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Highland Games 159 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bob Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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31
140 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bob Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob Bob takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sten moves into the clinch successfully.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Sten 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.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob lands a nice uppercut.
Bob Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Sten controls the action.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks it.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bob Bob tries to work over Sten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Bob Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Bob Bob lands with a right to the head.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks it.
Bob Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob Bob tries to throw a body punch but Sten avoids it by throwing Bob Bob back against the cage.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bob Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten looks winded!
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Bob Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Bob Bob pushes Sten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bob Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sten's elbow.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks it.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bob Bob fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob Bob.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob Bob.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Bob Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob Bob.
Sten blocking some punches.
Bob Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bob Bob.
Bob Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sten or not.
Bob Bob lands a hook that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Sten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Bob Bob.
A nice left hand lands by Bob Bob.
Sten is rocked!
Bob Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Bob Bob will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sten throws a body kick that misses.
Bob Bob misses with a hook.
Bob Bob tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Bob Bob tries a body shot but Sten blocks it.
Bob Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stens head.
Bob Bob tries a body shot but Sten blocks it.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bob Bob tries a body shot but Sten blocks it.
Sten is breathing heavily.
Bob Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Sten is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob Bob finish him?
Bob Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob is stalling here.
Bob Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob Bob misses with some punches.
Bob Bob is leaning against Sten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sten blocking some punches.
Bob Bob misses with some punches.
Bob Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob Bob misses with some punches.
Sten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bob Bob fails to land.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob lands a body punch.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten blocking some punches.
Bob Bob lands a right hand.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bob Bob.
Bobby Bob Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sten blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob Bob gets through Sten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob Bob taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bob Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bob Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Bob Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Bob Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bob Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Bob Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten blocking some punches.
Bob Bob's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bob Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stens head.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sten blocks an uppercut.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Bob Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten blocks an uppercut.
Bob Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Bob Bob - that landed with a thud.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Sten avoids the damage to the body.
Bob Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob Bob.
Bob Bob misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob Bob.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Bob Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Sten blocking some punches.
Sten blocks an elbow strike from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bob Bob fails to land.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Bob Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sten.
Bob Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
Bob Bob throws a big uppercut that drops Sten! More strikes from Bob Bob and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sten lies dazed against the cage as Bob Bob celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bob Bob!
A pretty intense looking Bobby Bob Bob took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dang Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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30
156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dang Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sai misses with an uppercut. Pappas saw that one coming.
Pappas moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Pappas does it's job there.
Pappas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sai fails to land with a series of punches.
Sai misses with a wild body shot.
Pappas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pappas wants to land a leg kick but Sai is out of range.
Sai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pappas manages to circle out of the way.
Pappas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sai.
Gus Pappas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pappas rushes Sai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pappas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pappas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pappas wants to stall.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pappas.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pappas working aggressively here.
Sai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas tries to break the clinch but Sai is controlling the position.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Sai lands an elbow just above Pappas 's eye.
Sai being controlled against the cage.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pappas fails to land.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pappas's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Pappas blocks the elbow strike.
Sai prevents a body shot from Pappas.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pappas's defenses.
Sai prevents a body shot from Pappas.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sai misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Sai finds it's target.
Pappas throws a right and a left that Sai avoids nicely.
Pappas ducks under a wild hook from Sai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai slips a jab and a cross from Pappas.
Sai walks into a straight right hand from Pappas.
Pappas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sai throws out the jab.
Sai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pappas 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 Sai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Sai.
Pappas throws a nice looking combination but Sai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sai misses with a left hand
and Pappas counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sai. Pappas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pappas trying to control the position but instead, Sai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pappas into the cage.
Pappas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sai up against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas lands a left hand.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sai blocking some punches.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappas's brow.
Pappas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pappas can't find room to land a body shot as Sai controls the action.
Pappas throws a punch but it's blocked by Sai.
Pappas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sai is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sai.
Pappas blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas blocks the elbow strike.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pappas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dang Sai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sai avoids the body shot from Pappas.
Sai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pappas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pappas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pappas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sai manages to avoid it.
Pappas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pappas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pappas takes one on the button.
Sai fails to land with a series of punches.
Pappas throws a counter combo.
Sai rushes Pappas and presses him up against the cage.
Pappas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Pappas cracks Sai with a nice body shot.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Pappas blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas digs a right hand into Sai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sai's gas tank.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Pappas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pappas manages to break the clinch.
Pappas works the jab nicely.
Sai throws a jab when Pappas was well out of range.
Sai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pappas looks to land a combination but Sai avoids it well.
Sai throws a jab but it's blocked by Pappas.
Sai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sai misses with a hook.
Pappas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Pappas lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas connects with an inside leg kick.
Sai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pappas.
A combination from Pappas does no damage.
Pappas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sai missing with a left hand there. Pappas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pappas throws a head kick but Sai moves out of range.
Sai misses with a wild body shot.
Pappas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pappas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Pappas misses.
Sai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pappas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pappas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pappas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pappas moves into the clinch successfully.
Sai being controlled against the cage.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Pappas struggles to land a body shot inside as Sai controls his hands.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dang Sai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pappas can do to turn this around?
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pappas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pappas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pappas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pappas can't find room to land a body shot as Sai controls the action.
Sai has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pappas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas pushes Sai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Pappas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Pappas is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gus Pappas has been cut.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dang Sai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gus Pappas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sai clinches.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pappas.
Pappas dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pappas's defenses.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Pappas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pappas wants to stall.
Pappas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Pappas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sai clinches up against the cage.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pappas.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai lands an elbow inside that Pappas shrugs off.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Pappas avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pappas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pappas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sai managing to block the knees to the body from Pappas.
Pappas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike.
Pappas lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappas's brow.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Pappas pushes Sai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pappas lands with a left to the head.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas tries a body shot but Sai blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pappas blocks the elbow strike.
Pappas can't break the clinch.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike.
Pappas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gus Pappas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Pappas is trying to maintain a safe position but Sai gets an underhook and turns Pappas into the cage.
Pappas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Pappas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sai prevents a body shot from Pappas.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappas's brow.
Pappas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappas's brow.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Pappas tries to work over Sai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pappas can't find room to land a body shot as Sai controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pappas's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappas avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike.
Pappas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sai prevents a body shot from Pappas.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Pappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pappas blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Dang Sai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dang Sai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dang Sai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clark Kent's chin.
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28
197 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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30
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kent with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Jackson cracks Kent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson feints with a jab and clips Kent right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kent is sent crashing into the canvas and Jackson leaps in for the kill! Kent tries to get to his feet but Jackson is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kent is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Jackson!
Rodney Jackson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gottlieb Hiebknecht has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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31
160 lbs
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29
166 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudemir Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht moves into range and clinches up with Bonanza.
Hiebknecht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiebknecht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hiebknecht jumps guard.
Bonanza told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hiebknecht keeping moving, preventing Bonanza from controlling successfully.
Bonanza wants to pass the guard but Hiebknecht is keeping the position.
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiebknecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiebknecht is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Fortress that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hiebknecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hiebknecht controls Bonanza momentarily but Bonanza frees himself.
Bonanza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hiebknecht is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hiebknecht has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bonanza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiebknecht trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiebknecht controlling from the top position.
Hiebknecht avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hiebknecht wants to pass the guard but Bonanza is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hiebknecht won't allow Bonanza to sweep him here.
Bonanza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiebknecht's guard.
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiebknecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonanza wants to pass the guard but Hiebknecht is keeping the position.
Hiebknecht being controlled here, momentarily.
Bonanza trying to control but Hiebknecht is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hiebknecht haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bonanza drops back looking for a leg! Hiebknecht is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hiebknecht manages to kick Bonanza off! Bonanza jumps back into Hiebknecht's guard.
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiebknecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiebknecht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonanza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bonanza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hiebknecht is fending him off so far but Bonanza persists. Nope, Hiebknecht circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonanza dives in for a single leg takedown but Hiebknecht sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bonanza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonanza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiebknecht's waist but Hiebknecht gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonanza off to one side.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudemir Bonanza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiebknecht. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonanza fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hiebknecht lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonanza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiebknecht feinted with a counter takedown.
Hiebknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonanza wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonanza turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bonanza manages to end up in side control.
Bonanza controls the position.
Bonanza wants to control but Hiebknecht is keeping him busy.
Bonanza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza is staying tight to Hiebknecht's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bonanza trying to control the position but Hiebknecht is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonanza working away.
Bonanza is trying to get an arm triangle but Hiebknecht is defending well.
Bonanza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hiebknecht knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hiebknecht struggling a bit here.
Bonanza wants to control but Hiebknecht is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonanza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bonanza is looking to take a break and control but Hiebknecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiebknecht is looking for a sweep.
Hiebknecht sneaks back into half guard.
Hiebknecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht is working hard here to advance position.
Hiebknecht trying to control but Bonanza postures up.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but Hiebknecht defending well.
Hiebknecht is staying active underneath Bonanza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonanza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Claudemir Bonanza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiebknecht is trying to control but Bonanza passes into side control!
Bonanza working away.
Bonanza trying to control the position but Hiebknecht is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiebknecht tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bonanza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonanza tries for a kimura but Hiebknecht is defending well.
Bonanza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hiebknecht might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonanza tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hiebknecht is trying to control Bonanza's posture but Bonanza avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hiebknecht keeps working.
Hiebknecht is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hiebknecht looks to throw the jab but Bonanza is out of range.
Bonanza fails with the takedown.
Bonanza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiebknecht stuffs the takedown.
Bonanza has a takedown stuffed.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudemir Bonanza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonanza's head backwards.
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiebknecht finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hiebknecht is trying to defend but Bonanza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bonanza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bonanza wants to take a breather but Hiebknecht is having none of it.
Hiebknecht is looking to improve his position.
Hiebknecht is not content to let Bonanza control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bonanza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hiebknecht wants to sweep here but Bonanza controlling him for the moment.
Bonanza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hiebknecht's guard.
Bonanza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bonanza wants to pass the guard but Hiebknecht is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura here.
Bonanza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hiebknecht is controlling Bonanza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bonanza wants to work for an arm triangle but Hiebknecht is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hiebknecht is trying to maintain the position but Bonanza is very close to passing his half guard.
Bonanza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bonanza is looking to take a break and control but Hiebknecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiebknecht is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonanza pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hiebknecht is just riding it out for now. Bonanza eventually gives up the hold.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Claudemir Bonanza.
I think Bonanza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Claudemir Bonanza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akito Toyotoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borhan Khan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
177 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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30
186 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akito Toyotoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Borhan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toyotoku is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Toyotoku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Toyotoku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toyotoku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toyotoku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan pushes down on Toyotoku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toyotoku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khan's back!
Khan staying busy and making it hard for Toyotoku to control.
Khan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Toyotoku's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toyotoku is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Khan is defending well though. Toyotoku let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku looking for the choke from the back.
Toyotoku trying to control momentarily.
Khan breaks Toyotoku's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Khan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Toyotoku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toyotoku's coaches at Hugs & Kisses have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Toyotoku is trying to improve his position.
Khan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Toyotoku's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku can't do much from the bottom here.
Toyotoku stops Khan from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Toyotoku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toyotoku is trying to get back to half guard.
Toyotoku is working hard here to advance position.
Khan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Khan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Khan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Toyotoku struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toyotoku has escaped the position, nice work there.
Toyotoku regains half guard.
Khan is working for a submission of some sort.
Toyotoku is pressing down on Khan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toyotoku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
My spies in *****THEUNITCELL***** inform me that Khan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Toyotoku looking for submissions off his back.
Toyotoku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khan is working away from the top position though.
Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Toyotoku sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toyotoku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toyotoku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borhan Khan 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.
Toyotoku throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Toyotoku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Toyotoku is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toyotoku is keeping the position for now.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toyotoku manages to get back to half guard.
Borhan Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan wants to work for an arm triangle but Toyotoku is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Toyotoku trying to control here.
Toyotoku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but Toyotoku defends the submission attempt.
Toyotoku trying to control but Khan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control. Toyotoku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toyotoku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khan.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Toyotoku looking for submissions off his back.
Khan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toyotoku has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toyotoku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khan pulls his head out easily.
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but Toyotoku defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Toyotoku moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toyotoku has escaped the position, nice work there.
Toyotoku tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toyotoku regains half guard.
Toyotoku is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Toyotoku wants to get back to full guard.
Toyotoku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Toyotoku keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khan pulls his head out easily.
Khan is looking for a kimura here.
Khan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toyotoku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khan.
Toyotoku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Toyotoku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan is looking for a kimura here.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan is looking for a kimura but Toyotoku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khan to get the leverage.
Toyotoku wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan prevents Toyotoku from improving his position.
Toyotoku looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borhan Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Toyotoku throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyotoku as he jumps to the side.
Khan fails with the takedown
and Toyotoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Toyotoku. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Toyotoku.
Akito Toyotoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borhan Khan.
Toyotoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan with the counter takedown but Toyotoku avoids it easily.
Toyotoku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Toyotoku wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body kick from Toyotoku.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyotoku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toyotoku scores with a head kick.
Toyotoku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan is rocked!
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyotoku throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Toyotoku finish him?
Toyotoku lands a head kick!
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Toyotoku gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
Toyotoku scores with a leg kick.
Toyotoku tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Khan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Toyotoku follows Khan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akito Toyotoku!
After winning the bout, Akito Toyotoku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Bravie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Doyle Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravie jabs Brunson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brunson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravie tried to score with a low kick but Brunson checks it.
Edward Bravie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunson tries to clinch but Bravie moves out of range.
Brunson darts in and clinches Bravie up against the cage.
Bravie has a couple of punches blocked by Brunson.
Bravie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bravie's defenses.
It looks like Edward Bravie has been cut.
Bravie dodges an elbow strike from Brunson.
Good body shot from Brunson.
Bravie struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunson controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Bravie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brunson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravie controls his hands.
Brunson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravie tries to work over Brunson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie can't find room to land a body shot as Brunson controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brunson.
Brunson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brunson backwards.
Brunson lands an uppercut.
Brunson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravie.
Brunson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravie's efforts to push away.
Brunson throws an elbow but it misses.
Brunson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bravie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bravie misses.
Bravie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brunson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brunson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravie.
A lazy body kick from Bravie
and Brunson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson lands an elbow just above Bravie 's eye.
Bravie trying to stall but Brunson improves his position.
Brunson keeps control of Bravie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravie.
Brunson misses with an elbow strike.
Bravie pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bravie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brunson pushes Bravie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravie or not.
Brunson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bravie dodges an elbow strike from Brunson.
Bravie scores with a hook to the body.
Brunson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bravie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brunson can turn it around.
Brunson cracks Bravie with a nice body shot.
Brunson tries to throw a body punch but Bravie avoids it by throwing Brunson back against the cage.
Brunson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravie throws a head punch that misses.
Brunson lands with a left to the head.
Bravie takes an elbow to the temple.
Brunson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brunson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravie backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brunson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravie's brow.
Bravie breaks from the clinch.
Brunson clinches up against the cage.
Brunson misses with some punches.
Bravie pushes Brunson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Bravie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brunson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brunson lands an elbow inside.
Edward Bravie's cut is getting worse.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravie can't find room to land a body shot as Brunson controls the action.
Bravie tries a body shot but Brunson blocks it.
Brunson keeps control of Bravie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edward Bravie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brunson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravie breaks from the clinch.
Bravie throws a hook but Brunson blocks it.
Bravie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooh!!! Brunson has knocked Bravie down with a huge combo! Brunson steps away and waves a wobbly Bravie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bravie is rocked!
Brunson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bravie out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doyle Brunson!
A very excited looking Doyle Brunson 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 Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hellmuth Jr did well to prevent Wad getting side control.
Hellmuth Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hellmuth Jr tries to get out of the position.
Wad stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wad.
Wad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wad blocks an elbow strike.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wad avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Wad blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wads head.
Wad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wad takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Wad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hellmuth Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Wad backwards.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Wad blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Wad shrugs off.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wad blocks an elbow strike.
Wad breaks the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Wad is avoiding it.
Wad wants to counter the offense by Hellmuth Jr and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wad clinches.
Wad lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Wad.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wad backwards.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wad - that landed with a thud.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Wad throws a head punch that misses.
Wad blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Wad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wad scores with a shot to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hellmuth Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wad can turn it around.
Wad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Wad scores with a hook to the body.
Wad dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Wad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Wad avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Wad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellmuth Jr.
Wad lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wads head.
Wad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Wad counters with a nice body shot.
Wad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
A little jabbing left from Wad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wad scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr darts in and clinches Wad up against the cage.
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!
Wad lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wad.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Wad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Wad.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Wad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wad avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Wad.
Wad avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Wad throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil Hellmuth Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hellmuth Jr gets a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Wad blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dick Wad has been cut.
Wad blocks an elbow strike.
Wad has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wad blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Wad dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Wad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wad's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
A short right from Wad on the inside.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Wad blocks it.
Wad lands a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Wad avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Wad digs a right hand into Hellmuth Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellmuth Jr's gas tank.
Wad misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wad tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wad.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wad's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wad's brow.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Wad tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Wad throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Wad is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wad's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
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!
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Wad's ribcage. Wad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Dick Wad's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wad.
Wad blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wad backwards.
Wad takes an elbow to the temple.
Wad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Wad 's eye.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Wad shrugs off.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Wad backwards.
Wad is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Wad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wad walks straight into a right hand from Hellmuth Jr - that's dropped him! Hellmuth Jr jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wad from any more punishment! Wad 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 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
In his post fight interview, Phil Hellmuth Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse comes to the cage accompanied by Adieu Vieille Europe. Rojas has chosen Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojas 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.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mousse scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Rodrigo Rojas has been cut.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mousse swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rojas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mousse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mousse wants to control but Rojas postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mousse prevents Rojas from moving into mount.
Rojas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mousse can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousse is trying to get back to half guard.
Rojas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mousse knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Mousse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rojas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mousse, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousse gets back to half guard.
Rojas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mousse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rojas.
Mousse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rojas on the ground.
Mousse is trying to control but can't.
Mousse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rojas passes to full mount!
Rojas trying to control but Mousse is having none of it.
Mousse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rojas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mousse because Rojas loaded up on that one.
Rojas is working for a guillotine from mount but Mousse frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throwing strikes here but Mousse is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rojas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mousse to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mousse shrugs it off.
Mousse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mousse is working hard here to advance position.
Rojas controlling his opponent.
Mousse tries to hold on but Rojas pushes him away.
Rojas throws some wild stikes that Mousse manages to avoid easily.
Mousse tries to hold on but Rojas postures up.
Rojas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mousse is looking to improve his position but Rojas isn't that keen on the idea.
Rojas looking to secure an arm triangle but Mousse defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousse slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse wants to control but Rojas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mousse is in trouble now - Rojas has advanced to mount!
Mousse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mousse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mousse tries to get out of the position.
Rojas fails to move to back control.
Rojas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mousse is surviving well by controlling Rojas's body position as best he can.
Rojas fails to take his opponent's back.
Rojas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mousse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mousse is desperately trying to improve his position but Rojas has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looking to secure an arm triangle but Mousse defends it well.
Rojas works his way to his opponent's back.
Mousse preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rojas.
Rojas gets his hands free as Mousse looks to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas is hanging on to Mousse's back as he tries to escape.
Rojas is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mousse won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Rojas off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Rojas!
Rodrigo Rojas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alcatraz Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin comes to the cage accompanied by Cheeky Nandos. Askren is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: wave after wave mr probs. Benny Askren has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Ysengrin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Askren back to the cage. Ysengrin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ysengrin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ysengrin lands with a shot to the body.
Askren looks winded!
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a shot to the body.
Askren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Askren drops his hands momentarily and Ysengrin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ysengrin dips to his left and cracks Askren with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren slips a jab and a cross from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ysengrin lands with an overhand left.
Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the cage.
Ysengrin gets through Askren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin - that landed with a thud.
Ysengrin manages to break the clinch.
Ysengrin connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ysengrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Askren off the cage and back into range.
Askren tries to keep at a distance but Ysengrin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ysengrin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Ysengrin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Ysengrin as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ysengrin is looking to break free of the clinch but Askren has double underhooks.
Ysengrin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Ysengrin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Askren has Ysengrin pressed against the cage, preventing Ysengrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ysengrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ysengrin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ysengrin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ysengrin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Askren is rocked!
Askren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Askren is still on wobbly legs! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Ysengrin lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Askren out cold! Askren is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Ysengrin!
Dave Ysengrin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Benny Askren was interviewed post fight and said 'My chin is glass '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Terra (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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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jake Theodorou has been cut.
Theodorou throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Terra slaps away a takedown attempt from Theodorou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Theodorou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Theodorou shoots in for a takedown but Terra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Terra misses.
Terra swings for the body but Theodorou moves out of range.
Theodorou misses with a body shot.
Terra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theodorou was well out of range. Poor timing from Terra.
Theodorou takes one to the side of the head.
Terra jabs Theodorou right on the nose. Theodorou blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Theodorou.
Terra throws out a counter right but Theodorou avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Theodorou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theodorou misses with a hook
and Terra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Theodorou misses the shot to the body.
Terra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Theodorou shoots in looking for a takedown but Terra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Theodorou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terra cracks Theodorou with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Terra. No joy for Theodorou on that attempt.
Terra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Theodorou misses with a looping right.
Terra lands an overhand right.
Theodorou throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Terra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Theodorou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Theodorou tries to pull guard but Terra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Terra scores with a hook to the body.
Terra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theodorou backwards.
Terra misses with a knee to the head.
Terra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Theodorou jumps guard but Terra stands there with Theodorou around his waist. Theodorou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Theodorou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou tries to pull guard but Terra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Terra cracks Theodorou with a nice body shot.
Terra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theodorou backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terra tries to work over Theodorou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terra throws an elbow but it misses.
Theodorou is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terra to keep the fight standing.
Terra working Theodorou over with knees to the body.
Theodorou is breathing heavily.
Terra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theodorou backwards.
Theodorou jumps guard but Terra stands there with Theodorou around his waist. Theodorou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Terra gets through Theodorou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terra lands a nice uppercut.
Theodorou jumps into guard, dragging Terra to the mat.
Theodorou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Terra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Theodorou keeping moving, preventing Terra from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Terra wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Terra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terra trying to control the position from guard on top but Theodorou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Theodorou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Terra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Theodorous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terra connects with a body shot that sends Theodorou's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Terra.
Jake Theodorou's cut is getting worse.
Terra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Theodorou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terra manages to avoid it.
Theodorou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Theodorou fails with the takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Theodorou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Theodorou misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Theodorou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Terra tries to improve position but can't.
Terra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Theodorou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Terra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Theodorou.
An elbow from Theodorou crashes against the mat.
Terra wants to control but Theodorou postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Terra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Theodorou's cut.
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.
Terra digs a good hook to Theodorou's body.
Theodorou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Theodorou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Terra jabs Theodorou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Theodorou throws a hook but Terra avoids it easily.
Terra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Theodorou moves forwards but Terra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terra moves into range and clinches up with Theodorou.
A short right from Terra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodorou tries to pull guard but Terra won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Theodorou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theodorou is trying to pull guard but Terra has him pressed against the cage.
Theodorou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Terra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Terra presses Theodorou against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terra lands a hook that snaps the head of Theodorou backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terra scores with a shot to the side of Theodorou's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou looking to stall.
Theodorou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Terra scores with a shoulder strike.
Terra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Terra lands with a short shot to the head.
Terra connects with a knee to the head.
Terra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theodorou is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Terra.
Good body shot from Terra.
Terra gets through Theodorou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jake Theodorou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Theodorou is trying to pull guard but Terra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Terra lands a hook that snaps the head of Theodorou backwards.
Theodorou is rocked!
Theodorou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Terra scores with a shot to the side of Theodorou's head.
Oh Theodorou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theodorou jumps guard but Terra stands there with Theodorou around his waist. Theodorou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Theodorou seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terra.
Terra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terra lands a nice uppercut.
Terra looking to throw knees to the head but Theodorou is blocking nicely.
Theodorou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terra.
Terra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theodorous head.
A short uppercut from Terra.
Terra lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Theodorou to his knees! Terra keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). San Terra!
San Terra tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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