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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhai comes to the cage accompanied by Sampans. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Zhai misses.
Logan throws a leg kick but Zhai moved away.
Zhai throws a big counter combination but Logan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zhai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zhai tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dougie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan slips under a jab from Zhai.
Logan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zhai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Logan throws a body punch but Zhai moves out of range.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a leg kick but Zhai checks it.
Logan connects with a leg kick. Zhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan darts in and clinches Zhai up against the cage.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Zhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Zhai, which made it look bad.
Zhai tried to counter with a leg kick but Logan avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan has a takedown stuffed.
Zhai misses with a straight left.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Zhai misses its target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Logan is defended easily by Zhai.
Zang Zhai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dougie Logan.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Zhai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan feints the counter takedown.
Zhai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhai's calf.
Zhai scores with a body shot.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Logan is rocked!
Logan backs away from a small jab... but Zhai lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Logan crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Zhai with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zang Zhai!
Zang Zhai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Ji Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Park Ji Sung!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Sung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kirby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirby.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kirby landing knees to the body.
Ji Sung looks winded!
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Ji Sung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirby landing knees to the body.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kirby stalling in the clinch.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kirby with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a nice knee to the body.
Kirby connects with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a nice knee to the body.
Kirby's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kirby landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ji Sung's defenses.
Kirby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirby scores a nice knee to the body.
Kirby has Ji Sung pressed against the cage.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ji Sung's face.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
Ji Sung has Kirby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirby scores with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirby.
Kirby has Ji Sung pushed against the cage.
Kirby with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a knee to the head.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ji Sung is rocked!
Kirby connects with a knee to the head.
Ji Sung is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him?
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Ji Sung seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ji Sung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jake Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Park Ji Sung.
Kirby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
Kirby working Ji Sung over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Ji Sung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ji Sung's face.
Kirby lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Ji Sung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Kirby with a knee to the head.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Kirby.
Kirby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Kirby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirby.
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ji Sung's face.
Kirby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ji Sung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby dominated that round.
That's time! Kirby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kirby scoring well with a low kick there.
Ji Sung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ji Sung's knee momentarily.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ji Sung can do to turn this around?
Ji Sung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ji Sung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirby lands a big head kick that sends Ji Sung tumbling to the mat! Kirby takes a step backwards and waves Ji Sung back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Sung tries to keep at a distance but Kirby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ji Sung is breathing heavily.
Kirby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ji Sung goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirby prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
Kirby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirby stalling in the clinch.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
Kirby drops Ji Sung with a big knee straight up the middle! Ji Sung is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Park Ji Sung has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ji Sung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kirby.
Kirby delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ji Sung. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Jake Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirby lands a front kick.
Ji Sung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
Ji Sung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kirby lands a knee to the head.
Kirby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kirby.
A knee to the head by Kirby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Ji Sung wants a takedown but no success here.
Jake Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Park Ji Sung.
Kirby scores with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Kirby is struggling to control the position.
Kirby lands a nice knee to the body.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby working Ji Sung over with knees to the body.
Kirby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kirby landing knees to the body.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Ji Sung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kirby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirby landing knees to the head.
Kirby landing knees to the body.
Ji Sung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Ji Sung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kirby closes the distance and pushes Ji Sung back into the cage.
Jake Kirby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ji Sung's face.
Kirby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ji Sung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ji Sung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Park Ji Sung'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kirby thuds his shin into the meat of Ji Sung's side.
Kirby lands with a kick to the temple. Ji Sung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ji Sung's head.
Ji Sung shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ji Sung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirby feints and then cracks Ji Sung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ji Sung down.
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ji Sung's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kirby finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ji Sung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby lands a head kick. Ji Sung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ji Sung darts in looking for a takedown but Kirby gets double underhooks and turns Ji Sung into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Park Ji Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ji Sung throws a body kick that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Ji Sung was not able to check.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ji Sung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kirby counters with a leg kick.
Jake Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Park Ji Sung.
Nice body kick from Kirby.
Kirby has managed to clinch.
Kirby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby with a knee to the head.
Ji Sung is trying to pull guard but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirby.
A bit of stalling here from Kirby.
Ji Sung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kirby scores with a knee to the head.
Kirby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ji Sung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kirby with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
Kirby stops a takedown attempt from Ji Sung.
Kirby lands a knee to the head.
Ji Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Ji Sung's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
A knee to the head by Kirby.
Ji Sung is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kirby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kirby content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Ji Sung in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ji Sung's face.
Kirby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ji Sung.
Kirby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby connects with a knee to the head.
Kirby scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirby.
Kirby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirby working the clinch nicely. Ji Sung is working for position but Kirby cracks him with a big knee to the head! Ji Sung crumples up against the cage and Kirby lands two more shots before the ref can save Ji Sung! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jake Kirby!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. Wu Fei Chung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Izzy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Fei Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fei Chung connects with a body shot.
Fei Chung scores with a sloppy right hand. Beast should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beast as he avoids it easily.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fei Chung.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei Chung.
Beast looks to clinch
and Fei Chung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fei Chung 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.
Fei Chung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beast.
Fei Chung looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Beast darts in and clinches Fei Chung up against the cage.
I was talking to Beast's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fei Chung scores with a shot to the side of Beast's head.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fei Chung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fei Chung blocks an uppercut.
Beast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beast blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung wants to take the fight to the mat but Beast manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fei Chung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fei Chung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fei Chung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beast sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Izzy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wu Fei Chung.
Fei Chung with a jab.
Beast scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Fei Chung. That snapped Beast's head back.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Fei Chung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beast fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fei Chung, pushing him back against the cage.
Beast struggles to land a body shot inside as Fei Chung controls his hands.
Fei Chung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Beast.
Fei Chung can't get the takedown.
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Beast chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Chung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Beast swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fei Chung misses with a double jab
and Beast finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fei Chung throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot.
Beast appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast slips a straight right by Fei Chung.
Beast tries to clinch but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Beast blocks the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Beast misses its target.
Beast digs a good hook to Fei Chung's body.
Beast has Fei Chung up against the cage in a clinch.
Beast softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beast working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beast.
Fei Chung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Fei Chung - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fei Chung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beast scores with a shoulder strike.
Beast pushes Fei Chung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beast stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Fei Chung back against the cage.
Fei Chung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fei Chung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beast throws a hook but Fei Chung avoids it easily.
Fei Chung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Fei Chung's shoulder, as Fei Chung tries to avoid the shot.
Beast takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beast lands with a hook. Fei Chung tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Beast.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beast misses with a right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beast takes a swing at Fei Chung's ribcage but misses.
Beast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beast wants to land a leg kick but Fei Chung is out of range.
Fei Chung staying out of range there.
Fei Chung lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Beast throws a low kick, looking for Fei Chung's leg but Fei Chung calmly moves out of range.
Fei Chung looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Beast slips under a jab from Fei Chung.
Beast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beast throws a low kick but Fei Chung moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Chung throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
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 Izzy Beast will probably get the nod.
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.
Fei Chung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beast's hands.
Beast thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fei Chung if he has to take too many more of those.
Beast misses the jab.
Beast moves out of range as Fei Chung throws a body kick.
Beast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Beast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Fei Chung slips the punch.
Beast walks into a left hand.
Beast misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Beast misses with a leg kick.
Beast backing away here, and Fei Chung unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Fei Chung.
Beast backing away here, and Fei Chung unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beast lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown attempt
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Fei Chung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Fei Chung misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fei Chung motions for Beast to come forward. Fei Chung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wu Fei Chung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beast throws a solid leg kick but Fei Chung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beast.
Fei Chung throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
Beast throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Fei Chung.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Fei Chung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Beast half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast slips a jab and a cross from Fei Chung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Fei Chung ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Fei Chung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beast thows a leg kick but Fei Chung checks it
and Fei Chung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beast's knee momentarily.
Beast doesn't manage to clinch there - Fei Chung circles away.
Beast wants to clinch.
Beast darts in and clinches Fei Chung up against the cage.
Fei Chung blocks an uppercut.
Beast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Fei Chung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fei Chung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung manages to break the clinch.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot.
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Fei Chung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fei Chung.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Fei Chung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beast thinking.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei Chung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung tries a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Fei Chung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beast lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fei Chung throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Fei Chung misses.
Beast missing with a left hand there. Fei Chung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast gets a clinch.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Fei Chung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Fei Chung's head.
Beast lands with a right to the head.
Fei Chung misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast misses with a body punch.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Fei Chung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izzy Beast has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fei Chung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wu Fei Chung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fei Chung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fei Chung keeps the fight on the outside.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Beast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fei Chung's hands.
Fei Chung checks a leg kick.
Fei Chung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Beast moves out of range as Fei Chung strikes.
Good leg kick by Fei Chung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fei Chung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fei Chung.
Beast gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast struggles to land a body shot inside as Fei Chung controls his hands.
Fei Chung tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Fei Chung back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
Fei Chung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fei Chung lands with a short shot to the head.
Beast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fei Chungs head.
A frustrated look appears on Fei Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fei Chung breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Beast is predictable there
and Fei Chung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast is looking to clinch but Fei Chung is avoiding it.
Beast connects with a crisp jab.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Fei Chung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei Chung.
Beast gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fei Chung misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beast crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fei Chung - the referee stops the clock and Beast gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fei Chung. Beast manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beast misses with a leg kick.
Fei Chung misses with a wild body shot.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Fei Chung manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Chung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beast throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Fei Chung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beast swings widly with a right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a nice uppercut.
Izzy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fei Chung.
Fei Chung scores with a sloppy right hand. Beast should have avoided that one.
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fei Chung.
Beast fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fei Chung just manages to avoid it.
Beast tests Fei Chung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fei Chung misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fei Chung. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fei Chung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fei Chung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fei Chung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beast finds it's way round the side to connect with Fei Chung's head.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Fei Chung misses with a straight left.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beast avoids the head kick by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung digs a good body shot into Beast's ribs.
Beast throws a lazy head kick
and Fei Chung counters with a leg kick.
Beast tries to work over Fei Chung's front leg with a kick but Fei Chung checks it.
Beast is looking to clinch but Fei Chung is avoiding it.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that half lands.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Fei Chung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Beast.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beast tests Fei Chung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beast misses with a left hand
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beast tries to work over Fei Chung's front leg with a kick but Fei Chung checks it.
Fei Chung checks a low kick from Beast.
Good shot there by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fei Chung pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beast is out of range and Fei Chung settles back down.
Fei Chung misses with a hook to the body
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Fei Chung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fei Chung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beast checks it well.
As Fei Chung looks to move away, Beast throws a big counter combo but Fei Chung just gets out of the way.
Beast defending well as Fei Chung loads up on a big left hand.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fei Chung lands a nice hook to Beast's body. Beast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Chung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wu Fei Chung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fei Chung 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wu Fei Chung!
During a confident post fight interview, Wu Fei Chung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Valmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dante Collins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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290 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Valmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Collins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valmer.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Valmer from controlling successfully.
Collins trying to control the position.
Valmer postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valmer lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.
Valmer trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valmer keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Valmer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Collins is controlling him.
Collins preventing the sweep.
Collins postures up.
Collins won't allow Valmer to get back to his feet.
Valmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Valmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valmer seems keen to control Collins's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dante Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Valmer tries to counter with a takedown but Collins is quick to defend against it.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Valmer attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Valmer ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Collins!
It looks like Jimmy Valmer has been cut.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Valmer moves away and avoids it.
Collins throws a good cross that connects.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Valmer attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
so Valmer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valmer won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Valmer is in close to Collins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valmer landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valmer looking to sit in guard and control but Collins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valmer wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Collins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Valmer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Valmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Valmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Valmer with a nice head shot there.
Collins looking to control.
Collins wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Jimmy Valmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Valmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valmer manages to avoid it.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valmer counters with a shoot takedown. Collins fights it but they end up in guard.
Valmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Valmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Valmer wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Valmer distracts Collins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valmer is one step ahead there.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Valmer is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valmer landing with the ground and pound.
Valmer won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Valmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valmer wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Valmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Valmer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Valmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valmer advances position into side control!
Collins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valmer connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valmer working the ground and pound.
Collins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Valmer trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
Collins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valmer working the body and head with strikes.
Collins tries to improve position but can't.
Valmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Collins is looking to reverse the position.
Valmer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Valmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valmer connects with a decent elbow.
Valmer scoring with punches from side control.
Collins tries to buck Valmer off but Valmer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valmer trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Collins tries to bench press Valmer off him but Valmer keeps the position.
Valmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Collins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Valmer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Collins is not content to let Valmer control the position.
Valmer drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Valmer is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins is looking for a sweep. Valmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valmer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Collins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collins is looking to improve his position.
Valmer wants to take a breather but Collins is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valmer connects with a nice short shot to Collins's temple.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valmer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valmer prevents Collins from improving his position.
Valmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Collins has hold of Valmer's hands but Valmer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Collins is refusing to be controlled, as Valmer sits in half guard.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Valmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Collins.
Valmer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valmer.
Valmer attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Collins stuns Valmer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Valmer feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Valmer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Valmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Collins's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Valmer is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Valmer from controlling successfully.
Collins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Valmer has passed into side control.
Valmer working the ground and pound.
Valmer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Valmer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valmer is putting a hurting on Collins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Valmer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valmer cracks Collins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Collins is looking to reverse the position.
Valmer looks up at the clock and then as Collins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valmer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valmer working away.
Dante Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valmer trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Valmer working the head with strikes.
Valmer is putting a hurting on Collins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Valmer lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Valmer working the ground and pound from side control.
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.
Valmer takes a little break here. Collins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Valmer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Collins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Collins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Collins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valmer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Collins!
Valmer looking to finish Collins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Collins!
Collins is in a horrible position here. Valmer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valmer unloading with bombs!
Valmer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valmer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Collins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Valmer lands a big shot there that rocks Collins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valmer dominating with strikes here.
Valmer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valmer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.
Valmer with good strikes from the mount here!
Valmer with a couple of short strikes.
Valmer lands a nice shot to the head.
Valmer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valmer wants to control the pace but Collins is squirming around nicely.
Valmer controlling from mount.
Valmer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.
Collins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Valmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valmer, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Valmer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Zavurov pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zavurov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zavurov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Stark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zavurov lands with a left to the head.
Stark tries to pull guard but Zavurov won't allow it.
Zavurov manages to pull guard.
Zavurov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stark passes Zavurov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zavurov is not content to let Stark control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zavurov keeps working.
Zavurov tries to kick Stark off in order to stand up. Stark Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Zavurov is trying to buck Stark off.
Zavurov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark avoids the strikes from the bottom by Zavurov.
Zavurov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zavurov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy body kick from Stark
and Zavurov counters with a thumping low kick.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark wants to counter the offense by Zavurov and move into the clinch position.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Zavurov moved away.
Zavurov takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Stark tries for a takedown but Zavurov manages to get underhooks.
Shamil Zavurov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Zavurov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Zavurov.
Zavurov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stark tightens his grip and picks Zavurov up, before dumping him to the ground. Zavurov manages to land in guard.
Stark is standing up over Zavurov. Zavurov looks to escape but Stark dives into side control.
Zavurov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stark trying to control the action but Zavurov is working from the bottom.
Zavurov tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Zavurov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stark throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zavurov is pushing Stark's head away, looking to escape. Stark manages to hold on to the position though.
Zavurov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zavurov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stark is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Stark controlling from mount.
Zavurov is trying to stand.
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stark can't control as he wanted to and Zavurov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Zavurov kicks Stark off and gets back to his feet.
Zavurov has managed to clinch.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zavurov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zavurov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Zavurov.
Stark is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov clinches.
Zavurov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zavurov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zavurov's brow.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Stark is trying to trip Zavurov. He has hold of a leg but Zavurov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Zavurov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stark chips away with some ground and pound.
Stark prevents Zavurov from getting back to his feet.
Stark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 Shamil Zavurov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zavurov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing Zavurov from standing up.
Stark is working an open guard so Zavurov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zavurov moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Zavurov gets caught napping as Stark dives in and scores a takedown. Zavurov manages to retain guard.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stark avoids the strikes from the bottom by Zavurov.
Zavurov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark trying to control the action but Zavurov is working from the bottom.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Zavurov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zavurov is trying to buck Stark off.
Stark takes a little break here. Zavurov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zavurov pushes Stark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zavurov sneaks out the side door and pushes Stark away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Stark moves into range and clinches up with Zavurov.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamil Zavurov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark jumps into guard, dragging Zavurov to the mat.
Stark has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Zavurov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stark blocking some punches.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Zavurov controls his hands.
Zavurov has Stark pressed against the cage.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark is working for takedown but Zavurov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
A short uppercut from Zavurov.
Zavurov can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zavurov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zavurov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Stark can't get the takedown.
Shamil Zavurov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Stark wants the takedown. Zavurov is fighting it off but Stark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zavurov's guard against the cage.
Zavurov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stark won't allow Zavurov to get back to his feet.
Zavurov keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark stops Zavurov from standing up.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark wants to control from the top but Zavurov keeps moving.
Brandon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zavurov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stark presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Zavurov looking to slow down the pace here.
Stark goes for a takedown attempt but Zavurov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zavurov has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Zavurov avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zavurov.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zavurov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zavurov tries to clinch up.
Zavurov sets himself, and Stark steps forward looking for the clinch! Zavurov avoids it this time.
Stark throws a head kick but Zavurov moves out of range.
Zavurov is looking to clinch.
Stark is looking for the big counter here.
A leg kick checked by Zavurov.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark wants to counter the offense by Zavurov and move into the clinch position.
Stark clinches up with Zavurov and pushes him back against the cage.
Stark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zavurov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zavurov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zavurov is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov moves into the clinch.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Zavurov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Zavurov avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zavurov.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Shamil Zavurov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Zavurov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zavurov landing some decent shots from guard.
Stark is working an open guard so Zavurov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Stark slips to the side
and Stark counters with a series of strikes. Zavurov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Zavurov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zavurov pinned against the cage. Zavurov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Zavurov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zavurov blocks a head kick by Stark.
Zavurov rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Zavurov lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Zavurov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Zavurov lands with a left to the head.
Stark working aggressively here.
Zavurov breaks from the clinch.
Zavurov closes the distance but Stark moves to the side
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov wants to get back to his feet.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zavurov wants to get back to his feet.
Stark is keen to just control but Zavurov is a slippery customer.
Zavurov wants to get back to his feet.
Zavurov is not content to let Stark control the position.
Zavurov is looking to escape.
Zavurov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shamil Zavurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
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.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark darts in and clinches Zavurov up against the cage.
Zavurov is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Zavurov tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Zavurov tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zavurov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zavurov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zavurov is taking damage to the body and head.
Zavurov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stark trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zavurov doesn't escape.
Zavurov is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stark 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stark!
After winning the bout, Brandon Stark 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Rod. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Ado!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ado clinches.
Ado is trying to drag Murphy to the mat but Murphy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ado.
Brandon Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Ado.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Ado has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ado.
Ado has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ado.
Ado goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tom Ado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ado fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ado looks winded!
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Ado backs away looking to recover.
Ado tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Ado circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Ado misses.
Ado misses with a takedown
and Murphy scores with a counter punch that sends Ado to the canvas! Murphy smells blood - he's punishing Ado with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ado has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Murphy!
A very excited looking Brandon Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piere St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trew comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You - Lily Allen. Archie Trew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Piere wants to clinch up but Trew keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trew 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.
St Piere working aggressively here.
St Piere takes a shot to the head.
Trew manages to pull guard.
Trew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Piere is aware though and is defending well.
Trew might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trew tries to free his leg and advance position but St Piere is retaining full guard.
St Piere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trew prevents St Piere from getting back to his feet.
Trew works over St Piere with some ground and pound from guard.
St Piere wants to stand but Trew is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Piere 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.
Trew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew scoring with some ground and pound.
Trew stops St Piere from standing up.
Trew controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Piere wants to sweep here but Trew controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Piere tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trew scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trew has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Piere pushes Trew off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
St Piere tries to clinch but Trew moves out of range.
Trew flashes St Piere a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. St Piere's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. St Piere crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Trew punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archie Trew!
A very excited looking Archie Trew made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Maksymilian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Devon Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksymilian Gracie.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bailey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Bailey lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Bailey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Bailey prevents the takedown attempt.
Bailey lands a body shot.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short right from Bailey.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Bailey.
Bailey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Bailey pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey stalls.
Bailey lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bailey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bailey.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bailey finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey finds Gracie's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gracie flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bailey lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gracie will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pike Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biscuits comes to the cage accompanied by Fight for your right to Party. Oshan Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pike Biscuits !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Biscuits takes one to the side of the head.
Biscuits fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Biscuits 's head but Biscuits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Biscuits .
Biscuits scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Biscuits throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Biscuits moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biscuits throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Biscuits only half commits.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Biscuits .
Biscuits goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biscuits .
Biscuits throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Biscuits misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Biscuits . Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Biscuits quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Biscuits gets a clinch.
Biscuits stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biscuits tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biscuits lands a nice uppercut.
Biscuits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biscuits pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biscuits lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biscuits missing with knees to the body.
Biscuits can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Biscuits can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Biscuits scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Biscuits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Biscuits breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Jackson misses.
A head kick misses from Biscuits .
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Biscuits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a right hand that Biscuits ducks under and follows up with a left that Biscuits also avoids with ease.
Biscuits attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Biscuits .
Biscuits throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biscuits throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biscuits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biscuits thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biscuits has time to react.
Biscuits 's corner calls for a 1-2. Biscuits obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Biscuits throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biscuits looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Pike Biscuits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biscuits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biscuits lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Biscuits .
A punch lands to the side of Biscuits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Biscuits throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Biscuits is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Biscuits to the canvas! Biscuits doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jackson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oshan Jackson!
Oshan Jackson is the new bantamweight champion!
Oshan Jackson 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.
In defeat, Pike Biscuits stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost, but we can still party at my place after the show'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenuichio Harada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wyatt will feel that in the morning.
Harada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harada feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Harada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harada thuds a left hand into Wyatt's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyatt misses the target.
Harada is looking to chop away at Wyatt's legs.
Wyatt misses with a wild body shot.
Harada looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Harada ducks under and follows up with a left that Harada also avoids with ease.
Wyatt lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Harada.
Harada lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wyatt throws a low kick, looking for Harada's leg but Harada calmly moves out of range.
Wyatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada throws a wild body kick that Wyatt sees coming a mile off.
Harada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Harada.
Wyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
That kick from Harada tenderised Wyatt's leg. Wyatt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wyatt lands a slapping body shot.
Wyatt misses with a straight right.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada shoots in and gets a takedown into Wyatt's guard.
Harada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harada is in close to Wyatt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harada lands a couple of digs.
Wyatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wyatt's head.
Harada is in close to Wyatt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harada cracks Wyatt with a solid left hand.
Harada tries to free his leg and advance position but Wyatt is retaining full guard.
Wyatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harada postures up in Wyatt's guard and throws a big left but Wyatt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wyatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wyatt is keeping the position for now.
Wyatt wants to sweep here but Harada controlling him for the moment.
Wyatt keeping moving, preventing Harada from controlling successfully.
Wyatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Wyatt as he connects with a hook.
Harada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Derp Wyatt has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyatt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyatt scores with a hook to the body. Harada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Wyatt misses.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harada.
Wyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Wyatt with a nice cross.
Wyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harada 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 Wyatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wyatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Derp Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harada just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Wyatt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derp Wyatt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harada connects with an inside leg kick.
Wyatt misses with a looping left.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Wyatt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harada counters with a low kick, right behind Wyatt 's knee.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Harada cracks the inside of Wyatt's front leg.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Wyatt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wyatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Harada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt wants to land a leg kick but Harada is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada checks a leg kick.
Harada lands a leg kick that knocks Wyatt off balance momentarily.
Wyatt throws a lazy uppercut
and Harada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wyatt throws a sloppy body shot
and Harada scores with a counter punch that sends Wyatt to the canvas! Harada smells blood - he's punishing Wyatt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wyatt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada retains his heavyweight title!
Kenuichio Harada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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