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StrikeForce Union #27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel FalleN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel FalleN!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FalleN throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from FalleN.
Rodgers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
FalleN fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
FalleN fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodgers on the side of the head.
FalleN scores with a jab to the body.
FalleN throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
FalleN takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers has closed the distance and engaged FalleN in a clinch.
FalleN pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
FalleN blocks a punch to the side of the head.
FalleN misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from FalleN.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FalleN lands a left hand.
FalleN can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
FalleN tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
FalleN blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
FalleN lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
FalleN blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
FalleN misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from FalleN.
A short left from FalleN.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
FalleN throws a head punch that misses.
FalleN stalling.
FalleN has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rodgers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if FalleN can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FalleN swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
FalleN throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
Rodgers is looking to control FalleN's arms but FalleN gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodgers has his back to the cage.
Rodgers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rodgers displaying some good clinch control by pressing FalleN up against the cage.
FalleN misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodgers prevents a body shot from FalleN.
FalleN tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from FalleN.
A head punch on the inside from FalleN fails to land.
Rodgers looking to stall.
FalleN throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to work over FalleN's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
FalleN has Rodgers pushed against the cage.
FalleN misses with a shot to the kidneys.
FalleN avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
FalleN lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
FalleN misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, FalleN creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as FalleN controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for FalleN.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
FalleN scores with a nice hook to the head.
FalleN swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
FalleN lands with a left to the head.
Rodgers taking a breather.
FalleN blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by FalleN.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
FalleN tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from FalleN.
FalleN managing to block the knees to the body from Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel FalleN dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
FalleN looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
A left lands for Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a one two! FalleN had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodgers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from FalleN.
FalleN tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from FalleN.
The fighters circling - FalleN throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FalleN throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gabriel FalleN seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
FalleN has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
FalleN lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws an elbow that misses.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
FalleN avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
FalleN on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
FalleN lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
FalleN tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
FalleN slows down the pace here.
FalleN lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FalleN lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for FalleN.
FalleN fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
FalleN digs a right hand into Rodgers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodgers's gas tank.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but FalleN improves position.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and FalleN avoids it.
Rodgers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
FalleN misses with a punch to the body.
FalleN slowing the pace effectively.
FalleN misses with some punches.
Rodgers is trying to maintain a safe position but FalleN gets an underhook and turns Rodgers into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FalleN misses with a punch to the body.
FalleN lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but FalleN avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with FalleN's elbow.
Rodgers tries to stall but FalleN uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
FalleN fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
FalleN throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from FalleN.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
FalleN makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from FalleN.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FalleN lands a right hand.
FalleN tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing FalleN back against the cage.
FalleN lands with a left to the head.
FalleN lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by FalleN.
FalleN swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
FalleN lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
A short uppercut from FalleN.
FalleN scores with a shot to the side of Rodgers's head.
Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers tries to land knees in the clinch but FalleN avoids the damage to the body.
Oh Rodgers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodgers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for FalleN.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel FalleN showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rodgers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rodgers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. FalleN manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
FalleN takes a swing at Rodgers's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from FalleN.
FalleN punishes Rodgers's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by FalleN.
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - FalleN throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
FalleN throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodgers.
FalleN lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodgers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FalleN lands a head shot.
FalleN lands a right hook to the body.
FalleN scores with a nice strike.
FalleN clinches.
FalleN swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
FalleN lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by FalleN.
FalleN avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FalleN misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from FalleN fails to land.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Rodgers has FalleN pressed against the cage.
FalleN has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
FalleN lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodgers or not.
FalleN softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
FalleN misses with a punch to the body.
FalleN stalling against the cage.
A short right from FalleN on the inside.
FalleN misses with a shot to the kidneys.
FalleN throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FalleN lands on the inside with an uppercut.
FalleN has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
FalleN misses with a punch to the body.
FalleN slowing the pace effectively.
FalleN tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodgers tries a body shot but FalleN blocks it.
FalleN avoiding damage.
A short right from FalleN on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Aaron Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FalleN tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
FalleN throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
A body shot lands from Rodgers.
FalleN misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and FalleN avoids it.
Rodgers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
FalleN prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
FalleN lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
FalleN misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from FalleN.
A short body shot lands from Rodgers as the two fighters clinch.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for FalleN.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel FalleN comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well FalleN has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel FalleN!
Gabriel FalleN opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Carter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovgaard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Skovgaard moved out of range nicely.
Skovgaard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carter misses with a hook. Skovgaard ducked under it nicely.
Skovgaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Skovgaard is looking to counter punch.
Skovgaard drops Carter with a beautiful combination! Carter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skovgaard is looking for the KO!
It looks like Vince Carter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter scores with a jab. Skovgaard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skovgaard misses with a wild body shot.
Skovgaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Skovgaard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Skovgaard lands a head shot.
Skovgaard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a big right hand! Oh Carter is in trouble here! Skovgaard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Skovgaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akheem Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Battle 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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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akheem Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Battle to the ground. Flynn is now in Battle's guard.
Flynn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flynn looking to pass the guard.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Battle keeps moving.
Flynn prevents Battle from getting back to his feet.
Flynn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Battle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Flynn has Battle in his guard.
Battle tries to stand but Flynn is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn working for a triangle but Battle defends it easily.
Flynn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Battle stacks Flynn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Battle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn wants to control but Battle postures up.
Battle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Battle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flynn is trying to defend but Battle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Battle wants to stand up but Flynn is controlling the position.
Flynn actively working from the bottom here.
Flynn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Battle is tapping! Great win for Flynn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akheem Flynn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke cracks Garrett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Yusuke lands but Garrett takes it in his stride.
Yusuke moves into range and clinches up with Garrett.
Garrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yusuke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yusuke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett is rocked!
Garrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yusuke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Yusuke controlling the action here for a moment.
Yusuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yusuke throws a big uppercut that drops Garrett! More strikes from Yusuke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Garrett lies dazed against the cage as Yusuke celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fujii Yusuke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Askles Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Makaki Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Askles Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia is looking to clinch but Makaki Iii is avoiding it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Makaki Iii.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makaki Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Askles Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaki Iii circles away.
Garcia closes the distance but Makaki Iii moves to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makaki Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Makaki Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makaki Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia wants to clinch but Makaki Iii slips to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makaki Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Makaki Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Makaki Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makaki Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makaki Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makaki Iii digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia closes the distance but Makaki Iii moves to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it.
Makaki Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garcia! Makaki Iii lets Garcia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Makaki Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Makaki Iii drops Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Makaki Iii is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yancy Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Askles Garcia had this to say: 'I will back..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heribert Bosch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Winkle's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bosch did well to prevent Winkle getting side control.
Bosch is looking for a sweep. Winkle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winkle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bosch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winkle.
Winkle wants to work for an arm triangle but Bosch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bosch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Winkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Bosch is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Bosch keeps moving.
Bosch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bosch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle has gone for a leg lock! Bosch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Winkle's guard.
Bosch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Winkle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bosch passes into side control.
Winkle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Winkle actively working from the bottom here.
Winkle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosch.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bosch in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle wants to control but Bosch is keeping busy.
Bosch controlling the action here.
Bosch continues to stall.
Bosch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bosch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Bosch seems content to control.
Winkle actively working from the bottom here.
Winkle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bosch pulls his head out easily.
Winkle actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winkle wants to sweep but Bosch has passed to side control!
Winkle looking for a sweep but Bosch has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Winkle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Winkle is working to get back to half guard.
Bosch controlling the pace for now.
Winkle tries to hold on but Bosch postures up.
Winkle is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bosch controlling the pace for now.
Bosch avoids the attempt from Winkle to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bosch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bosch duly obliges.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bosch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winkle is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bosch! Winkle is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heribert Bosch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Frye!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson pushes Frye away with a front kick.
Agnarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Frye counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Frye blocks the low kick.
Agnarsson misses with a body kick.
Agnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frye misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Frye strikes.
Bjarni Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson takes a swing at Frye's ribcage but misses.
Agnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Jacob Frye has been cut.
Agnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Agnarsson misses with a left hand
and Frye counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Frye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye is looking to score with low kicks.
Frye connects with a solid leg kick.
Frye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Frye is looking to chop away at Agnarsson's legs.
Frye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frye throws a wild body kick that Agnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Frye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Frye is having none of it.
Agnarsson feints and then cracks Frye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frye down.
Frye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Frye scores with a leg kick.
Frye scores with a hook to the body. Agnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Frye catches Agnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Frye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson tries a low kick but Frye avoids it.
Agnarsson blocks a leg kick.
Frye misses with a straight left.
Agnarsson cracks Frye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Frye's front leg but catches the back leg as Frye tries to avoid it.
Frye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agnarsson.
Agnarsson is looking to wear down Frye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson cracks Frye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frye counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agnarsson.
Frye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frye.
Frye avoids the head kick by Agnarsson.
Frye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Agnarsson misses with a head kick.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a left hand
and Frye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frye throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson throws a body kick that misses
and Frye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut
letting Frye counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agnarsson. Frye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Agnarsson lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Frye blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Frye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frye checks a leg kick.
Frye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frye misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agnarsson.
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 Bjarni Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Frye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agnarsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frye lands an overhand right.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frye is rocked!
Agnarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Frye is still on wobbly legs! Can Agnarsson finish him?
Frye gets tackled into the cage by Agnarsson. Agnarsson maintains the clinch.
Agnarsson dips a shoulder and cracks Frye with a mighty uppercut! Frye falls back against the cage and Agnarsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Frye is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Agnarsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjarni Agnarsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peter Redfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Redfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Redfield. That one must have hurt.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Redfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redfield.
We've been told by Redfield's head coaches at Moustache Lounge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Redfield digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Redfield scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Redfield circles away easily
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jeff Roberts has been cut.
Redfield digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Peter Redfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Redfield.
Roberts looks winded!
Redfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Redfield.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Redfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redfield.
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!
Redfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Redfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redfield counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Redfield.
Redfield scores with a punch to the head.
Redfield digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Redfield 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Redfield, as that shot connected.
Roberts has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Redfield cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Redfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Redfield as he connects with a hook.
Redfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Redfield connects with a crisp jab.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Redfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Redfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Redfield lands a jab to the nose.
Redfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redfield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts tries to score with some ground and pound. Redfield controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roberts looks up at the clock and then as Redfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roberts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roberts working the strikes but Redfield uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield is pressing down on Roberts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Redfield holds on and takes a little breather.
Redfield wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Redfield holds on and takes a little breather.
Roberts looking to sit in guard and control but Redfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Redfield wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Redfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Redfield lands a right hook to the body.
Peter Redfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Redfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redfield scores with a hook to the body. Roberts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Redfield circles away easily
and Redfield counters with a head kick.
Redfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redfield is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Redfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Peter Redfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Redfield lands the left hand.
Redfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Redfield had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Redfield.
Redfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redfield but Redfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roberts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Redfield there.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Redfield counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Redfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Redfield finish him?
Redfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Redfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Redfield scores with a jab to the head.
Redfield lands a head shot.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Redfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Redfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redfield, right into the meat.
Roberts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Roberts's head.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Redfield scores with a body shot.
Redfield connects with a jab.
Redfield digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Jab, jab by Redfield - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Redfield counters with a left to the body.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Redfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Jeff Roberts's cut even more.
Redfield steps in with a hook that catches Roberts right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Redfield follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Roberts looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Redfield!
Peter Redfield 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush cracks a nice hook into Yew's ribs.
Yew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yew lands a jab to the nose.
Yew throws a looping overhand right but Kush ducks down to avoid it.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Kush has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.
Kush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yew.
Yew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Kush.
Kush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kush slips a jab from Yew.
Kush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kush takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kush misses the jab.
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Yew.
Yew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kush throws an off balance right hand
and Yew counters with a crisp one two that drops Kush! Yew thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kush to his feet! Kush is in big trouble!
Kush is rocked!
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!
Yew throws a pinpoint strike between Kush's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kush crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Yew scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yef Yew!
After winning the bout, Yef Yew 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinicius Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Dirt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Costa.
Dirt shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good leg kick by Costa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vinicius Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirt gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costa.
Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dirt pulls guard.
Dirt trying to control the position.
Dirt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Costa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Costa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but Dirt is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Dirt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dirt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dirt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dirt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Costa!
Dirt wants to finish this one by submission but Costa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dirt.
Dirt prevents Costa from getting the reversal.
Dirt looking to secure an arm triangle but Costa defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa can't escape the position.
Costa tries to hold on but Dirt postures up.
Costa is looking to improve his position but Dirt isn't that keen on the idea.
Costa has given up his back.
Dirt looking to break Costa's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Costa remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dirt will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You can see the frustration on Costa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dirt gets his hands free as Costa looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to roll but Dirt sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will Dirt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dirt is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Costa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Costa just trying to survive but Dirt is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirt has the hooks in. Costa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Costa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dirt is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dirt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Dirt with that takedown attempt.
Dirt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costa has time to react.
Dirt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Costa tries to avoid it but Dirt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Costa to the ground. Costa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vinicius Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dirt.
Dirt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dirt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Costa's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Costa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dirt or perhaps it was just good defense by Costa, which made it look bad.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dirt.
Vinicius Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
Dirt is rocked!
Costa cracks a nice hook into Dirt's ribs.
Dirt is still on wobbly legs! Can Costa finish him?
Dirt is breathing heavily.
Costa connects with a leg kick. Dirt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dirt. That did some damage!
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Dirt's front leg but catches the back leg as Dirt tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Costa.
Costa jabs at Dirt's body.
Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dirt. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Costa.
You can see that Dirt has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dirt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Costa engages and cracks Dirt with a massive lead left hook - Dirt tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Costa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinicius Costa!
Vinicius Costa retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Vinicius Costa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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