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UGD 44:Palmer Vs Ferreira PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Squibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Squibb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squibb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Squibb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
Project Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squibb tries to close the distance and clinch but Joshua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squibb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Squibb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joshua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joshua misses with a wild combination.
Squibb blocks a jab.
Squibb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joshua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Squibb.
Joshua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joshua wants it to stay on the feet.
Squibb tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Joshua defends well and Squibb ends up having to push Joshua into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Squibb instigates a clinch.
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!
A short uppercut from Joshua.
Squibb trying to land knees to the body.
Joshua lands an uppercut.
It looks like Meyer Squibb has been cut.
Joshua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joshua leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Joshua on the inside.
Squibb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Squibb walks into a jab.
Squibb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshua.
Squibb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Squibb fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meyer Squibb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squibb doesn't manage to clinch there - Joshua circles away.
Joshua cracks Squibb with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Squibb looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Joshua finish him?
Squibb is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squibb blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Squibb misses
and Joshua counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Project Joshua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giblert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierce Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giblert Melendez !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Melendez backs away, Quincy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quincy scores with a head kick. Melendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Melendez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quincy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melendez is looking to clinch but Quincy is avoiding it.
It looked like Quincy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Melendez throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Quincy misses.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez misses with a hook
letting Quincy counter with a right hand.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Melendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quincy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Melendez does it's job there.
Quincy connects with a looping right hand.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quincy cracks the inside of Melendez 's front leg.
Quincy slips a jab from Melendez .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Melendez !
Quincy defending well as Melendez loads up on a big left hand.
Quincy moves away from the strike by Melendez .
Quincy is looking to counter punch.
Melendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quincy.
Melendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Quincy counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Quincy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy slips under a jab.
Quincy throws a lazy right hand but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melendez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quincy.
Quincy thumps Melendez with a low kick.
Melendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quincy lands with a nice body punch.
Quincy throws a leg kick which misses Melendez 's front leg but catches the back leg as Melendez tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quincy. Melendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quincy misses with a leg kick
and Melendez counters with a series of strikes. Quincy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quincy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Melendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quincy avoids the head kick by Melendez .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a head kick.
Quincy throwing a counter right hand but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez .
Quincy half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quincy.
Melendez throws a leg kick that misses.
Quincy lands a jab.
Quincy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quincy.
Quincy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melendez looks to throw a body kick
and Quincy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quincy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melendez defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quincy's sensitive parts.
Quincy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quincy delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy lands a front kick.
Melendez 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Melendez looks to throw the jab but Quincy is out of range.
Quincy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Melendez darts in trying to clinch
and Quincy counters with a nice uppercut.
Melendez blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Melendez .
Some bone on bone action there as Quincy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Quincy dominated that round.
That's time! Quincy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quincy misses with a right hand
and Melendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Melendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quincy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Melendez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giblert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Melendez tries to work over Quincy's front leg with a kick but Quincy checks it.
Melendez misses with a low kick.
Quincy misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez moves into the clinch successfully.
Melendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melendez gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Melendez controls his hands.
Melendez lands a body punch.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melendez has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Melendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Quincy misses the target.
Quincy tried to score with a low kick but Melendez checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy scores with a leg kick.
Quincy lunges at Melendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Melendez 's hand.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quincy is looking to counter punch.
Quincy misses with a left hand
and Melendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melendez moves forwards but Quincy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Melendez throws a shot from downtown. Quincy moves away and avoids it.
Quincy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Melendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quincy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quincy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Melendez is looking to clinch but Quincy is avoiding it.
Melendez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melendez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quincy's calf.
Quincy connects with an inside leg kick.
Melendez scores with a leg kick.
Quincy throws a low kick but Melendez moves out of range easily.
Melendez tries to land a leg kick but Quincy saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Quincy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Melendez misses with an uppercut
letting Quincy counter with a right hand.
Quincy feints and then cracks Melendez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melendez down.
Melendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick
and Quincy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quincy tries a low kick but Melendez avoids it.
Pierce Quincy is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Melendez .
Melendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Quincy.
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!
Quincy gets tackled into the cage by Melendez . Melendez maintains the clinch.
Melendez tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Melendez manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Quincy lands but Melendez takes it in his stride.
Melendez is rocked!
Quincy throws a monster overhand right that drops Melendez ! Quincy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierce Quincy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu has chosen Kyamadu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. King Harrison is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogomayu misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fogomayu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Harrison as Fogomayu shoots in.
Harrison lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Donk. Harrison catches Fogomayu right on the button with a cross.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Fogomayu misses.
Fogomayu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fogomayu keeps Harrison at a distance using the push kick.
Fogomayu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu moves out of range as Harrison throws a body kick.
We've been told by Harrison's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Fogomayu avoids it.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Fogomayu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fogomayu has managed to clinch.
Harrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fogomayu.
Fogomayu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Fogomayu throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Fogomayu controls the action.
We've been informed that Fogomayu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fogomayu has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fogomayu.
Harrison stops a takedown attempt from Fogomayu.
Harrison connects with a knee to the head.
Fogomayu swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fogomayu's elbow.
Fogomayu is working Harrison over against the cage.
Fogomayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Fogomayu avoids the damage to the body.
Fogomayu prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Fogomayu breaks the clinch.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Fogomayu.
King Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fogomayu scores with a hook.
Fogomayu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fogomayu throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison thuds his shin into the meat of Fogomayu's side.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Fogomayu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fogomayu loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
No joy there for Fogomayu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fogomayu misses with a low kick.
Fogomayu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fogomayu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Fogomayu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fogomayu blocks a jab.
Fogomayu tries a quick counter leg kick but Harrison is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Fogomayu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Fogomayu.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fogomayu misses with a kick to the body.
Harrison misses with the body kick
and Fogomayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fogomayu throws a push kick but Harrison slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fogomayu moves away.
A little jabbing left from Fogomayu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogomayu. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison throwing a counter right hand but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fogomayu looks to throw the jab but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Fogomayu.
Harrison is looking to slow Fogomayu down with leg kicks.
Harrison tests Fogomayu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Fogomayu blocks a leg kick.
Fogomayu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fogomayu's head.
Fogomayu lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrison is looking to land body kicks.
Fogomayu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fogomayu blocks a leg kick.
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 King Harrison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fogomayu misses with a hook.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison thows a leg kick but Fogomayu checks it
and Fogomayu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harrison's guard.
Fogomayu wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Fogomayu looking to sit in guard and control but Harrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fogomayu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fogomayu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fogomayu wants to sweep but no luck.
Fogomayu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fogomayu's guard.
Fogomayu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pushing down on Fogomayu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrison controlling the pace.
Fogomayu is holding on to half guard well.
Harrison stops Fogomayu from getting back to his feet.
Fogomayu controlling the position well.
Harrison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Harrison is going to stand back up.
Harrison not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body.
Harrison defending well as Fogomayu loads up on a big left hand.
King Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Fogomayu works over Harrison's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrison, right into the meat.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fogomayu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrison - the referee stops the clock and Fogomayu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrison. Fogomayu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fogomayu misses.
Fogomayu misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Fogomayu blocks the low kick.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Fogomayu moved away.
Fogomayu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fogomayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fogomayu connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogomayu. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Harrison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fogomayu.
Harrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that King Harrison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fogomayu checks a leg kick nicely.
Fogomayu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogomayu. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fogomayu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fogomayu avoids the head kick by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot.
Harrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fogomayu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Fogomayu checks it.
King Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Fogomayu misses with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fogomayu wants to clinch.
Harrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fogomayu just manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrison misses the target.
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu tries a quick counter leg kick but Harrison is wise to it.
Fogomayu throws a front kick that sends Harrison stumbling back into the cage.
Harrison scores with a kick to the body.
King Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu throws a sloppy body shot
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrison takes a swing at Fogomayu's ribcage but misses.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Fogomayu avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Fogomayu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harrison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrison scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Fogomayu misses its intended target.
Fogomayu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fogomayu! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Harrison misses
and Fogomayu counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Harrison
and Fogomayu counters with a straight right hand.
Fogomayu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fogomayu under the eye.
Fogomayu lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Fogomayu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fogomayu gets a clinch.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fogomayu lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
Fogomayu avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Fogomayu taking a breather.
Fogomayu is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Fogomayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fogomayu.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fogomayu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fogomayu misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Fogomayu tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fogomayu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kwiwan Fogomayu.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... King Harrison!
King Harrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaji Clitorisukah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. Clitorisukah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SALUDO by QUEST. Cain Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vaji Clitorisukah's chin.
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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
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vaji Clitorisukah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clitorisukah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clitorisukah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Clitorisukah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clitorisukah lands an overhand right.
Vaji Clitorisukah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clitorisukah looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Clitorisukah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clitorisukah throws out the jab.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clitorisukah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Clitorisukah misses with a straight left.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Clitorisukah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clitorisukah defends well and Jones ends up having to push Clitorisukah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clitorisukah tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clitorisukah to the ground. Clitorisukah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot by Jones.
Clitorisukah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Clitorisukah does no damage.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jones tries to move into range but Clitorisukah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clitorisukah lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones lands a jab to Clitorisukah's midsection.
Clitorisukah misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clitorisukah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clitorisukah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah connects with a looping right hand.
Clitorisukah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clitorisukah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clitorisukah throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Clitorisukah misses with a straight right.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Clitorisukah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clitorisukah looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Clitorisukah blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Clitorisukah's belly button to the back.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clitorisukah misses the body punch
and Clitorisukah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clitorisukah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Clitorisukah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clitorisukah trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Jones trying to control the position but Clitorisukah is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Clitorisukah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Clitorisukah tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Clitorisukah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Clitorisukah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Clitorisukah is in trouble!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clitorisukah?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaji Clitorisukah dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clitorisukah did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Clitorisukah is trying to stand.
Clitorisukah is looking to improve his position.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Clitorisukah wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is keen to just control but Clitorisukah is a slippery customer.
Clitorisukah tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clitorisukah!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clitorisukah hang on?
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Clitorisukah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones avoids the attempt from Clitorisukah to control.
Cain Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clitorisukah hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clitorisukah?
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Clitorisukah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Clitorisukah looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Clitorisukah manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clitorisukah is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clitorisukah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Clitorisukah takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Clitorisukah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Clitorisukah defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Clitorisukah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but Clitorisukah is squirming around nicely.
Clitorisukah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clitorisukah?
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clitorisukah lands a jab to the nose.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clitorisukah.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clitorisukah as he jumps to the side.
Clitorisukah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Clitorisukah blocks the body kick.
Clitorisukah cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clitorisukah pinned against the cage. Clitorisukah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clitorisukah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clitorisukah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clitorisukah wants it to stay on the feet.
Clitorisukah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Clitorisukah.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Clitorisukah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones tests Clitorisukah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones defending well as Clitorisukah loads up on a big left hand.
Vaji Clitorisukah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clitorisukah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clitorisukah can do to turn this around?
Clitorisukah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clitorisukah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Clitorisukah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones moves into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clitorisukah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clitorisukah is looking to escape.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones with shots to the head and body - Clitorisukah looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clitorisukah is rocked!
A big strike lands for Jones! That's really hurt Clitorisukah and he's turned his back - Jones keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jones jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Jones!
A very excited looking Cain Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Vaji Clitorisukah stepped up to the mic, saying 'I GAVE MY ALL BUT IT WASNT JUST ENOUGH DANNY MCCOY IS ONE BAD-ASS! TO UNDERGROUND ORG THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY! DANNY MCCOY YOU THE CHAMP! TO EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE THANK YOU! PILIPINAS MARAMING SALAMAT!!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Clavette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette misses with a takedown attempt
and Fei Chung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clavette darts in looking for a takedown but Fei Chung gets double underhooks and turns Clavette into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fei Chung! But no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fei Chung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fei Chung tries to sprawl but Clavette drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fei Chung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clavette's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clavette's back!
Clavette is trying to break free.
Clavette showing good submission defense here.
Clavette has hold of Fei Chung's leg, trying to break free but it's let Fei Chung lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Clavette is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Fei Chung throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wu Fei Chung!
Wu Fei Chung gave a mention to Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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32
310 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritter checks a low kick from Boson.
Boson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritter avoids the head kick by Boson.
And Ritter tries to counter it with a takedown but Boson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ritter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boson throws out the jab.
Boson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boson with a hook.
It looks like Sylvester Ritter has been cut.
A jab lands there for Ritter.
It looks like Higgs Boson has been cut.
Ritter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ritter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ritter misses with a wild body shot.
Ritter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ritter takes one to the chin there.
Ritter lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boson gets caught napping as Ritter dives in and scores a takedown. Boson manages to retain guard.
Ritter chips away with some ground and pound.
Ritter throwing strikes but missing.
Ritter throwing strikes but missing.
Ritter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ritter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ritter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ritter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ritter throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritter stands up over Boson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boson looking to control.
Ritter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ritter throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ritter trying to control from half guard but Boson is working away.
Ritter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ritter working Boson over with strikes.
Ritter thows a huge punch but Boson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Boson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ritter jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
An out of breath Sylvester Ritter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Higgs Boson had this to say: 'Thank you to all the fans here tonight, I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synyx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen In Scarlet Storm as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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185 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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Mason tried to counter with a leg kick but Dall avoided it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Mason. Beautiful body shot.
Dall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mason bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Mason catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mason defends it well.
Mason lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Dall checks a leg kick.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Dall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Mason misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall checks a low kick from Mason.
Dall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mason scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mason.
Dall misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Mason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dall moves away from the strike by Mason.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Dall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mason throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Dall down.
Mason has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Studio in the buildup to the fight.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason throws a low kick but Dall avoids it.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dall. Dall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall moves away from the strike by Mason.
Mason looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mason's guard.
Dall passes Mason's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Mason defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working for a submission of some sort.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mason wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mason's sensitive parts.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dall is looking to advance position but Mason won't allow it.
Dall seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mason is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall throws a big right hand that misses.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Mason is keeping the position.
Dall is pushing down on Mason's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mason is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mason knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dall on the ground.
Dall seems to be working for a kimura but Mason defends the submission attempt.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mason has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dall is pressing down on Mason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mason is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mason won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall blocks a head kick by Mason.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mason with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyx Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mason takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mason tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Dall moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Mason misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Mason misses with a double jab.
Dall with the counter takedown but Mason avoids it easily.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason misses with a hook.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mason defends it well.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall momentarily.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dean Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mason with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Mason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dall thuds his right hand into Mason's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mason throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Dall down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into Mason's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Dall is fighting to break Mason's control of his arms but Mason is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to advance position but Mason has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dall is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeps trying to improve his position.
Dall gets back to half guard.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
Mason is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dean Mason.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sampans. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Lord as he connects with a hook.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zhai avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord lands a body shot.
Zhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhai misses with a left hand
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai scores with a hook to the body. Lord takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Lord's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lord's corner calls for a 1-2. Lord obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Zhai throws out a counter right but Lord avoids it with no problem.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
Zhai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhai slips under a jab.
Zhai walks into a left hand.
Lord throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zhai's head.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Zhai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zhai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lord swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
And Zhai responds with a good body kick, but Lord manages to step out the way in time.
Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Lord.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhai is rocked!
Zhai throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Zhai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhai clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Zhai.
Zhai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Lord catches Zhai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lord misses with a left hand
and Zhai counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zhai.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
A cross from Zhai lands.
Zhai slips under a jab from Lord.
A jab lands there for Zhai.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord misses with a hook
and Zhai counters with a one-two to the body.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Lord throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
A leg kick checked by Zhai.
Lord throws a wild body kick that Zhai sees coming a mile off.
Lord misses with a leg kick.
Zhai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
It seemed like Zhai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lord scrambles back to his feet.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selfie Lord dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lord walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Lord misses
and Zhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord thuds his right hand into Zhai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lord misses with a low kick as Zhai jumps back.
Selfie Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Zhai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lord thuds his right hand into Zhai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lord throws a leg kick but Zhai checks it.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhai.
Nice shot lands for Zhai.
Lord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhai can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zhai flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
A low kick from Lord is predictable there
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord misses with a body shot
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Zhai moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Zhai.
Lord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhai throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Lord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Lord looks to throw the jab but Zhai is out of range.
Lord throws a front kick aimed at Zhai's knee but Zhai avoids it well.
Lord clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zhai misses with the combination.
Zhai throws a sloppy body shot
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Lord has knocked Zhai down with a huge combo! Lord steps away and waves a wobbly Zhai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
Lord moves out of range of the body kick.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhai fails to land with a series of punches.
Lord lands a big right hand that sends Zhai crashing to the mat! Lord stays standing though and waves Zhai back to his feet!
Lord blocks the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zhai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lord has got the better of the exchanges.
Zhai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zhai lands with a nice body punch.
Lord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Zhai misses.
A head kick by Lord - that's a beauty! Zhai is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Lord can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Selfie Lord!
Selfie Lord retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Selfie Lord thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hooper.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hooper's head.
Hooper shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hooper throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Hooper walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Hooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Hooper scores with a nice head shot.
Hooper tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
A big left from Hooper misses.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Wayne checks a low kick from Hooper.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne misses with a body shot
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper staying out of range there.
Hooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooper moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Wayne misses.
And Hooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Hooper's defenses.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Hooper counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Wayne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Hooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hooper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Hooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Hooper dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Hooper will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hooper shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well.
Hooper scores with a leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses
and Hooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wayne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Wayne looking for a guillotine here but Hooper defends easily.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Hooper tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hooper is defending well. Wayne quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hooper has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wayne celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne gave a mention to SiTech Clothing™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferreira (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Palmer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palmer jabs at Ferreira's body.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ferreira throws a counter combo.
Ferreira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Palmer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palmer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreira to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferreira's head backwards.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Ferreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palmer doesn't seem phased though.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marco Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Palmer.
Palmer's corner calls for a 1-2. Palmer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Marco Ferreira has been cut.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Ferreira tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer lands a jab to Ferreira's midsection.
Palmer lands a big uppercut and Ferreira crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferreira looks OK. Palmer waves Ferreira back to his feet!
Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Ferreira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palmer on the side of the head.
and Palmer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ferreira! He's just covering up as Palmer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Roy Palmer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Marco Ferreira stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucks sake.'.
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