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Highland Games 132 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Versa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Versa has chosen Unshakable (dedicated to victims and survivors of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vice Versa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Versa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vice Versa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Versa but Versa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Versa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Versa lands a head shot.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez leaves his chin hanging out and Versa seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sanchez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vice Versa!
A relieved looking Vice Versa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Rautia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urho Rautia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo throws a right and a left that Rautia avoids nicely.
Angelo leaves Rautia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Angelo with a jab.
It looks like Urho Rautia has been cut.
Angelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rautia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Angelo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rautia eats them both and turns towards Angelo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rautia shoots in but no luck this time.
Sloppy strikes from Angelo. Those never looked like landing.
Angelo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Angelo.
Angelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
A combination from Angelo does no damage.
No joy there for Angelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rautia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Angelo defends it well.
Rautia dives in for a single leg takedown but Angelo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luiz Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urho Rautia.
Angelo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Urho Rautia's cut even more.
Angelo lands a body shot.
Urho Rautia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautia dives in and grabs Angelo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angelo pushes down on Rautia's head and hops out.
Angelo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Angelo misses with a wild combination.
Angelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo fails to land with a series of punches.
Angelo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Angelo duly obliges.
Rautia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angelo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rautia somewhat.
Rautia has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Angelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angelo misses with the combination.
Rautia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rautia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Angelo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo is looking to improve his position but Rautia isn't that keen on the idea.
Rautia pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Rautia is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Angelo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Urho Rautia!
A victorious Urho Rautia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Nube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Nube!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
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 Schneeger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schneeger.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Schneeger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Nube throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nube misses with a wild combination.
Nube throws a good cross that connects.
Nube connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneeger lands a really nice looking cross but Nube seems unphased.
Schneeger tries to clinch there but Nube circles away.
Schneeger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nube has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schneeger scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schneeger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nube. That did some damage!
Schneeger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneeger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schneeger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nube cracks Schneeger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schneeger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nube wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schneeger walks into a straight right hand from Nube.
Nube looks to land a right hand but Schneeger moved out of range.
Schneeger throws a jab when Nube was well out of range.
Schneeger misses with a body kick.
Schneeger just misses with a punch to the body.
Nube throws a series of punches but Schneeger moves out of range.
Schneeger lands a head kick. Nube smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneeger clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nube goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Nube on the inside.
Schneeger tries to land knees in the clinch but Nube avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nube.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nube creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nube breaks the clinch.
Schneeger throws out a loose jab but Nube uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schneeger avoids a kick to the body.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nube unleashes a big counter combination but Schneeger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schneeger moves in looking to clinch but Nube pushes him off.
Nube feints the counter takedown.
Nube lands a jab-cross combination.
Nube smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schneeger is rocked!
Nube connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Schneeger to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Nube!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davy Nube!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominance Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominance Zelditeez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Zelditeez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zelditeez is on him like a limpet, forcing Oliveira back against the cage.
Zelditeez wants to take the fight to the mat but Oliveira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zelditeez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelditeez with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zelditeez tries to counter with a takedown but Oliveira is quick to defend against it.
Zelditeez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelditeez .
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelditeez was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez looks for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls well.
Zelditeez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zelditeez fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Oliveira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zelditeez tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Zelditeez avoids it well.
Zelditeez dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelditeez is just out of range.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira jabs at Zelditeez 's body.
No luck for Zelditeez with that takedown attempt.
Zelditeez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Zelditeez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelditeez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelditeez has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira defending well as Zelditeez loads up on a big left hand.
Zelditeez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zelditeez with a nice head shot there.
Zelditeez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Zelditeez postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Zelditeez stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Zelditeez postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Zelditeez advances position into side control!
Zelditeez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliveira prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
Zelditeez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zelditeez moves into full mount!
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zelditeez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Zelditeez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez controlling from the full mount.
Zelditeez misses with a head shot.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zelditeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelditeez throwing strikes here but Oliveira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Oliveira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelditeez won't let Oliveira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Oliveira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Zelditeez or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira, which made it look bad.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Zelditeez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliveira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab from Oliveira.
Carlos Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zelditeez s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Zelditeez misses its target.
Zelditeez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Zelditeez misses with a right hand
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira catches Zelditeez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zelditeez gets slowly back to his feet.
Zelditeez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zelditeez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zelditeez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Zelditeez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zelditeez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira parries the strikes from Zelditeez easily there. Zelditeez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliveira to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zelditeez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zelditeez works to advance to full mount. Oliveira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here. Zelditeez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zelditeez landing punches.
Zelditeez working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zelditeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez lands a couple of good shots and Oliveira has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dominance Zelditeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is trying to remain composed but Zelditeez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oliveira trying to control the hands but Zelditeez breaks the grip.
Zelditeez is landing with strikes from the back.
Zelditeez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Oliveira is looking for a way out.
Zelditeez 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.
Zelditeez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Oliveira!
Zelditeez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Oliveira is looking for a way out.
Zelditeez scores with punches to the body.
Zelditeez tries to keep control of the position but Oliveira is staying busy.
Zelditeez controlling the position well here. Oliveira rolled but Zelditeez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Zelditeez .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelditeez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oliveira is keeping busy.
Zelditeez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Zelditeez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but Zelditeez has full control of the position and if anything, Oliveira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Zelditeez missing with punches from the back.
Zelditeez cracks Oliveira with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Oliveira from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominance Zelditeez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Zelditeez with a poor takedown
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Zelditeez closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveira, looking for a takedown. Zelditeez pushes Oliveira against the cage but Oliveira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira unleashes a big counter combination but Zelditeez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zelditeez fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zelditeez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zelditeez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zelditeez somewhat.
Zelditeez ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Zelditeez ducked under it nicely.
Dominance Zelditeez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Zelditeez on that attempt.
Zelditeez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Zelditeez getting side control.
Zelditeez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelditeez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez trying to mount his opponent but Oliveira defends it.
Zelditeez is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zelditeez .
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zelditeez working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zelditeez is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zelditeez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zelditeez trying to mount his opponent but Oliveira defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Zelditeez working Oliveira over with strikes.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Zelditeez slows the pace down in half guard.
Zelditeez trying to control from half guard but Oliveira is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zelditeez with good strikes from the mount here!
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Zelditeez 's attempts to control the action.
Zelditeez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira's face.
Zelditeez looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zelditeez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez landing punches.
Zelditeez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Zelditeez maintains control.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Zelditeez 's attempts to control the action.
Zelditeez with the ground and pound from mount.
Zelditeez with a couple of short strikes.
Zelditeez with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominance Zelditeez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zelditeez 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominance Zelditeez !
Carlos Oliveira spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a better fighter, but he was luckier today'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Heinz Bauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen Fresh Like Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Heinz Bauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Durham!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bauser.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durham feints the counter takedown.
Bauser throws a sloppy head kick and Durham moves out of range easily.
Bauser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durham checks a low kick from Bauser.
Bauser misses with a head kick.
Durham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bauser.
Durham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Durham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durham trying to control the action but Bauser is working from the bottom.
Durham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Durham prevents Bauser from escaping the position.
The referee asks Durham politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Durham prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauser is being controlled here.
Durham cracks Bauser with a big right hand but Bauser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Durham is trying to get an arm triangle but Bauser is defending well.
Durham trying to control the position but Bauser is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Durham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Durham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bauser keeps working.
Durham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Durham works to advance to full mount. Bauser defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bauser wants to control but Durham is having none of it.
Bauser really wants to buck Durham off and get back to his feet.
Bauser is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Durham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bauser really wants to buck Durham off and get back to his feet.
Durham dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You get the feeling that Bauser really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham lands with some strikes.
Durham has hold of Bauser's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bauser manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Durham controlling from the full mount.
Durham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bauser is looking to escape.
Bauser somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Nice body kick there by Bauser.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bauser. Bauser obviously looking to wear him down.
Durham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bauser makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Bauser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham darts in looking for a takedown but Bauser gets double underhooks and turns Durham into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bauser.
Bauser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bauser has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Durham has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bauser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses.
Bauser throws a head kick that half lands.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bauser. Bauser obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Durham does it's job there.
Bauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Durham blocks a head kick by Bauser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Durham will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bauser swivels and escapes.
Bauser lands a head kick. Durham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Joe Durham has been cut.
Bauser misses with a low kick.
Bauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durham is rocked!
Bauser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bauser misses with a leg kick
and Durham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Durham.
Bauser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bauser manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durham has Bauser in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bauser would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Durham to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bauser is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Durham pulls down on the head and he's put Bauser to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Durham!
Joe Durham took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks has chosen 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Shango tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brooks manages to circle out of the way.
Brooks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shango is trying to keep Brooks in close.
Shango is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shango seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Shango is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brooks tries to roll over but Shango keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is staying active underneath Shango, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shango is looking for a kimura but Brooks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shango to get the leverage.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks won't allow Shango to pass to mount.
Brooks is staying active underneath Shango, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
Brooks won't allow Shango to pass to mount.
Shango uses his free foot to push down on Brooks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brooks.
Brooks is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shango working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks wants to hold on but Shango pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shango trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shango sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shango trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shango is trying to control. Brooks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shango pulls his head out easily.
Shango is working for a kimura but Brooks is defending it quite comfortably.
Brooks trying to control but Shango postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango is looking to advance position but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks wants to control but Shango is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shango is controlling the pace.
Shango is keen to just control but Brooks is a slippery customer.
Shango is trying to work for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Shango throws a strike but Brooks manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Shango tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calvin Brooks!
A less than humble Calvin Brooks misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moshington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. George Moshington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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159 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Moshington throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moshington throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Moshington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moshington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Moshington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moshington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Moshington looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice straight punches there by Moshington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moshington.
Parker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moshington moves away.
Moshington lands with a shot to the body.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
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!
Parker misses with a straight left.
Moshington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Moshington throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moshington works Parker's body with a nice hook.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Moshington steps away.
Moshington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moshington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moshington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Oooooh!!! Moshington has knocked Parker down with a huge combo! Moshington steps away and waves a wobbly Parker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Parker is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Moshington moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Parker! Moshington continues to tee off on Parker, landing with a left and a right! Moshington connects with a right hand that leaves Parker sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Moshington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Moshington!
George Moshington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball. 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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170 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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154 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Woods finds it's way through Bullard's defenses.
Woods lands with a right hand.
Woods misses with a hook
and Bullard counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tim Woods has been cut.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullard manages to avoid it.
Bullard dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Woods lands a nice hook to Bullard's body. Bullard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods throws a body punch but Bullard moves out of range.
Bullard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullard.
Bullard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullard tries to counter by clinching up but Woods breaks away and moves out of range.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods swings for the body but Bullard moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullard clinches with his opponent.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bullard is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods stalling in the clinch but Bullard improves position.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullard.
Bullard cracks Woods with a nice body shot.
Bullard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Woods looks winded!
A short right from Bullard on the inside.
Bullard working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullard.
I was talking to Bullard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullard.
Bullard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullard.
Woods is rocked!
Bullard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullard finish him?
Bullard gets through Woods's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Woods is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullard drops Woods onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Woods is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bullard lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Woods to his knees! Bullard keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Helm's choice of entrance music: Spazzin - Gary Podunk. 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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220 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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Great low kicks
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, James Helm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm misses with a left hand
and Pete counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helm's knee momentarily.
Pete slips a straight right by Helm.
Pete thinks about countering with a head kick.
Helm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helm misses with an uppercut.
Helm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pete. Pete circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pete throws out the jab.
Pete ducks right into an uppercut from Helm.
Pete closes the distance and clinches.
Pete lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helm backwards.
Helm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Helm has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A hook to the body from Pete.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helm.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete breaks from the clinch.
Pete misses with a straight left.
Pete connects with a high kick.
Helm takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helm misses with a straight left.
Pete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete missing with a left hand there. Helm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pete's corner calls for a 1-2. Pete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Helm is rocked!
Pete closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helm is still on wobbly legs! Can Pete finish him?
Helm throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helm.
Helm seems to have recovered his senses.
Pete throws a head punch that misses.
Pete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helm backwards.
Pete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pete throws a jab but it's blocked by Helm.
Pete throws a body shot but no joy.
James Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete misses with a low kick.
Pete throws a leg kick which misses Helm's front leg but catches the back leg as Helm tries to avoid it.
Pete drops Helm with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Helm! Pete dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Pete!
An out of breath Texas Pete thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated James Helm had this to say: 'It's time to get back the gym and grind harder for next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Cioran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gordon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Mel Gordon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Cioran's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Cioran!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cioran misses with an uppercut.
Cioran throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Cioran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gordon. Gordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Cioran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cioran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gordon misses with a body shot
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cioran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Cioran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Cioran as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cioran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cioran lands a slapping body shot.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Cioran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Cioran's shoulder, as Cioran tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at Pitbull MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon connects with a body shot that sends Cioran's belly button to the back.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Cioran.
Gordon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cioran.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Gordon slips a jab from Cioran.
Cioran has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Cioran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Cioran's shoulder, as Cioran tries to avoid the shot.
Cioran blocks a jab.
Gordon walks into a jab.
Gordon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Gordon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Cioran avoids nicely.
Cioran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon throws a lazy right hand but Cioran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon looks to land a combination. Cioran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cioran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cioran looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Gordon misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cioran! But no joy.
Gordon lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gordon.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cioran misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands an overhand right.
Gordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cioran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Cioran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gordon 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.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Cioran avoids nicely.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gordon there.
Cioran misses with a hook.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cioran lands a jab to the nose.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cioran was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
A little jabbing left from Cioran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Gordon lands.
Gordon lunges at Cioran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cioran's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Cioran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mel Gordon's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cioran.
Cioran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cioran takes one to the chin there.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cioran moves away.
Gordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Cioran misses its intended target.
Gordon scores with a jab to the body.
Cioran slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cioran counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Cioran is avoiding it.
Cioran misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mel Gordon's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gordon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cioran eats them both and turns towards Gordon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Cioran might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Cioran.
Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cioran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Cioran blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cioran working hard to break the clinch.
Cioran manages to break the clinch.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cioran circles away.
Cioran defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Gordon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon wants to clinch but Cioran slips to the side
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon with a jab.
Cioran scores with a hook.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike.
Cioran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
Gordon tries to work over Cioran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cioran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Cioran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran working aggressively here.
A short right from Gordon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Cioran effectively controlling the action here.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Cioran.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Cioran in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cioran's elbow.
Mel Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Cioran controls the action.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cioran can do to turn this around?
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Cioran controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cioran fails to land.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Cioran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cioran.
Cioran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon lands an elbow just above Cioran 's eye.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Cioran misses with a punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cioran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Cioran in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Emil Cioran has been cut.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Gordon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cioran throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cioran.
Cioran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cioran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cioran circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cioran to counter with a crisp jab.
Cioran misses with a straight right.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cioran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Cioran circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cioran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon lands with a right hand.
Cioran slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Cioran counters with a nice body shot.
Cioran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cioran misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cioran misses its intended target.
Cioran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gordon under the eye.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Cioran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Cioran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cioran moves away.
Gordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cioran counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon cracks a nice hook into Cioran's ribs.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cioran blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Cioran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cioran throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Gordon clinches with his opponent.
Cioran presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emil Cioran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mel Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran working aggressively here.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Cioran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cioran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cioran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Cioran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cioran's efforts to push away.
Cioran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Cioran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Cioran controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cioran lands an uppercut.
Mel Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cioran throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Cioran - that landed with a thud.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Cioran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cioran lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon is rocked!
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Cioran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mel Gordon!
A very excited looking Mel Gordon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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