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StrikeForce Union #26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Lisztomania as his entrance music. Brayden Barnes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brayden Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ortega lands the left hand.
It looks like Brayden Barnes has been cut.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
As Barnes looks to move away, Ortega throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
Barnes is rocked!
Ortega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Ortega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortega finish him?
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortega.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega staying out of range there.
Ortega cracks Barnes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barnes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ortega finish him?
Ortega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega with a nice cross.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ortega defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Ortega into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Ortega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Ortega's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortega lands a left hand.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Ortega dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega drops Barnes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barnes looks back up at him and smiles so Ortega waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
and Ortega counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Ortega!
After the fight, Carlos Ortega was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wictor Johanessburgson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wictor Johanessburgson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger fails to land with a series of punches.
Brent Banger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johanessburgson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Banger on his heels. He'll look to pass Banger's guard now, I'm sure.
Johanessburgson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johanessburgson trying to control the position from guard on top but Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johanessburgson is looking to pass into half guard but Banger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Banger is in guard.
Banger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Banger wants to stand and escape but instead Johanessburgson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanessburgson trying to control the position from guard on top but Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johanessburgson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johanessburgson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johanessburgson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johanessburgson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Banger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johanessburgson, into his guard.
Banger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johanessburgson on the ground.
Johanessburgson is working an open guard so Banger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banger throws a combination that misses
and Johanessburgson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johanessburgson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Banger is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wictor Johanessburgson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saad AbdUllah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allahu Akbar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saad AbdUllah!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from AbdUllah.
A slow jab from Akbar misses its intended target.
Akbar misses with a shot to the body
and AbdUllah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
AbdUllah misses with an uppercut. Akbar saw that one coming.
AbdUllah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by AbdUllah there.
AbdUllah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akbar. Akbar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akbar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akbar duly obliges.
It looks like Saad AbdUllah has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from AbdUllah misses.
AbdUllah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akbar was well out of range. Poor timing from AbdUllah.
Akbar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akbar lands a slapping body shot.
Akbar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
AbdUllah throws a body shot but no joy.
AbdUllah misses with a two punch combination.
Akbar ducks under a wild hook from AbdUllah.
Akbar feinted with a counter takedown.
AbdUllah misses with a few strikes there.
AbdUllah connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Akbar does it's job there.
AbdUllah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Akbar misses its intended target.
AbdUllah misses the shot to the body.
Akbar feinted with a counter takedown.
AbdUllah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Akbar's ribcage but misses.
Akbar scores with a jab.
Akbar misses with the combination.
AbdUllah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akbar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
AbdUllah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akbar on the side of the head.
Akbar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from AbdUllah.
AbdUllah misses with a body shot.
Akbar lands a jab to the head.
AbdUllah is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AbdUllah throws a lazy uppercut
and Akbar counters with a single leg into guard. AbdUllah didn't expect that.
AbdUllah is still in real trouble! Can Akbar finish him?
AbdUllah seems keen to control Akbar's posture.
Akbar won't allow AbdUllah to sweep him here.
AbdUllah seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah pulls Akbar in close to prevent any damage.
Akbar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akbar wants to control from the top but AbdUllah keeps moving.
AbdUllah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as AbdUllah throws out the jab.
Akbar takes one to the chin there.
AbdUllah looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
AbdUllah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - AbdUllah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akbar lands a head shot.
Akbar cracks a nice hook into AbdUllah's ribs.
AbdUllah 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.
A big left from AbdUllah misses.
Akbar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akbar has AbdUllah up against the cage in a clinch.
Akbar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akbar prevents a body shot from AbdUllah.
AbdUllah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akbar lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AbdUllah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akbar's elbow.
A body shot lands from Akbar.
AbdUllah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akbar is leaning against AbdUllah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
AbdUllah misses with the head strike.
Akbar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Saad AbdUllah's cut even more.
A short left from Akbar.
AbdUllah tries a body shot but Akbar blocks it.
Akbar is trying to maintain a safe position but AbdUllah gets an underhook and turns Akbar into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akbar.
Akbar can't find room to land a body shot as AbdUllah controls the action.
Akbar scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
AbdUllah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Akbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Akbar.
AbdUllah can't find room to land a body shot as Akbar controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Akbar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akbar can't find room to land a body shot as AbdUllah controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allahu Akbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saad AbdUllah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
AbdUllah throws a body shot but no joy.
Akbar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from AbdUllah.
AbdUllah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akbar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
AbdUllah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akbar lands with a cross.
Akbar sizes up AbdUllah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
AbdUllah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akbar counters with a shoot takedown. AbdUllah fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
AbdUllah pulls Akbar in to control the position.
Akbar won't allow AbdUllah to sweep him here.
AbdUllah controlling Akbar's posture.
Akbar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
AbdUllah's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
AbdUllah dodges the punch combination from Akbar.
Akbar moves forwards but AbdUllah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
AbdUllah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
AbdUllah looks to score with a jab to the body but Akbar is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar avoids the body shot from AbdUllah.
AbdUllah 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.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from AbdUllah in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Akbar's ribcage but misses.
Allahu Akbar is winning the standup battle so far.
Akbar walks into a jab.
AbdUllah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akbar was well out of range. Poor timing from AbdUllah.
Akbar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed AbdUllah momentarily.
Akbar digs a good body shot into AbdUllah's ribs.
Akbar tries to bum rush AbdUllah with a series of wild strikes but AbdUllah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AbdUllah misses with a jab to the body
and Akbar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Akbar.
Akbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akbar misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Akbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
AbdUllah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akbar.
Nice defenses there by Akbar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar walks into a left hand.
AbdUllah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akbar connects with a looping right hand.
Akbar slips a jab from AbdUllah.
Jab, jab by Akbar - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from AbdUllah misses the target.
Akbar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akbar needs to keep his hands up - AbdUllah had a free shot at his head there.
AbdUllah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - AbdUllah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akbar fails to land with a series of punches.
AbdUllah throws a shot from downtown. Akbar moves away and avoids it.
Akbar blocks a jab.
Akbar drops down looking for a counter takedown but AbdUllah sprawls and moves away.
AbdUllah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AbdUllah misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Akbar finds it's way through AbdUllah's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akbar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akbar duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akbar.
Akbar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akbar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akbar connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent AbdUllah tumbling to the canvas! Akbar pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! AbdUllah was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Allahu Akbar!
Post fight, an emotional Allahu Akbar said 'Praise Allah! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Kush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kush!
Kush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston is chipping away with strikes.
The ground and pound from Winston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Winston is chipping away with strikes.
Winston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Winston has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at [LOD]Berlin Giants. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kush gets back to half guard.
Kush wants to improve his position but Winston is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Winston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston is trying to work for a kimura but Kush is defending well.
Kush manages to get to full guard.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston postures up and lands a big shot to Kush's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush wants to sweep here but Winston controlling him for the moment.
Winston connects with a couple of short punches.
Winston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winston defends it easily.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
Winston chips away with some ground and pound.
Kush trying to control the position.
Winston wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.
Kush lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kush trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Winston is keeping the position.
Winston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kush frees his head nicely. Oh but Winston has switched to an armbar! Kush is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zus Bielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zus Bielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nik Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nunes checks a leg kick.
Bielski moves into the clinch.
Bielski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunes.
Bielski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nunes or not.
Bielski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nunes goes for a takedown attempt but Bielski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bielski stuffs the takedown.
Zus Bielski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Nunes.
Bielski 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bielski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bielski with a hook.
Bielski moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bielski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bielski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
Bielski slows down the pace here.
Bielski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Bielski manages to get underhooks.
Bielski is pressed up against the cage. Nunes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bielski down to the mat. Bielski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bielski thuds a left hand into Nunes's body.
Nunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bielski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nunes fails with the takedown
enabling Bielski to counter with a crisp jab.
Bielski clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking for a takedown.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bielski slowing the pace effectively.
Nunes is working for takedown but Bielski is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Bielski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bielski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Bielski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes tries to break the clinch but Bielski is controlling the position.
Bielski is struggling to control the position.
Bielski lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bielski.
Bielski scores with a hook to the body.
Bielski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bielski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bielski just leaning against Nunes, taking a breather.
Bielski lands an uppercut.
Bielski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nunes misses with a takedown
and Bielski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nunes looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bielski shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nunes is backing up but Bielski catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nunes covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bielski Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zus Bielski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zus Bielski thanked On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Aymara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Carlos Aymara looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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175 lbs
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26
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Carlos Aymara!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aymara wants to clinch but Salazar slips to the side
and Salazar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aymara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aymara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salazar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Salazar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salazar trying to control but Aymara is working from the bottom.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aymara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar postures up and lands a big shot to Aymara's brow.
Salazar lands a couple of digs.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Aymara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar landing with the ground and pound.
Salazar is working Aymara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar stands up over Aymara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salazar scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aymara keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salazar with a nice head shot there.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Aymara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar advances to half guard.
Salazar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Salazar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aymara looks winded!
Salazar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aymara is looking to escape.
Salazar with good strikes from the mount here!
Salazar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar breaks from Aymara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aymara is rocked!
Salazar postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Aymara out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Salazar goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Salazar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Tow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigan Machado (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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276 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Tow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rigan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Tow is defending well.
Tow wants to get back to his feet.
Tow is defending against the submission attempts here by Machado.
Tow is staying active underneath Machado, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tow tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado prevents Tow from standing back up.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tow wants to get back to his feet.
Machado wants to work for an arm triangle but Tow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tow makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Machado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tow is aware though and is defending well.
Tow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tow works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.
Tow lands a couple of digs.
Tow throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Machado has his foot on Tow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tow works his way back into a safe position though.
Tow with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tow passes Machado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machado gets back to full guard.
Tow wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Tow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Machado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tow wants to get back to his feet.
Tow 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machado.
Tow tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Tow is defending well.
Machado is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tow has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Machado is on him like a limpet, forcing Tow back against the cage.
Tow lands a nice uppercut.
Tow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Machado is trying to keep an underhook but Tow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Machado is looking to improve his position.
Machado is still trying to improve position.
Machado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Tow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Machado's guard.
Tow slips nicely into half guard.
Tow lands strikes from half guard.
Tow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Tow wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
Machado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tow prevents Machado from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machado manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tow trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tow loads up on a big left hand. Machado felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tow looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Machado can't hide his disappointment, as Tow celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Tow!
Big Tow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Man - Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Akoni Gray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowley.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Norman Crowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
Gray lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crowley looking to throw knees to the head but Gray is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gray.
Crowley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crowley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crowley somewhat.
Crowley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crowley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Crowley tries to clinch
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Norman Crowley has been cut.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crowley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crowley wants to clinch but Gray slips to the side
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crowley tries to clinch but Gray moves away
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crowley is rocked!
Gray tests Crowley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crowley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley misses with a body shot
and Gray scores with a counter punch that sends Crowley to the canvas! Gray smells blood - he's punishing Crowley with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Crowley has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akoni Gray!
After the fight, Akoni Gray was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Palmer's choice of entrance music: Fivefold – Broken. Troy Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws an overhand right that lands on Bordignon Miyao's shoulder, as Bordignon Miyao tries to avoid the shot.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palmer as he jumps to the side.
Bordignon Miyao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bordignon Miyao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Bordignon Miyao clinches.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bordignon Miyao blocks an uppercut.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao blocks an uppercut.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bordignon Miyao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bordignon Miyao.
Palmer's coach down at Restricted area was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Palmer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Palmer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Bordignon Miyao's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Bordignon Miyao shrugs off.
It looks like Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao has been cut.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Bordignon Miyao lands a takedown into guard.
Bordignon Miyao looking to pass the guard.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Bordignon Miyao from controlling successfully.
Bordignon Miyao won't allow Palmer to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Palmer is retaining full guard.
Palmer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bordignon Miyao passes Palmer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bordignon Miyao is working for a submission of some sort.
Bordignon Miyao stops Palmer from getting back to his feet.
Bordignon Miyao is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palmer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to kick Bordignon Miyao off but Bordignon Miyao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the action but Palmer is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palmer!
Palmer bucks up and tries to throw Bordignon Miyao off but instead Bordignon Miyao has got his back!
Bordignon Miyao trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao looking for the RNC.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Palmer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Palmer for a finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer is trying to stand back up.
Bordignon Miyao working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Palmer is trying to get back to his feet but Bordignon Miyao has full control of the position and if anything, Palmer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Palmer fending off the submission attempt from Bordignon Miyao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Palmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer leaves Bordignon Miyao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bordignon Miyao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer scores with a hook.
Bordignon Miyao tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a takedown
and Palmer counters with a crisp one two that drops Bordignon Miyao! Palmer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bordignon Miyao to his feet! Bordignon Miyao is in big trouble!
Bordignon Miyao is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a jab.
Oh Bordignon Miyao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bordignon Miyao misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bordignon Miyao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bordignon Miyao seems to have got his legs back now.
Bordignon Miyao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Bordignon Miyao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palmer unleashes a big counter combination but Bordignon Miyao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Palmer swings for the body but Bordignon Miyao moves out of range.
Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bordignon Miyao sprawling to the canvas! Bordignon Miyao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordignon Miyao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bordignon Miyao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palmer counters with a huge left! Bordignon Miyao is in big trouble! He's backing up but Palmer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bordignon Miyao from any more damage. A dominating finish by Palmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Palmer!
During a confident post fight interview, Troy Palmer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bring Ithome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Piana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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204 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bring Ithome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Piana!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithome tries to bum rush Piana with a series of wild strikes but Piana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piana misses with a body shot.
Piana's coach down at FORBIDDEN VOILENCE WARRIORS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Piana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piana connects with the punch.
Piana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ithome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piana throws out the jab.
Ithome doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ithome lands a two punch combo.
Piana cracks Ithome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Ithome misses.
Piana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piana clinches with his opponent.
Ithome misses with a punch to the body.
Ithome takes a shot to the head.
Ithome breaks the clinch.
Ithome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ithome chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ithome fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ithome like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ithome from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Piana!
Rich Piana 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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