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SFC21 - Pablos vs Nam PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gentry (ranked 24511 p4p, 819 weight class) and Lipa Druga (ranked 8792 p4p, 728 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lipa Druga!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Druga to score with a decent uppercut.
Gentry looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Druga cracks Gentry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Druga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Druga drops Gentry with a big left hand and mounts him. Gentry is in big trouble!
Gentry is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Druga wants to get back to his feet but Gentry is holding on tight.
Oh Gentry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Druga is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gentry drops his hands for a split second and Druga immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Gentry face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Druga follows up with a right hand that knocks Gentry into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lipa Druga!
Our winner, Lipa Druga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 3986 p4p, 189 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 5455 p4p, 247 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Pena has chosen Mesmo Assim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarte Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo misses with a head kick.
Mayo tries to keep at a distance but Pena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Mayo.
Pena wants to stall.
Mayo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mayo misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pena.
Nice body punch from Pena.
Mayo looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Pena is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pena landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pena wants to stall.
Pena cracks Mayo with a nice body shot.
Pena working Mayo over with knees to the body.
Pena lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena working Mayo over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pena scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pena.
Pena with a knee to the head.
Pena lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayo.
Pena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pena works on Mayo's body with a couple of short punches.
Pena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pena digs a right hand underneath Mayo's ribcage. Mayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pena is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mayo is defending well.
Pena lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pena lands a nice knee to the body.
Pena controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena stalling in the clinch but Mayo improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pena as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Mayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena.
Pena lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
A short right from Pena.
Pena landing knees to the body.
Pena is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena.
Pena scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayo is rocked!
Pena pushes Mayo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena.
Mayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pena working the clinch nicely. Mayo is working for position but Pena cracks him with a big knee to the head! Mayo crumples up against the cage and Pena lands two more shots before the ref can save Mayo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Demarte Pena!
An intense looking Demarte Pena took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I did not won the war it was just a fight, thanks to all u that tonight watch this duel. My team, my family all u i love u. thanks'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 4395 p4p, 547 weight class) and Billy Hope (ranked 4819 p4p, 576 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Billy Hope acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dock tries to clinch up.
Dock tries to clinch but Hope is having none of it.
Dock moves in looking to clinch but Hope pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Hope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hope looks to score with a jab to the body but Dock is just out of range.
Dock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dock scores with a head kick. Hope tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Dock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hope.
Hope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dock's hands.
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dock lands a high kick to the side of Hope's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Dock dives into guard, looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hope is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dock, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dock is looking for a triangle but Hope pushes his legs off easily.
Dock seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hope wants to get up but he can't break Dock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hope rolls with it to try and escape but Dock cranks on the arm and Hope is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Dock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Carlyle (ranked 2053 p4p, 228 weight class) and Ronnie Darrow (ranked 2290 p4p, 252 weight class). Charles Carlyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Darrow'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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Carlyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Carlyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carlyle doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlyle.
Carlyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darrow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carlyle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlyle's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Carlyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlyle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
Carlyle blocks a body shot from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Carlyle.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carlyle has Darrow pressed against the cage.
Carlyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Carlyle being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlyle's elbow.
Carlyle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Carlyle.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Carlyle avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Carlyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlyle's elbow.
Darrow tries to work over Carlyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlyle misses with the head strike.
Darrow breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Carlyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow lunges at Carlyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carlyle's hand.
Carlyle throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlyle is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense.
Darrow misses with a body punch
letting Carlyle counter with a right hand.
Carlyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Darrow tenderised Carlyle's leg. Carlyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Carlyle moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Carlyle throws a big counter combination but Darrow scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carlyle 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.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow throws a hook but Carlyle avoids it easily.
Carlyle throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carlyle throws a counter high kick but Darrow was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carlyle checks a leg kick.
Carlyle throwing a counter right hand but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlyle ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronnie Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Darrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlyle misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Carlyle slips a straight right by Darrow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a straight right. Carlyle didn't see that one coming.
Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Carlyle moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
As Darrow looks to move away, Carlyle throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way.
Carlyle avoids the body shot from Darrow.
It looked like Carlyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carlyle avoids the head kick by Darrow.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Carlyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darrow just manages to avoid it.
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 swing and a miss from Darrow.
Carlyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carlyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
Carlyle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darrow!
Carlyle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Darrow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Carlyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darrow scores with a nice right hand.
Carlyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darrow throws a body punch but Carlyle moves out of range.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Carlyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Carlyle.
Darrow stuns Carlyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Carlyle.
Charles Carlyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow feints and then cracks Carlyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlyle down.
Carlyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Carlyle's ribs.
Darrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Carlyle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlyle checks the leg kick.
Carlyle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Darrow sprawls well initially but Carlyle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carlyle is just content to waste time from the top position. Darrow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlyle trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darrow's head.
Carlyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darrow has Carlyle pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Darrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darrow swings for the body but Carlyle moves out of range.
Carlyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Carlyle shoots in but Darrow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darrow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlyle. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow feints and then cracks Carlyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlyle down.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Carlyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carlyle scores with a hook to the body. Darrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow slips under a jab from Carlyle.
Darrow is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Carlyle keeps it at a distance.
Carlyle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carlyle blocks a jab.
Darrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darrow takes a swing at Carlyle's ribcage but misses.
Darrow thows a leg kick but Carlyle checks it
and Carlyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Carlyle tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carlyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carlyle throws a head kick that misses.
Darrow throws the kick towards the body but Carlyle avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Carlyle.
Carlyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Carlyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Carlyle's head but Carlyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlyle.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlyle throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow throws a low kick but Carlyle avoids it.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Darrow throws a body punch but Carlyle moves out of range.
Carlyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Carlyle.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlyle.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Carlyle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Darrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlyle counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow cracks the inside of Carlyle's front leg.
Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow tests Carlyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow punishes Carlyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Charles Carlyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlyle defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Carlyle tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Carlyle moved out of range nicely.
Carlyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow takes a swing at Carlyle's ribcage but misses.
Carlyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Carlyle counters with a nice body shot.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlyle manages to avoid it.
Carlyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Darrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick from Darrow is predictable there
and Carlyle counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Darrow looks to move away, Carlyle throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlyle manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Carlyle checks it.
Carlyle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carlyle throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carlyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carlyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Carlyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Darrow looks to move away, Carlyle throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way.
Darrow throws a hook but Carlyle blocks it.
Ronnie Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Carlyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darrow cracks Carlyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow looks to clinch
and Carlyle counters with a three punch combo that has Darrow backing up. Darrow nods at Carlyle to acknowledge the strikes.
Carlyle ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Carlyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlyle is defended easily by Darrow.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Darrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 2660 p4p, 129 weight class) and Danny Cruz (ranked 7938 p4p, 315 weight class). Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
135 lbs
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138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris White !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz prevents White from improving his position.
White is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
Cruz is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz prevents White from improving his position.
Cruz wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
White gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
White has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cruz works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz is in close to White 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between White 's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
White keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
White throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
White wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cruz trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White gets back to full guard.
White trying to control the position here.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White controlling Cruz's posture.
White keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White 's guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
White keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Cruz lying in White 's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. White decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Cruz taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris White !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Ua (ranked 3932 p4p, 443 weight class) and Freddie Logan (ranked 5829 p4p, 587 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Ua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Mack Ua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ua avoids the body shot from Logan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Logan in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Logan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ua connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back.
Ua throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Ua ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan misses with a hook.
Ua lands a left and a right that sends Logan crashing to the canvas! Ua dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Freddie Logan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ua.
Ua lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Logan hang on?
Logan is rocked!
Ua throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Logan because Ua loaded up on that one.
Ua throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ua thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ua softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Logan is out cold! Ua jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Ua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Obrien (ranked 4853 p4p, 527 weight class) and Volt Krueger (ranked 3933 p4p, 435 weight class). Sean Obrien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
240 lbs
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29
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volt Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obrien lands in his opponent's guard.
Obrien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krueger on the ground.
Obrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krueger pulls Obrien in to control the position.
Obrien might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krueger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Krueger pushes a forearm under Obrien's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Obrien is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Volt Krueger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bum Leif (ranked 3184 p4p, 297 weight class) and Greg Jones (ranked 3920 p4p, 357 weight class). Leif's entrance music is Because I got high. A fine choice. 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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162 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Leif!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Leif misses.
Leif avoids the head kick by Jones.
Leif throws a leg kick
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leif misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leif throws out the jab.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Leif bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leif throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Leif throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leif takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leif ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leif wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Leif takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leif jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leif closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leif misses with a double jab
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leif throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Bum Leif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Leif takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leif throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Leif throws a body shot but no joy.
Leif throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leif swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones staying out of range there.
Leif throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leif lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leif misses with an uppercut
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones slips under a jab.
Leif sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Leif avoids it this time.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leif.
As Leif backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Leif manages to avoid it all.
Leif throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leif throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Leif.
Leif is breathing heavily.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Leif bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leif throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leif looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leif loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leif.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Leif connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leif 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.
Leif swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leif misses with a straight left.
Leif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leif throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Leif bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leif thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leif misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leif moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Leif misses.
Leif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leif rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a combination. Leif tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leif wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Leif throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Leif swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Leif misses the body punch
and Leif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leif scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones checks a leg kick.
It looks like Greg Jones has been cut.
Leif misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leif throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones connects with a right hand. Leif shakes it off.
Leif changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Greg Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leif can pounce on him.
Jones scores with a hook.
Leif wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leif clinches.
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!
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Leif looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leif throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Leif misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Greg Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leif wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leif throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leif dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Leif throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws out a counter right but Leif avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leif takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
A shot to the body from Leif misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leif throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leif throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Leif throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Leif bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leif swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Leif has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Leif throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Leif misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Leif misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leif misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leif throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leif.
Leif misses with a low kick.
Leif dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Leif instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Leif looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leif misses with a straight right.
Leif misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Leif will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leif throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Leif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Leif.
Leif throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leif walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Leif misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leif lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones defending well as Leif loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leif misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leif throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Leif backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Leif manages to avoid it all.
Leif forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leif.
Leif scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leif fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Leif pushes him away.
Leif throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Leif swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Leif is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Leif blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leif misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leif misses with a head kick.
Leif tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leif. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leif throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leif.
Leif swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Leif gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leif thinking.
Jones lands a body shot.
Leif falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leif looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leif misses with a two punch combination.
Leif misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leif throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leif misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Leif scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leif's corner calls for a 1-2. Leif obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Leif misses with a low kick.
Leif dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leif throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leif throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leif throws a leg kick that misses.
Leif misses with a looping right.
Leif throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones digs a good body shot into Leif's ribs.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leif throws a right hand that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leif attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leif wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones lands the left hand.
Leif misses with a looping right.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Leif misses.
Leif throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Leif darts in trying to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Jones really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leif swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leif.
Leif falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Leif misses its intended target.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leif closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Leif throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leif.
Leif looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Leif scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones blocks a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leif moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leif throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leif stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leif blocks the body kick.
Leif swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leif connects with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leif throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Leif bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leif works the jab nicely.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leif circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leif throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Leif ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Leif dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Leif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leif.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leif.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leif misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Leif lands with a right hand.
Leif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leif rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leif breaks the clinch.
Leif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Leif backing up. Leif nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Leif throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Leif tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leif on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick from Leif misses.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Leif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
A shot to the body from Leif misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Leif throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Leif shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leif has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Leif.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leif fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones clobbers Leif with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leif moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Leif lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Greg Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leif just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leif tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Leif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leif on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leif swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Leif moved away.
Jones cracks Leif with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Leif moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leif scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick from Leif misses.
Leif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leif.
Leif throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Leif gets a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leif throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Leif lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Leif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leif throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leif to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones looks to land a combination but Leif avoids it well.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leif.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leif misses with a hook.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leif thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Leif.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leif throws a big shot that misses.
Leif loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones lands a jab to Leif's midsection.
Leif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A swing and a miss from Leif.
Leif is looking to clinch.
Leif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leif is looking to score with low kicks.
Leif fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leif throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Leif tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leif tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bum Leif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leif tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Leif falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands a jab.
Leif is looking to score with low kicks.
Leif misses with a low kick.
Leif just misses with a punch to the body.
Leif tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Leif.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leif throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Leif.
Greg Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips a jab from Leif.
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 Bum Leif.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Jones!
Greg Jones is the new lightweight champion!
In defeat, Bum Leif stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was about to win this fight, but then I got high.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Aigaios (ranked 1768 p4p, 234 weight class) and Dan McClain (ranked 2242 p4p, 274 weight class). Dan McClain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyros Aigaios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aigaios throws a body shot but no joy.
Aigaios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McClain scores with a nice right hand.
McClain lands a jab.
McClain connects with a single shot there.
Aigaios tries a head kick but it misses.
McClain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aigaios is rocked!
Aigaios misses with a right hand
and Aigaios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Aigaios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aigaios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McClain lands the left 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!
McClain connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Aigaios out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan McClain!
Our winner, Dan McClain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 3620 p4p, 174 weight class) and Viet Nam (ranked 3690 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 35 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viet Nam!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nam moves into range and clinches up with Pablos.
Pablos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nam to keep the fight standing.
Nam lands with a right to the head.
Nam breaks the clinch.
Nam closes the distance and pushes Pablos back into the cage.
Pablos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nam stops a takedown attempt from Pablos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablos fails to pull guard.
Pablos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pablos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pabloss head.
Pablos has Nam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nam misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nam lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pablos is looking to close the distance but Nam sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pablos crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pablos is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Viet Nam!
A very excited looking Viet Nam 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, Pablo Pablos stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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