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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Enter The Spingbok Ninja. 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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger connects with a leg kick. Teller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger walks into a stiff left hand from Teller.
Teller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jackson Teller has been cut.
Teller throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick
and Kruger counters with a nice leg kick.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Teller throws a low kick, looking for Kruger's leg but Kruger calmly moves out of range.
Teller throws a head kick that misses
and Kruger counters with a nice right hand that sends Teller toppling to the canvas! Teller scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kruger finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kruger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Teller misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller swings widly with a right hand
and Kruger rattles Teller with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Teller tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kruger dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Teller stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Givi Zurabovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Givi Zurabovich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zurabovich blocks a head kick by Cole.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zurabovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zurabovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zurabovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zurabovich misses with a looping left.
As Zurabovich looks to move away, Cole throws a big counter combo but Zurabovich just gets out of the way.
Cole tries to bum rush Zurabovich with a series of wild strikes but Zurabovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zurabovich's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zurabovich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zurabovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Zurabovich moved away.
Zurabovich feints a counter leg kick.
Cole misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurabovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zurabovich on the side of the head.
A big right from Zurabovich misses.
Zurabovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Zurabovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zurabovich unleashes a big counter combination but Cole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cole scores with a hook.
Cole looks for the body kick but Zurabovich saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Zurabovich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cole throws a series of punches but Zurabovich moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cole. That's going to slow Zurabovich down.
Cole scores with a push kick.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Zurabovich backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zurabovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole throws a series of punches but Zurabovich moves out of range.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zurabovich.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurabovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Cole.
Cole backing away here, and Zurabovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zurabovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zurabovich blocks a head kick by Cole.
Zurabovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zurabovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zurabovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zurabovich! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Zurabovich. Beautiful body shot.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Cole.
Zurabovich throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole looks for the body kick but Zurabovich saw that one coming.
Zurabovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole throws a hook but Zurabovich avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Zurabovich.
Zurabovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cole lands with an uppercut that bounces Zurabovich off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Cole throws a low kick but Zurabovich avoids it.
Zurabovich is looking for the big counter here.
Cole lands the left hand.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zurabovich can do to turn this around?
Cole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zurabovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Zurabovich is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole lands a head shot.
Cole stalks Zurabovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zurabovich's face. Zurabovich staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurabovich lands with a good body shot.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Zurabovich unleashes a big counter combination but Cole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zurabovich walks into a jab.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole throws a right hand that Zurabovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Zurabovich also avoids with ease.
Cole misses with a leg kick.
Cole lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Zurabovich.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zurabovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zurabovich takes one to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zurabovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zurabovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zurabovich tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zurabovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zurabovich.
Cole cracks the inside of Zurabovich's front leg.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole throws a lazy body kick
and Zurabovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zurabovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Givi Zurabovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zurabovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole wants to slow Zurabovich down by chopping away at his legs.
As Cole backs off Zurabovich throws a huge counter combo but Cole manages to avoid it all.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole lands a body shot.
Zurabovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Zurabovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cole lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zurabovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zurabovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick from Cole misses.
Zurabovich avoids the head kick by Cole.
Zurabovich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zurabovich slips a straight right by Cole.
Zurabovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cole scores with a jab. Zurabovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Zurabovich is just out of range.
Cole tests Zurabovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zurabovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Zurabovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zurabovich swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zurabovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zurabovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zurabovich checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zurabovich takes a step back to recover.
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Cole backs off Zurabovich throws a huge counter combo but Cole manages to avoid it all.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Zurabovich moved away.
Cole throws a low kick but Zurabovich avoids it.
Zurabovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zurabovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Zurabovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole jabs Zurabovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
Zurabovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zurabovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zurabovich throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Zurabovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zurabovich's head.
Cole jabs Zurabovich right on the nose. Zurabovich blinks but takes it well.
Cole lands with a straight right. Zurabovich didn't see that one coming.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Zurabovich tries a quick counter leg kick but Cole is wise to it.
Zurabovich throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a big head kick but Zurabovich shrugs it off.
Zurabovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zurabovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Zurabovich.
Cole stalks Zurabovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zurabovich's face. Zurabovich staggers backwards, shaken.
Zurabovich slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole throws a push kick but Zurabovich slaps the foot to one side.
Zurabovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole scores with a hook.
Zurabovich moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zurabovich walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zurabovich swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole misses with a head kick.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Zurabovich's shoulder, as Zurabovich tries to avoid the shot.
Cole tried to score with a low kick but Zurabovich checks it.
Zurabovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Cole.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zurabovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Givi Zurabovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otavio Madruga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otavio Madruga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Otavio Madruga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madruga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Madruga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Madruga in a clinch.
Madruga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madruga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Otavio Madruga has been cut.
Madruga misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madruga backwards.
Madruga breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and pushes Madruga back into the cage.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Ragnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Madruga blocking some punches.
Madruga breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson drives through and clinches with Madruga against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madruga lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Madruga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
Madruga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Madruga pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madruga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Madruga tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Madruga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Madruga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madruga working hard to break the clinch.
Madruga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Madruga blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madruga misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Madruga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madruga misses with the head strike.
Madruga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Madruga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madruga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Madruga blocks it.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madruga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Madruga struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Madruga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Madruga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joonas Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madruga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Madruga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madruga breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madruga, pushing him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madruga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madruga keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Madruga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madruga misses with a body punch.
Madruga manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madruga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Madruga moves away
and Madruga counters with an outside leg kick.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madruga is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madruga.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Ragnarsson rushes Madruga and presses him up against the cage.
Madruga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not.
Madruga misses with a punch on the inside.
Madruga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Madruga.
Madruga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madruga.
A nice left hand lands by Madruga.
Madruga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Madruga slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madruga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madruga looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Madruga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Madruga feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Madruga delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ragnarsson like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Otavio Madruga!
Our winner, Otavio Madruga, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Elwin Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant has chosen Scotland the Brave as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elwin Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angus Bryant!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen with a poor takedown
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryant lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bryant lands with a nice body kick.
Elwin Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bryant!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bryant. That's going to slow Allen down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bryant.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryant has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elwin Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen fails with the takedown
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Bryant gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant missing with knees to the body.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bryant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bryant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant looking to slow down the pace here.
Bryant is pressed up against the cage. Allen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bryant down to the mat. Bryant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Bryant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bryant pulls his leg out and moves away.
A left lands for Bryant.
Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant fakes the leg kick and cracks Allen in the body.
Bryant scores with a head kick. Allen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bryant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bryant thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen tries for a takedown but Bryant circles away easily
and Bryant counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen fails with the takedown
and Bryant counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bryant.
Bryant cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Allen has his takedown stuffed
and Bryant counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bryant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryant scores with a head kick.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bryant thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen is rocked!
Allen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bryant swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angus Bryant!
A relieved looking Angus Bryant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Crescenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Crescenzo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crescenzo shoots in but Larsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crescenzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Vincenzo Crescenzo has been cut.
Crescenzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crescenzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crescenzo with a poor takedown
and Larsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Crescenzo toppling to the canvas! Crescenzo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Larsson finish him?!
Crescenzo is rocked!
Peter Larsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Crescenzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Crescenzo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Crescenzo looks to clinch but Larsson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Crescenzo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Larsson!
Peter Larsson 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 Grizzly Adams Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIcheal Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers has chosen Halloween (Michael Myers) Theme Song as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MIcheal Myers!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers catches Adams Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adams Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Myers on the side of the head.
It looks like MIcheal Myers has been cut.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Adams Jr.
Myers connects with a body shot.
Adams Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams Jr is out of range.
Adams Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myers throws a head kick that misses.
Myers connects with the punch.
It looks like Grizzly Adams Jr has been cut.
A jab from Myers does it's job there.
Adams Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams Jr misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers scores with a nice strike.
Myers looks to land a left hand but Adams Jr moved out of range nicely.
Adams Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Myers circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Myers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adams Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adams Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Myers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Myers lands a big right hand that sends Adams Jr crashing to the mat! Myers stays standing though and waves Adams Jr back to his feet!
Adams Jr is rocked!
Myers staying out of range there.
Oh Adams Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Adams Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adams Jr walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Adams Jr limp body while Myers jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MIcheal Myers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Botond Robert (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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Botond Robert!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robert.
Botond Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sklemin counters with a stiff right hand.
Robert throws a right hand that Sklemin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sklemin also avoids with ease.
Sklemin ducks under a wild hook from Robert.
Robert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sklemin.
It looks like Botond Robert has been cut.
Robert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert tries to counter by closing the distance.
Robert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robert misses the jab.
Sklemin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sklemin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robert.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robert swings for the body but Sklemin moves out of range.
Robert throws a shot to the body.
Robert throws a body punch but Sklemin moves out of range.
Sklemin misses with the combination.
Sklemin sends Robert crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sklemin is motioning to the referee to let Robert up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Robert. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sklemin counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Robert falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergey Sklemin!
Sergey Sklemin opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Looped (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Looped!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts dives in and grabs Looped's left leg, looking for a takedown. Looped pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Looped counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Looped manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Looped wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Looped wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Looped has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Looped has wrist control.
Looped looking for a sweep. Not yet Looped, not yet.
Roberts postures up in Looped's guard and throws a big left but Looped blocks it.
Looped on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Looped tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looped wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Looped is keeping the position.
Looped wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Looped trying to control the position.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roberts cracks Looped with a solid left hand.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Looped has wrist control.
Looped utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Looped is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Looped is on top in guard.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Looped is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looped is pushing down on Roberts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roberts is fighting to maintain full guard but Looped has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roberts 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.
Looped controlling the action here.
Looped trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
Looped tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Looped sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Looped seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roberts for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Looped is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Looped trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Looped pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts is staying active underneath Looped, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magnus Looped seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Looped fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Looped lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the cage.
Looped misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Looped lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magnus Looped has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Looped lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Looped sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Looped appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roberts working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts working over Looped with some ground and pound. Looped looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roberts winds up and cracks Looped with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Looped manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Looped dominated that round.
That's time! Looped's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Looped sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Looped looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Looped persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Looped looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Looped persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Looped's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Looped misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Looped.
Magnus Looped has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Looped counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Looped circles away.
Roberts scores with a takedown into Looped's guard.
Roberts landing some decent shots from guard.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Looped is rocked!
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Looped.
Oh Looped is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Looped covers up, he's hurt! Roberts keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Roberts and the ref steps in to end the fight! Roberts can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
Jeff Roberts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Magnus Looped spoke after the fight, saying 'that mans a tough guy but hes on peds i want a rematch with blood testing
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elof Jurgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Boitsov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elof Jurgs's chin.
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201 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elof Jurgs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgs leaves Boitsov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boitsov looks for a takedown but Jurgs sprawls well.
A bone on bone clash there as Boitsov blocks the leg kick.
Boitsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jurgs.
Boitsov has his takedown stuffed
and Jurgs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boitsov won't be happy with that.
Elof Jurgs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Boitsov.
Boitsov wants to control but Jurgs postures up.
Boitsov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgs is looking to take a break and control but Boitsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jurgs is thwarting Boitsov's attempts to control the position.
Boitsov controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boitsov.
Jurgs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boitsov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jurgs trying to control but Boitsov is working from the bottom.
Jurgs is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Boitsov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jurgs is looking to defend but Boitsov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jurgs! Boitsov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jurgs taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dmitry Boitsov!
Dmitry Boitsov is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dmitry Boitsov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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