to the body.
Tudekiks is breathing heavily.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks wants to break free but Freeman has control.
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tudekiks is defending well for now.
Gavin Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tudekiks tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Tudekiks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman keeps Tudekiks at a distance using the push kick.
Tudekiks rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Freeman lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Suleijma Tudekiks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tudekiks can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman crunches a lovely knee into Tudekiks's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to circle away but Freeman has him pinned against the cage.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freeman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tudekiks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tudekiks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freeman is struggling to control the position.
Tudekiks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freeman prevents it.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman working Tudekiks over with knees to the body.
Freeman scores a nice knee to the body.
Tudekiks can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tudekiks shoots in looking for a takedown but Freeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tudekiks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Tudekiks misses.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Tudekiks.
Freeman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tudekiks misses with a leg kick
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Freeman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freeman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tudekiks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Tudekiks blocks with his arms.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the head.
Freeman lands an elbow inside.
Tudekiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Freeman misses with a body punch
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tudekiks.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman taking a breather.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tudekiks tries to stall but Freeman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Tudekiks shrugs off.
Suleijma Tudekiks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
Tudekiks is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Freeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Tudekiks won't want to take too many of those.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Tudekiks has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tudekiks avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tudekiks's face.
Tudekiks is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Suleijma Tudekiks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gavin Freeman!
In his post fight interview, Gavin Freeman 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 Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar comes into the arena with Shook Ones II blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khadzhimurat Gatsalov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Khadzhimurat Gatsalov has been cut.
Gatsalov tries to land a front kick but Ragnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ragnar throws a hook but Gatsalov avoids it easily.
Ragnar works Gatsalov's body with a nice hook.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Gatsalov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsalov moves away.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatsalov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnar.
Gatsalov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatsalov counters with a straight right hand.
Gatsalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsalov tries for a takedown but Ragnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsalov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatsalov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnar checks a leg kick.
Gatsalov tests Ragnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatsalov connects with a single shot there.
Gatsalov ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Gatsalov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnar tries to avoid it but Gatsalov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnar to the ground. Ragnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ragnar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnar there.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Gatsalov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gatsalov. Ragnar shrugs it off though.
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!
Ragnar misses with a double jab
and Gatsalov moves into the clinch.
Ragnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gatsalov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice jab there from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Gatsalov defending well as Ragnar loads up on a big left hand.
Gatsalov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnar will feel that in the morning.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatsalov looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov misses with a wild combination.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsalov.
Ragnar throws a counter high kick but Gatsalov was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ragnar misses its intended target.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Gatsalov moves away and avoids it.
Gatsalov tries to clinch but Ragnar is having none of it.
Ragnar misses the jab.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Gatsalov.
Ragnar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gatsalov just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatsalov on the side of the head.
Gatsalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gatsalov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsalov slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Ragnar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatsalov throws the kick towards the body but Ragnar avoids it.
Ragnar throwing a counter right hand but Gatsalov manages to avoid it.
Ragnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsalov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khadzhimurat Gatsalov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gatsalov ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Gatsalov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnar throws out the jab.
Ragnar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gatsalov connects with the punch.
Gatsalov moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Ragnar.
Ragnar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gatsalov throws a sloppy body shot
and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gatsalov checks it well.
Gatsalov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnar.
Gatsalov connects with an inside leg kick.
Gatsalov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatsalov misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Gatsalov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatsalov can do to turn this around?
Gatsalov misses with a body punch
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnar is looking to slow Gatsalov down with leg kicks.
Gatsalov lands with a shot to the body.
Gatsalov throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gatsalov scores with a body shot.
Ragnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ragnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gatsalov is out of range and Ragnar settles back down.
Good exchange - Ragnar coming out on top.
Gatsalov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gatsalov scores with a jab. Ragnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatsalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar tries to score with a low kick but Gatsalov moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnar misses with a two punch combination.
Gatsalov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnar motions for Gatsalov to come forward. Ragnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnar throws a right hand that misses
and Gatsalov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gatsalov thows a leg kick but Ragnar checks it
and Ragnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsalov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gatsalov with a nice cross.
Gatsalov misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatsalov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Gatsalov moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsalov feints and then cracks Ragnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnar down.
Gatsalov throws a lazy body kick
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gatsalov ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the body
and Gatsalov counters by moving into the clinch.
Gatsalov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gatsalov manages to end up in side control.
Gatsalov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ragnar's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khadzhimurat Gatsalov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khadzhimurat Gatsalov'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. This is the final round!
Ragnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ragnar connects with a right hand. Gatsalov shakes it off.
Gatsalov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ragnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gatsalov somewhat.
Ragnar throws a big counter combination but Gatsalov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ragnar misses with a double jab
and Gatsalov counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatsalov cracks a nice hook into Ragnar's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsalov avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a double jab.
Gatsalov throws the kick towards the body but Ragnar avoids it.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsalov shoots for a takedown but Ragnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ragnar moves out of range of the body kick from Gatsalov.
Ragnar scores with a jab. Gatsalov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ragnar moves out of range of the body kick from Gatsalov.
Ragnar is looking to counter punch.
Gatsalov lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnar tries to score with a low kick but Gatsalov moves his leg out of the way.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Gatsalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gatsalov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Gatsalov.
Ragnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatsalov. That did some damage!
Ragnar throws a nice looking combination but Gatsalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatsalov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsalov moves to clinch but Ragnar breaks away
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatsalov throws a body kick that misses
and Ragnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar misses the body punch
and Gatsalov counters with a nice leg kick.
Gatsalov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatsalov checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Gatsalov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatsalov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ragnar back to the cage. Gatsalov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov misses with a head kick.
Ragnar swings for the body but Gatsalov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gatsalov! But no joy.
Gatsalov tries to land a body kick
and Ragnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gatsalov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar throws a solid leg kick but Gatsalov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnar.
Ragnar backing away here, and Gatsalov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsalov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnar is looking to slow Gatsalov down with leg kicks.
Ragnar lands a really nice looking cross but Gatsalov seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnar 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
An out of breath Bjorn Ragnar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Akerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre's entrance music is Xzibit- Alcoholic . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobarre ducks right into an uppercut from Akerman.
It looks like Pablo Escobarre has been cut.
Akerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobarre pushes Akerman up against the cage in a clinch.
Akerman working aggressively here.
Escobarre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman taking a breather.
Akerman has a couple of punches blocked by Escobarre.
Akerman misses with the head strike.
Akerman wants to stall.
Escobarre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobarre blocking some punches.
Akerman's coach down at Hunter MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akerman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman effectively controlling the action here.
Akerman tries a body shot but Escobarre blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobarre.
Akerman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobarre up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akerman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman manages to break the clinch.
Linus Akerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobarre throws a poor cross that misses
and Akerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobarre slips under a jab from Akerman.
Escobarre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akerman pinned against the cage. Akerman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobarre lands with a shot to the body.
Escobarre swings widly with a right hand
letting Akerman counter with a right hand.
Escobarre scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre throws a hook but Akerman blocks it.
Escobarre lands a really nice looking cross but Akerman seems unphased.
Escobarre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Escobarre controlling the action here.
Escobarre trying to control from half guard but Akerman is working away.
Escobarre controlling the action here.
Akerman controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre works his foot free and advances to mount.
Escobarre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Akerman is trying to reverse the position but instead Escobarre has taken his back - oops!
Akerman is trying to break free.
Escobarre is riding his opponent, not letting Akerman buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Escobarre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Akerman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Akerman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Akerman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobarre scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Escobarre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobarre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobarre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escobarre misses the shot to the body.
Escobarre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobarre.
Akerman slips a straight right by Escobarre.
Akerman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobarre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akerman throws a right hand that Escobarre ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobarre also avoids with ease.
Escobarre appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Escobarre scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Akerman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akerman.
Escobarre fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobarre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akerman counters with a good, hard body kick but Escobarre shrugs it off.
Linus Akerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Akerman lands a big right hand that sends Escobarre crashing to the mat! Akerman stays standing though and waves Escobarre back to his feet!
Escobarre is rocked!
Akerman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Escobarre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobarre closes the distance and clinches.
Escobarre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akerman misses with a body punch.
Escobarre seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akerman lands a body punch.
Akerman breaks from the clinch.
Akerman takes one to the chin there.
Escobarre shoots in for a double leg but Akerman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobarre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobarre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akerman can pounce on him.
Akerman throws a leg kick which misses Escobarre's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobarre tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Escobarre coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre throws the left hand but Akerman avoids the punch easily.
Akerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escobarre.
It seemed like Akerman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobarre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escobarre misses with a straight right.
Escobarre looks to score with a jab to the body but Akerman is just out of range.
Escobarre throws a combination that misses
and Akerman counters with a nice right hand that sends Escobarre toppling to the canvas! Escobarre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Akerman finish him?!
Escobarre misses with a straight right.
and Akerman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Escobarre! He's just covering up as Akerman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linus Akerman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller has chosen This Life as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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28
198 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Plouman.
Plouman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teller.
Plouman missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller moves into range and clinches up with Plouman.
Plouman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller jumps guard but Plouman stands there with Teller around his waist. Teller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teller stalling in the clinch but Plouman improves position.
Plouman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plouman is trying to break the clinch but Teller is controlling him.
Teller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller prevents a body shot from Plouman.
Teller crunches a lovely knee into Plouman's ribcage.
Teller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plouman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teller up against the cage.
Teller successfully pulls guard.
Plouman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plouman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teller looking for a guillotine here but Plouman defends easily.
Plouman tries to free his leg and advance position but Teller is retaining full guard.
Plouman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Plouman is defending well. Teller quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Plouman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Teller celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Teller!
A determined Jackson Teller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chael Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Plouman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Tauer's chin.
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144 lbs
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156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Tauer.
It looks like Chael Plouman has been cut.
Tauer darts in and clinches Plouman up against the cage.
Plouman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plouman is rocked!
Tauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Plouman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tauer pushes Plouman against the cage. Tauer is working some dirty boxing. Tauer pushes off with a quick right hook! Plouman goes down! Plouman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tauer moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Tauer!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Tauer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Charbonneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Granger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu-Jitsu . Charbonneau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stromae - Formidable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Granger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Charbonneau!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger shoots for a takedown but Charbonneau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charbonneau drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Granger defends it well.
Granger throws a leg kick but Charbonneau moved away.
Granger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Granger showed some decent athleticism there.
Granger prevents Charbonneau from improving his position.
Granger trying to mount his opponent but Charbonneau defends it.
Charbonneau is looking for a sweep. Granger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charbonneau is trying to maintain the position but Granger is very close to passing his half guard.
Charbonneau wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charbonneau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Granger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Granger's back!
Charbonneau is trying to stick to Granger's back but Granger is turning into Charbonneau. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Charbonneau's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Granger.
Charbonneau looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Granger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charbonneau tries to roll over but Granger keeps him under control.
Charbonneau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Charbonneau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charbonneau keeping moving, preventing Granger from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charbonneau is trying to keep Granger in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charbonneau. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Charbonneau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Granger. No joy for Charbonneau on that attempt.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Granger. No joy for Charbonneau on that attempt.
Granger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Granger throws a hook but Charbonneau avoids it easily.
Charbonneau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Granger's waist but Granger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charbonneau off to one side.
John Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Charbonneau.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Granger shoots in for a double leg but Charbonneau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charbonneau shoots in and gets a takedown into Granger's guard.
Charbonneau pushing down on Granger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charbonneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Granger keeps working.
Granger is trying is best to control the position here.
Granger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Granger has hold of Charbonneau's hands but Charbonneau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Charbonneau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charbonneau is thwarting Granger's attempts to control the position.
Granger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Granger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Charbonneau trying to keep a closed guard but Granger is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a couple of digs.
Granger stopping the sweep attempt from Charbonneau.
Granger trying to control the position from guard on top but Charbonneau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charbonneau wants to sweep here but Granger controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Granger. No joy for Charbonneau on that attempt.
Granger shoots in but no luck this time.
Charbonneau feints the counter takedown.
Charbonneau moves away from the strike by Granger.
Granger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Charbonneau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Charbonneau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Granger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau prevents Granger from moving into mount.
Charbonneau being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charbonneau stops Granger from passing to mount.
Granger trying to control the position but Charbonneau is working away.
Charbonneau tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Charbonneau is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granger stuffs the takedown attempt from Charbonneau. Charbonneau gets slowly back to his feet.
Granger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Charbonneau throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Granger 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.
Charbonneau looks for a takedown but Granger sprawls well.
Charbonneau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charbonneau closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Granger's guard.
Charbonneau tries to free his leg and advance position but Granger is retaining full guard.
Granger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charbonneau working some strikes from top position.
Granger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger keeping full guard, as Charbonneau tries to pass.
Charbonneau with a nice head shot there.
Granger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Charbonneau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charbonneau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Charbonneau tries to free his leg and advance position but Granger is retaining full guard.
Charbonneau throws a big elbow that misses.
Granger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Charbonneau with a nice head shot there.
Granger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Granger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Charbonneau throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Charbonneau from controlling successfully.
Granger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marshall Charbonneau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charbonneau wants to pass the guard but Granger is keeping the position.
Granger working a defensive guard here.
Charbonneau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Charbonneau from controlling successfully.
Charbonneau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Charbonneau pushing down on Granger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Granger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Granger as he avoids it easily.
John Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Charbonneau.
Charbonneau defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown but Granger shows good takedown defense.
Granger shoots in and bounces Charbonneau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Granger drops back looking for a leg! Charbonneau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charbonneau manages to kick Granger off! Granger jumps back into Charbonneau's guard.
Charbonneau keeping moving, preventing Granger from controlling successfully.
Granger wants to pass the guard but Charbonneau is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau looking for a sweep. Not yet Charbonneau, not yet.
Granger trying to control but Charbonneau is working from the bottom.
Charbonneau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Granger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charbonneau's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Charbonneau with that takedown attempt.
Charbonneau fails to land the takedown.
Granger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charbonneau shoots in and drives through. Granger sprawls well.
Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Granger sprawls well. Granger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charbonneau gets slowly back to his feet.
Granger feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Granger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Charbonneau closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Charbonneau pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Granger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Granger shoots in for a takedown but Charbonneau shows good takedown defense.
Charbonneau throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Granger was covering up waiting for the punch and Charbonneau finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Charbonneau stands up over Granger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Granger controls Charbonneau momentarily but Charbonneau frees himself.
Granger looking for a guillotine here but Charbonneau defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger is trying to control the position but Charbonneau postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Charbonneau's guard.
Granger wants to control from the top but Charbonneau keeps moving.
Granger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charbonneau's guard.
Granger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charbonneau is looking for a sweep. Granger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Granger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charbonneau is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Charbonneau misses the shot to the body.
Granger digs a good body shot into Charbonneau's ribs.
Granger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charbonneau avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Granger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Charbonneau is trying to defend but Granger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Charbonneau missing with punches from the bottom.
Charbonneau gets back to full guard.
Granger content to stall in guard here.
Charbonneau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Granger is one step ahead there.
Granger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charbonneau pulls Granger in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Granger is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Granger controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Granger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Granger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Charbonneau tries to get to full guard but Granger has control of the leg.
Granger is working for a kimura but Charbonneau is defending it quite comfortably.
Charbonneau tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
John Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger blocks the strikes from Charbonneau.
Charbonneau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Charbonneau trying to control from the bottom.
Charbonneau is looking to improve his position.
Charbonneau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in half guard, Granger seems content to control.
Granger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charbonneau is trying to get back to full guard.
Granger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Charbonneau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Granger 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Granger!
John Granger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Beltshazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beltshazar comes to the cage accompanied by Who let the Dogs out?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Beltshazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Beltshazar's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltshazar tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Beltshazar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandao doesn't seem phased though.
Beltshazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao lands an overhand right.
Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Beltshazar.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beltshazar can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beltshazar tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beltshazar breaks the clinch.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Beltshazar slips the punch.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Beltshazar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beltshazar misses with the combination.
Brandao misses with a hook. Beltshazar ducked under it nicely.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Beltshazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Beltshazar misses
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Beltshazar does no damage.
Beltshazar misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Beltshazar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Beltshazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao clinches up with Beltshazar and pushes him back against the cage.
Beltshazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandao or not.
Beltshazar manages to break the clinch.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Beltshazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Beltshazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beltshazar.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao is controlling him.
Beltshazar wants to break free but Brandao has control.
Beltshazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltshazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltshazar throws out a loose jab but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Beltshazar.
Beltshazar drops Brandao with a right and a left! Beltshazar comes rushing in but Brandao regains his composure and manages to keep Beltshazar in guard.
It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltshazar stopping the sweep attempt from Brandao.
Beltshazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Beltshazar won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
Beltshazar wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Beltshazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Brandao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beltshazar is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltshazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Beltshazar throws a right hand that misses
and Brandao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beltshazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Beltshazar as the two fighters clinch.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beltshazar tries to pull guard but Brandao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltshazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltshazar punishes Brandao's body with a nice straight punch.
Beltshazar connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beltshazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Beltshazar takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Beltshazar is looking to wear down Brandao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beltshazar staying out of range there.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltshazar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltshazar. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beltshazar throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Beltshazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beltshazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beltshazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beltshazar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan Beltshazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltshazar blocks a jab.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Beltshazar's body. Beltshazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Beltshazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Beltshazar is out of range.
Brandao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beltshazar has Brandao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brandao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beltshazar manages to pull guard.
Beltshazar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beltshazar controls Brandao momentarily but Brandao frees himself.
Brandao controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltshazar looking for subs off his back but Brandao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beltshazar is looking for a sweep. Brandao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beltshazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Beltshazar swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Beltshazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Beltshazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range as Beltshazar strikes.
Beltshazar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandao at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Beltshazar's shoulder, as Beltshazar tries to avoid the shot.
Beltshazar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ryan Beltshazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beltshazar gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Beltshazar.
Brandao keeps control of Beltshazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao has Beltshazar pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltshazar tries to circle away but Brandao has him pinned against the cage.
Brandao stalling in the clinch.
Beltshazar can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Good body shot from Brandao.
Brandao keeps control of Beltshazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Beltshazar controls the action.
Beltshazar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brandao uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beltshazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beltshazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
Beltshazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandao content to stall in guard here.
Beltshazar trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beltshazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao darts in and clinches Beltshazar up against the cage.
Beltshazar takes a shot to the head.
Brandao has Beltshazar pressed against the cage, preventing Beltshazar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Beltshazar back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beltshazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Beltshazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Beltshazar working hard to break the clinch.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Beltshazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brandao smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Brandao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao'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. This is the final round!
Brandao connects with a crisp jab.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Beltshazar's ribs.
Beltshazar throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Beltshazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao takes one on the button.
Beltshazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Beltshazar lands a slapping body shot.
Brandao lands a jab to Beltshazar's midsection.
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beltshazar throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao clobbers Beltshazar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beltshazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beltshazar.
Beltshazar takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Beltshazar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beltshazar tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.
Beltshazar is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltshazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Beltshazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beltshazar misses with a two punch combination.
BOOM! Brandao lands a beautiful left hook that drops Beltshazar. Beltshazar tries to recover but Brandao is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Beltshazar lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
An out of breath Diego Brandao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ryan Beltshazar had this to say: 'Im incredible...but everyone has a bad day sometimes...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wow Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boagrius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Akkadian Empire . Orpheus Boagrius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wow Wow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Boagrius has knocked Wow down with a huge combo! Boagrius steps away and waves a wobbly Wow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Wow Wow has been cut.
Wow with a poor takedown
and Boagrius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boagrius lands a right hook to the body.
Wow misses with a takedown attempt
and Boagrius counters with a big right hand! Oh Wow is in trouble here! Boagrius follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Orpheus Boagrius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Wow Wow was interviewed post fight and said 'I got injury during training.'.
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