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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Rogowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Jovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Medicine. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Rogowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Jovi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogowski closes the distance and clinches up with Jovi, looking for a takedown. Rogowski pushes Jovi against the cage but Jovi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogowski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Rogowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovi. Rogowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogowski is just out of range.
Rogowski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jovi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Jovi.
It looks like Robert Rogowski has been cut.
Jovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogowski moves away.
Jovi punishes Rogowski's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jovi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No luck for Rogowski with that takedown attempt.
Jovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogowski.
Rogowski fails with the takedown
and Jovi counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Jovi as Rogowski shoots in.
Jovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogowski.
Jovi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Jovi.
Rogowski walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Jovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogowski doesn't seem phased though.
Rogowski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogowski has his takedown stuffed
and Jovi counters with a huge left! Rogowski is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jovi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rogowski from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jovi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Jovi!
After the fight, Jonathan Jovi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Rodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramsey Rodman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rodman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hammer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hammer trying to control.
Rodman covering up well under a series of strikes from Hammer.
Rodman is in bad spot here.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes.
Hammer has the hooks in. Rodman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammer is striking well from the back but Rodman escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Rodman keeping hold of Hammer's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Hammer tries to pass to full mount but Rodman defends it.
Rodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammer.
Rodman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodman wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer postures up in Rodman's guard and throws a big left but Rodman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodman is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodman wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer works over Rodman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodman has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer won't allow Rodman to get back to his feet.
Hammer postures up in Rodman's guard and throws a big left but Rodman blocks it.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodman is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer is looking to advance position but Rodman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hammer taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hammer wants to control but Rodman is keeping busy.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Rodman has control of the leg.
Rodman controlling the action here.
Rodman is thwarting Hammer's attempts to control the position.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodman on the ground.
Hammer is looking for a sweep. Rodman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rodman is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
Rodman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Rodman wants to stand but Hammer is controlling the position.
Rodman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodman controlling Hammer's posture.
Hammer trying to control but Rodman is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodman holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodman misses with a straight right.
Rodman tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodman is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Rodman circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodman can do to turn this around?
Hammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodman defends well and Hammer ends up having to push Rodman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodman as he jumps to the side.
Hammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodman is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodman defends it nicely.
Rodman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammer is defended easily by Rodman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodman moves into the clinch.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rodman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammer after a bit of a struggle.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Rodman is pressed up against the cage. Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodman down to the mat. Rodman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Rodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Rodman.
Rodman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodman has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodman tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Rodman back against the cage.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodman goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Rodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mark Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodman tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodman misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodman has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
Rodman misses with some punches.
Rodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Rodman misses with a body punch.
Hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodman moves into full mount! Hammer won't be happy about that!
Rodman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hammer tries to get out of the position.
Rodman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodman landing strikes from the mount and Hammer is in trouble!
Mark Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodman controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodman cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodman controlling from the full mount.
Hammer is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Rodman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodman raining down shots from the mount!
Rodman raining down shots from the mount!
Hammer is looking to improve his position but Rodman isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodman 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.
Ramsey Rodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hammer dives in and grabs Rodman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodman pushes down on Hammer's head and hops out.
Hammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodman sprawls well. He's pushed Hammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hammer darts in looking for a takedown but Rodman gets double underhooks and turns Hammer into the cage.
Rodman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodman misses with a straight right.
Rodman tries to clinch up.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodman but Rodman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Hammer's face as Rodman controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to buck Rodman off but Rodman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodman advances to full mount.
Hammer can't escape the position.
Hammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hammer is in a horrible position here. Rodman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hammer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Rodman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodman controlling the position easily from mount.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Rodman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hammer is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Rodman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hammer is rocked!
Rodman drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hammer! More shots from Rodman and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramsey Rodman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Seppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Seppi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade throws a jab when Seppi was well out of range.
Seppi just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Seppi manages to avoid it.
Seppi throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Seppi looks to move away, Andrade throws a big counter combo but Seppi just gets out of the way.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade swings for the body but Seppi moves out of range.
Seppi doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
Seppi moves into range and clinches up with Andrade.
Andrade takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Luciano Andrade has been cut.
Seppi manages to break the clinch.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seppi throws a combination that misses
letting Andrade counter with a right hand.
Andrade swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppi.
Andrade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adriano Seppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppi pushes Andrade up against the cage in a clinch.
Seppi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppi has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Seppi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seppi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seppi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seppi trying to stall but Andrade improves his position.
Seppi manages to break the clinch.
Seppi works over Andrade's head and body with a nice combination.
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Seppi saw that one coming.
Seppi tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Seppi is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Seppi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Seppi didn't see that one coming.
Andrade swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrade, pushing him back against the cage.
Seppi misses with the head strike.
Seppi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrade's efforts to push away.
Andrade tries to circle away but Seppi has him pinned against the cage.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade is trying to push Seppi away but Seppi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Andrade - that landed with a thud.
Seppi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andrade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seppi breaks from the clinch.
Seppi tries to clinch up
and Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seppi has closed the distance and engaged Andrade in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade cracks Seppi with a nice body shot.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seppi misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade letting Seppi take a breather here.
Andrade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seppi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrade's efforts to push away.
Andrade blocking some punches.
Seppi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrade scores with a shot to the side of Seppi's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrade.
A short left from Andrade.
Seppi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Seppi misses.
Seppi lands with a nice body punch.
Seppi misses with a double jab
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andrade.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andrade avoids the body shot from Seppi.
Seppi slips under a jab from Andrade.
Seppi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seppi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrade throws a hook but Seppi avoids it easily.
Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seppi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrade throws a body punch but Seppi moves out of range.
As Andrade backs off Seppi throws a huge counter combo but Andrade manages to avoid it all.
Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seppi.
Seppi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Andrade misses the target.
Seppi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Seppi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Andrade's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seppi wants to clinch
and Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seppi connects with a jab.
Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seppi moves into the clinch.
Seppi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andrade tries to break free but Seppi pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade tries to circle away but Seppi has him pinned against the cage.
Seppi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seppi moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
Seppi lands a shoulder strike.
Andrade lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade digs a right hand into Seppi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seppi's gas tank.
Andrade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andrade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppi breaks the clinch.
Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and Seppi counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Andrade!
Andrade is rocked!
Luciano Andrade's cut is getting worse.
Seppi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Andrade to get to his feet.
Oh Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seppi's elbow.
Seppi connects with a knee right up the middle! Andrade tumbles to the floor and Seppi stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Adriano Seppi!
A victorious Adriano Seppi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tway Ma Shaung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tway Ma Shaung will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tway Ma Shaung !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma Shaung jabs Hamidovich Saitiev right on the nose. Hamidovich Saitiev blinks but takes it well.
Ma Shaung is looking to clinch but Hamidovich Saitiev is avoiding it.
Hamidovich Saitiev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ma Shaung napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hamidovich Saitiev is staying tight to Ma Shaung 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control the action but Ma Shaung is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev in side control, throwing shots but Ma Shaung defends.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with the ground and pound.
Ma Shaung parries the strikes from Hamidovich Saitiev easily there. Hamidovich Saitiev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ma Shaung to escape.
Ma Shaung is trying to buck Hamidovich Saitiev off.
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ma Shaung felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Shaung managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Ma Shaung pushes Hamidovich Saitiev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hamidovich Saitiev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev in side control, throwing shots but Ma Shaung defends.
Ma Shaung taking a bit of punishment here - Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ma Shaung managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Ma Shaung avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hamidovich Saitiev.
The referee asks Hamidovich Saitiev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hamidovich Saitiev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ma Shaung dodges the ground and pound from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to score with some ground and pound. Ma Shaung controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ma Shaung is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamidovich Saitiev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing strikes.
Ma Shaung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamidovich Saitiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hamidovich Saitiev slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hamidovich Saitiev advances nicely into full mount.
Ma Shaung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to finish Ma Shaung with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ma Shaung !
Ma Shaung is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ma Shaung ?
Ma Shaung is still in real trouble! Can Hamidovich Saitiev finish him?
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ma Shaung looks a forlorn figure.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a big elbow - Ma Shaung is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ma Shaung is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Smashing pumpkins - Disarm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
278 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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30
263 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahti Kaleva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson works Kaleva's body with a nice hook.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Kaleva's ribs.
Kaleva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Kaleva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Ahti Kaleva has been cut.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaleva looks winded!
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaleva's hands.
Kaleva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thompson lands a big uppercut and Kaleva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kaleva looks OK. Thompson waves Kaleva back to his feet!
Kaleva is rocked!
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaleva is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kaleva clean off his feet! He's out cold! Thompson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitchel Thompson!
After winning the bout, Mitchel Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Ahti Kaleva stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well I'm gonna be fired by my manager for this Freeeeeeeeeeeeeakkkkk. Fraccccccckkkkkkkkk'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse's entrance music is Adieu Vieille Europe. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
212 lbs
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27
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousse.
Holliday lands a body shot.
Holliday throws a jab when Mousse was well out of range.
Holliday misses with a looping left.
Mousse misses with a series of wild punches.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holliday moves away.
Mousse slips under a jab from Holliday.
Holliday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mousse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holliday.
An attempted straight right counter from Mousse misses the target.
Mousse avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Mousse throwing a counter right hand but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Mousse cracks a nice hook into Holliday's ribs.
Holliday moves out of range as Mousse strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Mousse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday cracks Mousse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mousse darts in looking for a takedown but Holliday gets double underhooks and turns Mousse into the cage.
Holliday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousse moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
Holliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mousse throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday throws a hook but Mousse avoids it easily.
Holliday scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holliday scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mousse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mousse lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Harry Holliday has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday takes a swing at Mousse's ribcage but misses.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Mousse's shoulder, as Mousse tries to avoid the shot.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousse is just out of range.
A big left from Mousse misses.
Holliday let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mousse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holliday.
Mousse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holliday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holliday cracks Mousse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousse dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Mousse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Highland Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holliday! But no joy.
Mousse lands a glancing blow to the side of Holliday's head.
Holliday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holliday moves out of range as Mousse strikes.
Holliday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holliday dodges the punch combination from Mousse.
Holliday jabs Mousse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mousse looks to land a combination but Holliday avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Mousse. Those never looked like landing.
Mousse throws a good cross that connects.
Holliday fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mousse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holliday dips to his left and cracks Mousse with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holliday scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mousse throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mousse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mousse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mousse throws a right hand that misses
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Mousse throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousse misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Mousse - just one landing.
Holliday throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mousse.
Mousse is breathing heavily.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousse moves away.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Mousse throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harry Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Mousse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Mousse avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chocolate Mousse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mousse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mousse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mousse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holliday in his tracks.
Mousse misses with the combination.
Holliday takes a swing at Mousse's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holliday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holliday.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousse moves away.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holliday moves away.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Mousse avoids it with no problem.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday tests Mousse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mousse throws a nice looking combination but Holliday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Holliday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Holliday's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mousse ducks right into an uppercut from Holliday.
Holliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mousse lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holliday backs up against the cage.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday swings for the body but Mousse moves out of range.
Mousse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollidays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Harry Holliday's cut even more.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mousse might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A combination from Mousse does no damage.
Holliday lands a glancing blow to the side of Mousse's head.
Holliday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousse throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Holliday.
Mousse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holliday.
Mousse is rocked!
Mousse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Mousse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mousse tries to get into range but Holliday steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mousse! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Holliday scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Holliday!
Harry Holliday was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
144 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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31
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stick scores with a takedown into Pinaglabanan's guard.
Stick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinaglabanan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stick throws a big right hand that misses.
Stick being controlled here momentarily.
Pinaglabanan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Stick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stick is adopting a defensive guard.
Pinaglabanan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stick keeping moving, preventing Pinaglabanan from controlling successfully.
Pinaglabanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinaglabanan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinaglabanan stopping the sweep attempt from Stick.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinaglabanan with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinaglabanan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stick is rocked!
Stick tries to work over Pinaglabanan's front leg with a kick but Pinaglabanan checks it.
Pinaglabanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stick checks a leg kick.
Pinaglabanan swinging wildly here.
Stick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinaglabanan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinaglabanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stick.
Pinaglabanan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to control but Stick passes into half guard.
Pinaglabanan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinaglabanan is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stick stands up over Pinaglabanan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Stick is proving a slippery customer.
Stick is fighting to break Pinaglabanan's control of his arms but Pinaglabanan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinaglabanan is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan 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.
Stick goes for a double leg but Pinaglabanan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinaglabanan continues to drive forward.
Stick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinaglabanan sprawls well. Pinaglabanan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stick gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinaglabanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stick.
Stick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pinaglabanan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Pinaglabanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan is trying to improve his position.
Stick is putting a hurting on Pinaglabanan here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan tries to buck Stick off but Stick is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Pinaglabanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pinaglabanan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick is looking to take a break and control but Pinaglabanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan tries to improve position but can't.
Pinaglabanan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan defending against the ground and pound.
Stick trying to control the action but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stick prevents Pinaglabanan from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pinaglabanan to regain full guard.
Jack Stick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stick won't allow Pinaglabanan to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan is working hard here to advance position.
Pinaglabanan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stick is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stick postures up.
Pinaglabanan keeping moving, preventing Stick from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinaglabanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Pinaglabanan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stick is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinaglabanan finish him?
Stick throws a leg kick but Pinaglabanan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
BOOM! Pinaglabanan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Stick. Stick tries to recover but Pinaglabanan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Stick lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Arnold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
145 lbs
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31
134 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with an inside leg kick.
Arnold throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Arnold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnold lands a jab to the nose.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
Drake lands a jab to Arnold's midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Drake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Arnold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Arnold's belly button to the back.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arnold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arnold throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Arnold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arnold tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Arnold 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.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
BJ Arnold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnold pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Arnold lands a body punch.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Arnold lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Arnold back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arnold.
Drake taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arnold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake tries to pull guard but Arnold holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Drake is rocked!
Good body shot from Arnold.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Drake.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake jumps into guard, dragging Arnold to the mat.
Arnold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arnold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnold is trying to get back to full guard.
Arnold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Arnold is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arnold avoid being mounted?
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arnold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
Arnold is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Arnold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Arnold defends it.
Arnold is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arnold being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Arnold.
Arnold flicks out a counter leg kick but Drake steps away.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Arnold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnold counters with a body kick that stops Drake in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arnold's waist but Arnold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arnold counters with an outside leg kick.
Drake digs a good body shot into Arnold's ribs.
Arnold moves forwards but Drake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arnold jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake scores with a hook.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake lands a head shot.
Arnold throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neil Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold's corner calls for a 1-2. Arnold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arnold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Arnold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arnold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arnold. That one must have hurt.
Drake jabs Arnold right on the nose. Arnold blinks but takes it well.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Arnold.
Arnold tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arnold has managed to clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Arnold.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnold lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold lands a big right hand that drops Drake! The killer instinct kicks in and Arnold finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Arnold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Arnold! BJ Arnold retains his bantamweight title!
BJ Arnold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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14 - 0 - 0 |
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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
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Bravie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lazaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Lazaro 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.
Bravie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lazaro.
A big right from Lazaro misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bravie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lazaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lazaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lazaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravie.
Lazaro throws a hook to the side of Bravie's head but Bravie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been hearing reports that Bravie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bravie tries to work over Lazaro's front leg with a kick but Lazaro checks it.
Lazaro swings for the body but Bravie moves out of range.
Bravie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Bravie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lazaro lands a right hook to the body.
Lazaro lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazaro throws a big shot that misses.
Paulo Lazaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Lazaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bravie throws a leg kick but Lazaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lazaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazaro. Bravie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Bravie.
Bravie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lazaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravie.
Bravie is looking to slow Lazaro down with leg kicks.
Lazaro misses with an uppercut
letting Bravie counter with a right hand.
Bravie rushes Lazaro and presses him up against the cage.
Bravie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Lazaro fails to land.
Lazaro lands an uppercut.
Lazaro cracks Bravie with a nice body shot.
Lazaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravie backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro blocks an elbow strike from Bravie.
Bravie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lazaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravie.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravie lands with a right to the head.
Bravie tries to circle away but Lazaro has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lazaro.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Bravie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravie connects with a crisp jab.
Bravie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lazaro lands a nice hook to Bravie's body. Bravie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lazaro checks the leg kick.
Bravie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lazaro looks to throw the jab but Bravie is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bravie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bravie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lazaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Bravie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bravie scores with a nice right hand.
Bravie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lazaro's calf.
Lazaro works Bravie's body with a nice hook.
Lazaro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bravie throws a big shot that misses.
Lazaro blocks the body kick.
Bravie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lazaro.
Bravie throws a jab but it's blocked by Lazaro.
Lazaro missing with a left hand there. Bravie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Bravie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravie looks to land a left hand but Lazaro moved out of range nicely.
Bravie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lazaro.
Bravie tries to clinch there but Lazaro circles away.
Lazaro throws a jab when Bravie was well out of range.
Bravie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Lazaro.
A big left from Bravie misses.
Lazaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravie.
Some wild striking there from Bravie.
Bravie lands with a slapping head kick.
Bravie stuns Lazaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravie lands the left hand.
Bravie throws a leg kick but Lazaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Lazaro. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravie lands a big uppercut and Lazaro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lazaro looks OK. Bravie waves Lazaro back to his feet!
Lazaro is rocked!
Bravie is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lazaro flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lazaro is out cold! Bravie holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Bravie!
A very excited looking Edward Bravie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Tow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin has chosen Cheeky Nandos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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238 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Tow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tow slips under a jab.
Tow ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Tow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Big Tow has been cut.
Ysengrin gets a clinch.
Tow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ysengrin after a bit of a struggle.
Tow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ysengrin's efforts to push away.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Tow avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tow wants to take the fight to the mat but Ysengrin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tow lands with a short shot to the head.
Tow wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Tow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ysengrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ysengrin breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tow fails to land the takedown.
Ysengrin lands a lovely overhand right.
Tow shoots for a takedown but Ysengrin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ysengrin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ysengrin thuds a left hand into Tow's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tow dives in for a single leg takedown but Ysengrin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Big Tow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tow shoots for a double leg takedown but Ysengrin sprawls well. He's pushed Tow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tow is breathing heavily.
Ysengrin stuffs the takedown attempt from Tow. Tow gets slowly back to his feet.
Ysengrin connects with a crisp jab.
Tow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Big Tow's cut is getting worse.
Ysengrin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that Ysengrin 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.
Tow walks straight into a right hand from Ysengrin - that's dropped him! Ysengrin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tow from any more punishment! Tow complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dave Ysengrin!
Dave Ysengrin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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