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MMANIAK 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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251 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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277 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvin Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sullivan 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.
Ross blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
We've been hearing reports that Ross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan lands an elbow that stopped Ross in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Ross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Ross is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sullivan. Ross shrugs it off though.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ross is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sullivan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
Sullivan lands a takedown into guard.
Sullivan stands up and waves to Ross to follow him.
Ross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Ross throws a counter high kick but Sullivan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Robert Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
Irvin Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Sullivan.
Sullivan has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ross looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sullivan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ross to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Sullivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Sullivan!
A very excited looking Robert Sullivan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Sylvanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvanas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Woah Woah Woah. Mankowski has chosen Kękę -Wyjebane 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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178 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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163 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Sylvanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvanas throws a right hand that misses
and Mankowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mankowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mankowski drops back looking for a leg! Sylvanas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sylvanas manages to kick Mankowski off! Mankowski jumps back into Sylvanas's guard.
Mankowski drops back looking for a leg! Sylvanas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sylvanas manages to kick Mankowski off! Mankowski jumps back into Sylvanas's guard.
Mankowski looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski postures up in Sylvanas's guard and throws a big left but Sylvanas blocks it.
Mankowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sylvanas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sylvanas tries to get out of the position.
Mankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sylvanas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mankowski advances to half guard.
Mankowski works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mankowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Mankowski working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sylvanas looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mankowski! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Borys Mankowski!
An out of breath Borys Mankowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Otumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Mario Huber had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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240 lbs
18 - 31 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Otumba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otumba stuffs the takedown.
Otumba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huber defends it well.
Huber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Otumba!
Huber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Otumba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Huber is trying to get an arm triangle but Otumba is defending well.
Huber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Otumba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Otumba can't do much from the bottom here.
Huber has an Americana. Otumba didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Huber is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Huber hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mario Huber!
A less than humble Mario Huber 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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173 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Em!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Em sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arcuri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Em misses with a body kick.
Arcuri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Em stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arcuri.
Arcuri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Em takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arcuri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Boris Em has been cut.
Arcuri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Em looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri sizes up Em with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Arcuri! Em is out on his feet! Arcuri rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Em is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Em is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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35
173 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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183 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps McCarthy's head back.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson jabs McCarthy right on the nose. McCarthy blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
McCarthy lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCarthy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson connects with a right hand. McCarthy shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCarthy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
McCarthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath McCarthy's ribcage. McCarthy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
McCarthy is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
McCarthy is looking for a takedown.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson working aggressively here.
McCarthy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCarthy or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
McCarthy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy can't break the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Anderson backs off McCarthy throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarthy jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCarthy wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McCarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
McCarthy tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
McCarthy is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath McCarthy's ribcage. McCarthy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Anderson.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
McCarthy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCarthy tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCarthy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Anderson tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCarthy.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCarthy feints the counter takedown.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Anderson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCarthy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. McCarthy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson controlling McCarthy's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
McCarthy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
McCarthy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through McCarthy's hands, connecting with McCarthy's forehead.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCarthy sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of McCarthy's head.
Anderson stops McCarthy from getting back to his feet.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McCarthy won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
McCarthy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson trying to control but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCarthy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anderson uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anderson connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
McCarthy tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anderson scores with a jab. McCarthy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson clinches.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCarthys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson gets through McCarthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
McCarthy tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCarthys head.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarthy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually McCarthy drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a right hand.
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!
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
McCarthy is rocked!
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but McCarthy avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Anderson.
Mr Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCarthy has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. McCarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of McCarthy's head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Mr Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by McCarthy.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by McCarthy.
McCarthy looking for a takedown.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy pulls Anderson into guard.
Anderson is pushing down on McCarthy's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCarthy is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCarthy has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
David McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Anderson!
After the big win, Mr Anderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Fists and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sober. Wayde West told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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44 - 47 - 0 |
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212 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Collins to keep the fight standing.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
Nice uppercut lands for Collins. That snapped West's head back.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Collins jabs West right on the nose. West blinks but takes it well.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fred Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Collins, looking for a takedown. West pushes Collins against the cage but Collins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins, which made it look bad.
West looks winded!
West misses with a head kick.
West moves into the clinch.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.
West prevents Collins from breaking the clinch.
West wants to take the fight to the mat but Collins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Collins is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West blocks an uppercut.
Collins can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West tries to pull guard but Collins won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
West digs a right hand underneath Collins's ribcage. Collins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Collins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Collins.
West darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Collins is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Collins tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
West keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Collins working aggressively here.
West gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins misses with a double jab.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West gets the takedown into side control.
Collins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Collins throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
West is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Collins!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West clinches.
Collins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collins tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
West is working for takedown but Collins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Collins postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
West has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Collins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Collins looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Collins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Collins has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Collins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West delivers a nice body kick.
West drives through with a takedown into Collins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collins pushes West off and gets back to his feet.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Collins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Collins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West gets a double leg takedown into Collins's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Collins, up you get!
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Collins misses with a body shot.
West moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West dodges the punch combination from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
West stands up and we're back to a striking position.
West staying out of range there.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wayde West has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
Collins throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
West drops back looking for a leg! Collins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Collins manages to kick West off! West jumps back into Collins's guard.
West sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is working an open guard so West takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
Fred Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Fred Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
West staying out of range there.
Fred Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
West moves into the clinch.
Collins lands a left hand.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
Collins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Collins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Collins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
West tries to pull guard but Collins holds him up against the cage and eventually West drops back down to his feet.
Collins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands with a nice combination. West backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Wayde West's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Collins sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collins is looking to counter punch.
Collins lands a jab to West's midsection.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West blocks a jab.
West darts in looking for a takedown but Collins gets double underhooks and turns West into the cage.
Collins missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
West clinches with his opponent.
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!
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Collins sprawls well. Collins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. West gets slowly back to his feet.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Collins defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Collins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
West slips under a jab.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Collins as he jumps to the side.
Collins throws a big counter combination but West scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Collins misses with a double jab
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Collins looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Collins drops West with a right and a left! Collins comes rushing in but West regains his composure and manages to keep Collins in guard.
West is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins gets to his feet and stands over West, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! West felt that one! Collins unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save West from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Collins!
Fred Collins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between De Janeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
31 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, De Janeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths leaves Janeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Janeiro avoids it with no problem.
Janeiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffiths's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Janeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths scores with a hook to the body. Janeiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Janeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Janeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janeiro's calf.
Griffiths feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griffiths trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffiths engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Griffiths wants to pass the guard but Janeiro is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffiths can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffiths pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janeiro is keeping the position for now.
Griffiths keeps trying to improve his position.
Janeiro seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Janeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffiths's guard.
Griffiths pushes a forearm under Janeiro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Janeiro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths is the new welterweight champion!
Stephen Griffiths thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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