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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rafael Abreu enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu swings for the body but Angelo moves out of range.
Angelo blocks a jab.
Abreu tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
Angelo misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Abreu.
Angelo throws a right and a left that Abreu avoids nicely.
Abreu misses with a body shot.
Abreu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angelo.
Angelo feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu looks to throw the jab but Angelo is out of range.
Angelo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Angelo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu digs a right hand into Angelo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Angelo's gas tank.
Abreu misses with some punches.
Abreu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Abreu tries to stall but Angelo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abreu is pushing Angelo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abreu taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abreu.
Abreu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelo lands a shot to the body.
Angelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Angelo presses Abreu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abreu looks winded!
Angelo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abreu backwards.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Abreu.
Angelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Abreu 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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abreu misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
Angelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Abreu on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelo misses with a body punch.
Angelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abreu's elbow.
Angelo blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelo.
Abreu wants to stall.
Angelo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abreu's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Angelo.
Angelo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelo.
Angelo pushes Abreu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Angelo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Angelo lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Angelo.
Angelo lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Angelo as the two fighters clinch.
Angelo can't find room to land a body shot as Abreu controls the action.
Angelo lands a shot to the body.
Angelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angelo tries to throw a body punch but Abreu avoids it by throwing Angelo back against the cage.
Angelo can't find room to land a body shot as Abreu controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Abreu fails to land.
Abreu throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelo.
Still in the clinch, Angelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Rafael Abreu has been cut.
A body shot lands from Angelo.
A short right from Angelo on the inside.
Angelo cracks Abreu with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Angelo - that landed with a thud.
Angelo tries to throw a body punch but Abreu avoids it by throwing Angelo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Angelo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Angelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angelo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo scores with a shot to the side of Abreu's head.
Angelo digs a right hand into Abreu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abreu's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelo.
Angelo lands a body shot.
Angelo scores with a hook to the body.
Angelo tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
A body shot lands from Angelo.
A short uppercut from Angelo.
A short left from Angelo.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
Abreu is rocked!
Angelo lands with a short shot to the head.
Abreu is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelo finish him?
Angelo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Abreu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Abreu drops to his knees and Angelo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Angelo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between L Manning Hines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (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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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, L Manning Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines looks to land a left hand but Sagdiyev moved out of range nicely.
Hines has Sagdiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagdiyev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hines to keep the fight standing.
Hines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagdiyev has a takedown stuffed.
Sagdiyev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hines defends it nicely.
L Manning Hines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borat Sagdiyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagdiyev moves away.
Sagdiyev wants to clinch
and Hines counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines pushing down on Sagdiyev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hines winds up and cracks Sagdiyev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hines is keen to just control but Sagdiyev is a slippery customer.
Sagdiyev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hines.
Hines looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sagdiyev is trying is best to control the position here.
Hines 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.
Sagdiyev is not content to let Hines control the position.
Hines sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sagdiyev trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is not content to let Hines control the position.
Hines has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sagdiyev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hines breaks from Sagdiyev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sagdiyev tries to hold on but Hines pushes him away.
Sagdiyev is squirming around, avoiding Hines's attempts to control the action.
Sagdiyev is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines dominating with strikes here.
Hines postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sagdiyev looks a forlorn figure.
Hines prevents Sagdiyev from getting the reversal.
Hines is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sagdiyev has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines goes for an armbar but Sagdiyev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sagdiyev.
Hines is trying to keep Sagdiyev in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hines is keeping the position for now.
Hines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hines trying to control the position.
Sagdiyev wants to control from the top but Hines keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagdiyev stopping the sweep attempt from Hines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Manning Hines dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hines has closed the distance and engaged Sagdiyev in a clinch.
Hines tightens his grip and picks Sagdiyev up, before dumping him to the ground. Sagdiyev manages to land in guard.
Hines stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagdiyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagdiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sagdiyev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hines looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines forces his way into half guard.
Sagdiyev trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Hines looking to control but Sagdiyev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
L Manning Hines overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagdiyev slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hines wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagdiyev keeps working.
Still in half guard, Hines seems content to control.
Hines trying to control from half guard but Sagdiyev is working away.
Sagdiyev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hines looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sagdiyev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines slows the pace down in half guard.
Sagdiyev is in trouble now - Hines has advanced to mount!
Hines lands a couple of good shots and Sagdiyev has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sagdiyev trying to control the hands but Hines won't let him.
Sagdiyev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hines's arms.
Sagdiyev is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Sagdiyev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hines!
I really don't envy Sagdiyev right now.
Hines is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hines. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hines is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hines tries to get the hooks in deep but Sagdiyev pushed the leg off.
The referee is taking a good look at Sagdiyev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hines!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines lands a shot to the head.
Sagdiyev takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sagdiyev trying to control the hands but Hines breaks the grip.
Hines lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sagdiyev trying to control the hands but Hines breaks the grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hines tries to get the hooks in deep but Sagdiyev pushed the leg off.
Sagdiyev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hines off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hines is looking for the choke from the back position but Sagdiyev is controlling his hands well.
Sagdiyev wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Manning Hines dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Hines misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Sagdiyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hines lands a right hook to the body.
Hines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagdiyev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hines, pushing him back against the cage.
Sagdiyev tries to score a body lock takedown but Hines shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hines gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines trying to mount his opponent but Sagdiyev defends it.
Sagdiyev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sagdiyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagdiyev keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines won't allow Sagdiyev to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines connects with a couple of short punches.
Hines trying to control but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
Hines might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hines is stalling in the full guard.
Sagdiyev keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines is really struggling to control Sagdiyev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sagdiyev is trying to hold Hines in close to prevent damage but Hines has managed to pass into half guard.
L Manning Hines is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Hines is looking to advance position but Sagdiyev won't allow it.
Hines is looking for a kimura here.
Sagdiyev is trying to control but can't.
Sagdiyev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hines passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hines controlling his opponent.
Hines with good strikes from the mount here!
Hines wants to control the pace but Sagdiyev is squirming around nicely.
Hines lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is looking to improve his position but Hines isn't that keen on the idea.
Hines lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hines scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hines scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagdiyev?
Hines lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borat Sagdiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagdiyev is rocked!
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Sagdiyev is still in real trouble! Can Hines finish him?
A big strike lands for Hines! That's really hurt Sagdiyev and he's turned his back - Hines keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hines jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). L Manning Hines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Fosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by Kill For Satan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Fosse!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Fosse moves out of range easily.
Swanson leaves Fosse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fosse bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Swanson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fosse has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Swanson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fosse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fosse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swanson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fosse with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fosse trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fosse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Fosse trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fosse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fosse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fosse postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
That's two 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.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fosse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fosse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson regains half guard.
Fosse thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Fosse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fosse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fosse controlling the action here.
Swanson is trying to control but Fosse passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to reverse the position.
Swanson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fosse working the ground and pound but Swanson is defending the strikes.
Fosse lands an elbow.
Swanson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Check out the look on Fosse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fosse throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fosse looks up at the clock and then as Swanson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fosse smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fosse is putting a hurting on Swanson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Swanson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fosse wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson is pressing down on Fosse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fosse is holding on for now.
Swanson winds up and cracks Fosse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Fosse dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fosse gets back to full guard.
Fosse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fosse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fosse keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fosse wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Fosse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Fosse. Fosse gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fosse. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fosse to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Ronny Fosse has been cut.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson won't allow Fosse to sweep him here.
Swanson trying to control but Fosse is working from the bottom.
Fosse wants to improve his position but instead Swanson has moved into half guard.
Swanson is pressing down on Fosse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fosse is holding on for now.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Fosse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Swanson trying to control but Fosse is having none of it.
Swanson avoids the attempt from Fosse to control.
Swanson wants to control the pace but Fosse is squirming around nicely.
Swanson looking to finish Fosse with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fosse!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fosse is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swanson avoids the attempt from Fosse to control.
Swanson unloads with some shots from mount but Fosse bucks and avoids them well.
Fosse is looking to improve his position but Swanson isn't that keen on the idea.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fosse can do to turn this around?
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fosse is squirming around, avoiding Swanson's attempts to control the action.
Swanson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fosse is in a horrible position here. Swanson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fosse is rocked!
Swanson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fosse because Swanson loaded up on that one.
Swanson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fosse is squirming around, avoiding Swanson's attempts to control the action.
Swanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fosse is still in real trouble! Can Swanson finish him?
Fosse tries to lock up and control but Swanson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fosse seems to have recovered his senses.
Fosse is desperately trying to improve his position but Swanson has a good base and remains in mount.
Swanson thowing shots but they're missing.
Swanson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Fosse! Swanson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Fosse and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dandy Swanson!
Dandy Swanson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley comes into the arena with Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador blaring out of the sound system. Charles Crawley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Rimario Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Gracie just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCrawley.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawley counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Crawley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gracie to his feet! Gracie is in big trouble!
Gracie is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Crawley uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gracie tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Crawley is absolutely delighted - when Gracie wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Crawley!
Our winner, Charles Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath. This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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148 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliveira throws a body shot but no joy.
Phillips looks for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carlos Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Phillips.
Phillips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips goes for a double leg but Oliveira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliveira continues to drive forward.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Phillips 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!
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillips goes for a double leg but Oliveira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliveira continues to drive forward.
Phillips with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Phillips fails with the takedown.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Phillips shoots in.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Phillips is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Phillips shoots in.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Dan Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phillips looks winded!
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phillips moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Oliveira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oliveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phillips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliveira finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Phillips's body. Phillips takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice combination there by Oliveira.
Phillips misses with a takedown
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Carlos Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Phillips.
Oliveira leaves Phillips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phillips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips has gone for a leg lock! Oliveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phillips's guard.
Oliveira stands up from Phillips's guard - Oliveira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlos Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Oliveira cracks a nice hook into Phillips's ribs.
A jab from Oliveira does it's job there.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliveira throws a big counter combination but Phillips scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Phillips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Phillips has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveira cracks Phillips with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Phillips tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Oliveira pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Phillips is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Oliveira!
Carlos Oliveira made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Stop grabbing me man! You make me nervous, and I punch you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi has chosen Mata Mata Me as his entrance music. The key to victory for San Terra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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30
268 lbs
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29
255 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lealofi doesn't manage to clinch there - Terra circles away.
Terra scores with the left hand. Lealofi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lealofi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lealofi moves into the clinch successfully.
Terra pushes Lealofi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lealofi jumps guard and drags Terra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lealofi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terra is aware though and is defending well.
Lealofi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lealofi wants to control from the top but Terra keeps moving.
Terra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Terra keeping moving, preventing Lealofi from controlling successfully.
Terra is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lealofi trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
Lealofi slips nicely into half guard.
Lealofi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Terra is not content to let Lealofi control the position.
Terra is looking for a sweep. Lealofi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lealofi trying to pass the guard but Terra defending well.
Lealofi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Terra!
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that Lealofi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Terra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lealofi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lealofi on the ground.
Terra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lealofi controlling from the full mount.
Lealofi is working for a guillotine from mount but Terra frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lealofi controlling the position easily from mount.
Lealofi seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Terra is holding on tight.
Lealofi moves to the back position.
Lealofi trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Terra's chin but Terra turns very nicely into Lealofi's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Terra.
Lealofi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lealofi moves into full mount! Terra won't be happy about that!
Lealofi content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lealofi wants to finish this one by submission but Terra is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lealofi.
Lealofi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sailele Lealofi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lealofi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terra misses with a few strikes there.
Terra scores with a jab. Lealofi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lealofi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Terra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terra is looking to clinch.
Lealofi misses with a takedown attempt - Terra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lealofi gets tackled into the cage by Terra. Terra maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Terra on the inside.
Terra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lealofi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terra walks away with a smile on his face. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lealofi moves into range and clinches up with Terra.
Lealofi tries to pull guard but Terra won't allow it.
San Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lealofi is trying to pull guard but Terra has him pressed against the cage.
Lealofi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lealofi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Terra uses from the top position.
Lealofi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lealofi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lealofi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lealofi trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
Lealofi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lealofi trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
Terra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lealofi trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lealofi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Terra haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lealofi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Terra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Terra has escaped and now he's on top!
Sailele Lealofi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lealofi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi has an active guard here but Terra has managed to pass into half guard.
Lealofi is pressing down on Terra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Terra wants to control from the top but Lealofi keeps moving.
Terra postures up.
Lealofi wants to control the position but Terra says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Terra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lealofi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Terra stopping the sweep attempt from Lealofi.
Terra throws a strike but Lealofi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lealofi controlling from the top position.
Lealofi trying to control but Terra is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lealofi wants to pass the guard but Terra is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Terra dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Terra stuffs the takedown.
Lealofi instigates a clinch.
Lealofi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terra walks away with a smile on his face. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lealofi closes the distance and pushes Terra back into the cage.
Lealofi jumps guard but Terra stands there with Lealofi around his waist. Lealofi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
San Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
Lealofi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terra walks away with a smile on his face. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lealofi looks for a takedown but Terra sprawls well.
Terra gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi tries to pull guard but Terra won't allow it.
Lealofi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Terra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terra pushes Lealofi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lealofi jumps guard but Terra stands there with Lealofi around his waist. Lealofi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Terra is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra is working Lealofi over against the cage.
Lealofi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lealofi jumps into guard, dragging Terra to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Terra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terra controlling from the top position.
Terra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lealofi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Terra has managed to get both his arms back between Lealofi's legs - danger averted.
Lealofi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lealofi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Terra trying to control but Lealofi is working from the bottom.
Lealofi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terra is aware though and is defending well.
Lealofi trying to control the position.
Lealofi is looking for a triangle but Terra pushes his legs off easily.
Lealofi is looking for a triangle but Terra pushes his legs off easily.
Lealofi keeping moving, preventing Terra from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra controlling from the top position.
Terra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lealofi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Terra has managed to get both his arms back between Lealofi's legs - danger averted.
Terra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lealofi looking for a guillotine here but Terra defends easily.
Lealofi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Terra rolls with it to try and escape but Lealofi cranks on the arm and Terra is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sailele Lealofi!
After winning the bout, Sailele Lealofi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regal Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentos comes to the cage accompanied by Pow. This should be fireworks!
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28
290 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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27
282 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fray Bentos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Law!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentos tries to clinch up.
Bentos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Law swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Law.
It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Law misses with a right hand
and Bentos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Regal Law has been cut.
Bentos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bentos looks to score with a jab to the body but Law is just out of range.
Law is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bentos with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Bentos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot to the body from Bentos misses
and Law counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bentos throws a head kick that misses.
Bentos misses with a head kick.
Law throws an off balance right hand
and Bentos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bentos misses with a hook to the body
and Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Law misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bentos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Law misses its intended target.
Bentos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bentos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Law slips a jab and a cross from Bentos.
Law doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Law throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bentos misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Bentos finds it's target.
Law misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bentos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Bentos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bentos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Law now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bentos gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Law as the two fighters clinch.
Bentos blocks an uppercut.
Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fray Bentos's cut is getting worse.
Bentos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Law throws a body punch but Bentos moves out of range.
Bentos throws a big counter combination but Law scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bentos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law throws out a counter right but Bentos avoids it with no problem.
Law lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos throws a right hand that Law ducks under and follows up with a left that Law also avoids with ease.
Law has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bentos staying out of range there.
Bentos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bentos throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bentos stuns Law with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Law misses.
Law looks to land a right hand but Bentos moved out of range.
Bentos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Bentos - just one landing.
Bentos lands with a big left! Law is wobbled badly! Bentos comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Law to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fray Bentos!
Fray Bentos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Varce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Roca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonah Varce's chin.
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27
213 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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29
223 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Roca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Varce!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roca misses with a straight left.
Roca misses with a straight left.
Varce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roca defends it well.
Varce just misses with a punch to the body.
Varce misses with a body punch
and Roca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Roca misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Varce misses.
Roca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Roca misses its intended target.
Varce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roca defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varce swings for the body but Roca moves out of range.
Varce misses with a wild body shot.
Roca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varce moves away.
Varce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varce.
Varce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Varce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roca's head.
Varce wants to take a breather but Roca is having none of it.
Varce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Varce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Varce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Varce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roca's head.
Varce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Varce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Varce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roca sees it coming and defends easily.
Roca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Varce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Varce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Varce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Varce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Varce works his way into side control.
Roca can't do much from the bottom here.
Varce grinds an elbow into Roca's temple.
Varce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Varce is chipping away with strikes.
Roca taking a bit of punishment here - Varce scoring with strikes.
Varce is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varce is chipping away with strikes.
Roca taking a bit of punishment here - Varce scoring with strikes.
Roca is rocked!
Varce cracks Roca with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Varce immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Roca is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Varce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Varce!
After winning the bout, Jonah Varce 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
144 lbs
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30
140 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler throws a body kick that misses
enabling Hemi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mauler with a jab.
Mauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hemi manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Hemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Mauler tries to work over Hemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mauler.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Mauler can't break the clinch.
Hemi blocking some punches.
Hemi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauler's elbow.
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler misses with a punch to the body.
Hemi misses with a body punch.
Hemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mauler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hemi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a straight right.
Hemi throws a counter combo.
Hemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
Hemi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mauler rushes Hemi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mauler lands with a right to the head.
Hemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hemi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mauler.
Hemi blocks an uppercut.
Mauler prevents a body shot from Hemi.
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mauler has a couple of punches blocked by Hemi.
A head punch on the inside from Hemi fails to land.
Mauler lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemi throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi works on Mauler's body with a couple of short punches.
Mauler lands with a short shot to the head.
Hemi tries a body shot but Mauler blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mauler fails to land.
Mauler manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Mauler. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hemi! But no joy.
Mauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mauler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hemi on the side of the head.
A big right from Mauler misses.
Hemi throws a counter combo.
Mauler digs a good hook to Hemi's body.
Mauler throws a jab when Hemi was well out of range.
Hemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mauler jabs at Hemi's body.
Mauler tries to clinch but Hemi moves away
and Hemi counters with a left to the body.
Darth Mauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hemi walks into a stiff left hand from Mauler.
Mauler lands a right hook to the body.
Mauler misses with a leg kick.
Hemi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Mauler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hemi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hemi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mauler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mauler misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Hemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauler misses with a body punch
and Hemi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hemi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mauler with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hemi.
Mauler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauler looks to land a body kick but Hemi moved away.
Hemi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauler manages to avoid it.
Mauler misses with a wild body shot.
Mauler misses with a left hand
and Hemi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hemi defending well as Mauler loads up on a big left hand.
Hemi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mauler misses with a low kick.
Mauler scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Hemi coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Mauler 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.
Mauler looks to land a left hand but Hemi moved out of range nicely.
Hemi avoids the body shot from Mauler.
Hemi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Hemi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mauler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mauler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mauler misses with a hook to the body
letting Hemi counter with a right hand.
Mauler misses with a body shot.
Hemi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mauler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler throws a body kick that misses
and Hemi counters with a three punch combo that has Mauler backing up. Mauler nods at Hemi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mauler is rocked!
Mauler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemi can do to turn this around?
Mauler connects with a single shot there.
Hemi misses with a hook to the body
and Mauler counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler lands a leg kick that knocks Hemi off balance momentarily.
Mauler misses with a leg kick.
Hemi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mauler finds it's way round the side to connect with Hemi's head.
Mauler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mauler.
Mauler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hemi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mauler throws a push kick but Hemi slaps the foot to one side.
Hemi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Mauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Hemi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mauler misses with a low kick.
Hemi unleashes a big counter combination but Mauler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hemi moves away from the strike by Mauler.
Mauler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mauler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hemi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mauler.
Mauler throws a looping overhand right but Hemi ducks down to avoid it.
Mauler throws the left hand but Hemi avoids the punch easily.
Mauler throws a wild body kick that Hemi sees coming a mile off.
Mauler misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hemi! But no joy.
Mauler misses with a shot to the body
and Hemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauler throws out a loose jab but Hemi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hemi is looking for the big counter here.
Mauler misses with a leg kick
and Hemi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hemi tries to clinch but Mauler is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mauler misses.
Mauler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hemi counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Mauler
and Hemi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mauler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauler throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Mauler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hemi doesn't seem phased though.
Hemi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hemi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemi connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Mauler misses its intended target.
Hemi unleashes a big counter combination but Mauler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Mauler is predictable there
and Hemi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauler takes a swing at Hemi's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hemi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hemi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hemi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauler can pounce on him.
Mauler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hemi.
Mauler throws a body punch but Hemi moves out of range.
Hemi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mauler with a body shot.
Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hemi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Mauler 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. And we move into the final round!
Hemi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Mauler misses
and Hemi counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Hemi as he checks the leg kick.
Mauler misses with a lunging right hand
and Hemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mauler.
Mauler tries to clinch up
and Hemi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hemi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mauler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hemi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hemi counters with a nice body shot.
Hemi slips under a jab.
Hemi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mauler connects with a leg kick. Hemi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hemi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darth Mauler is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauler misses the shot to the body.
Hemi throws out a counter right but Mauler avoids it with no problem.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hemi jabs at Mauler's body.
Mauler clinches.
Mauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mauler pushes Hemi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hemi misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lands with a left to the head.
Mauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemi controls his hands.
Mauler tries to throw a body punch but Hemi avoids it by throwing Mauler back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemi's elbow.
Mauler slows down the pace here.
Hemi trying to land knees to the body.
Mauler misses with the head strike.
Mauler scores with a hook to the body.
Hemi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mauler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darth Mauler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mauler lands an uppercut.
Mauler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mauler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hemi.
Hemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hemi manages to break the clinch.
Mauler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hemi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mauler lands a head shot.
Mauler misses with a body shot.
Hemi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler rushes Hemi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mauler misses with the head strike.
Hemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mauler.
Hemi is rocked!
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauler is trying to maintain a safe position but Hemi gets an underhook and turns Mauler into the cage.
Mauler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darth Mauler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mauler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hemi walks into a straight right hand from Mauler.
Hemi blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauler.
Mauler lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mauler.
Jet Hemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauler scores with a nice strike.
Mauler throws a hook but Hemi blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauler.
Hemi moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauler throws a jab when Hemi was well out of range.
Hemi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mauler looks to land a body kick but Hemi moved away.
Hemi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mauler with a body shot.
Mauler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mauler throws a right hand that misses
and Hemi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mauler throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Mauler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mauler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Mauler!
After winning the bout, Darth Mauler 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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30
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14 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
28 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, LightHeavy Weight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams tries a head kick but it misses.
Weight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abrams.
Weight takes a swing at Abrams's ribcage but misses.
Abrams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrams sets himself, and Weight steps forward looking for the clinch! Abrams avoids it this time.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
Weight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Weight throws out a counter right but Abrams avoids it with no problem.
Abrams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weight.
Weight misses with an uppercut.
Abrams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weight's calf.
Weight swinging wildly here.
Abrams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Weight pushes Abrams up against the cage in a clinch.
Abrams tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Weight.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight presses Abrams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weight's brow.
Abrams lands an elbow that stopped Weight in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weight avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams blocks an elbow strike.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Weight scores with a shot to the side of Abrams's head.
Weight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Abrams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abrams lands a body shot.
Abrams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abrams misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Abrams.
Abrams tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Abrams back against the cage.
Abrams lands an elbow that stopped Weight in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like LightHeavy Weight has been cut.
Weight lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrams takes a shot to the head.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Abrams.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrams throws an elbow that misses.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but Weight blocks it.
Abrams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Abrams takes a shot to the head.
Abrams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Abrams.
Weight avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
A head punch on the inside from Weight fails to land.
Abrams is leaning against Weight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abrams can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Abrams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abrams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight scores with a hook to the body.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abrams lands an uppercut.
Weight is leaning against Abrams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Abrams in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight blocks an elbow strike.
Abrams swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams takes an elbow to the temple.
Weight blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abrams digs a right hand into Weight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weight's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrams lands a right hand.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
Abrams avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrams throws an elbow but misses.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weight's brow.
Abrams throws a punch but it's blocked by Weight.
Abrams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abrams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrams looking to throw knees to the head but Weight is blocking nicely.
Abrams working aggressively here.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Abrams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taite Abrams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LightHeavy Weight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abrams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weight throws a body punch but Abrams moves out of range.
Weight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abrams gets tackled into the cage by Weight. Weight maintains the clinch.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Abrams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Abrams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abrams lands an elbow that stopped Weight in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrams struggles to land a body shot inside as Weight controls his hands.
Abrams has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
Abrams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weight can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrams throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrams throws an elbow but misses.
Weight throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weight.
Weight scores with a shoulder strike.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Abrams controls his hands.
Weight working aggressively here.
Abrams avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weight lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Taite Abrams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Abrams controls the action.
Abrams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight avoids the elbow strike from Abrams, against the cage.
Weight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrams misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weight misses with a body punch.
Weight dodges an elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weights head.
Weight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weight prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Weight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrams misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Taite Abrams has been cut.
Weight lands an elbow just above Abrams 's eye.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Abrams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but Weight blocks it.
Abrams pushes off an throws an elbow but Weight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weight dodges an elbow strike from Abrams.
Weight prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Weight blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams lands an elbow that stopped Weight in his tracks for a moment.
Abrams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abrams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Abrams throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abrams throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Abrams on the inside.
Weight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abrams.
Abrams blocks the elbow strike.
Weight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Abrams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrams misses with a punch to the body.
Abrams scores with a knee to the head.
Abrams tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Abrams shrugs off.
Weight lands an elbow just above Abrams 's eye.
Abrams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Weight - that landed with a thud.
Abrams avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Weight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weight lands a right hand.
Abrams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Weight managing to block the knees to the body from Abrams.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Weight lands with a left to the head.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Abrams in his tracks for a moment.
Weight lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abrams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abrams throws a punch but it's blocked by Weight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LightHeavy Weight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Weight duly obliges.
Weight punishes Abrams's body with a nice straight punch.
Abrams lands with a good body shot.
Weight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abrams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abramss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abrams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abrams. Weight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abrams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Weight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abrams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abrams throws a lazy head kick
and Weight counters with a crisp right hand that drops Abrams! Weight lets Abrams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weight cracks Abrams with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Weight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abrams to stand back up!
Abrams is rocked!
Weight throws a pinpoint strike between Abrams's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Abrams crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Weight scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LightHeavy Weight! LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
LightHeavy Weight 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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