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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Hansen (ranked 3784 p4p, 454 weight class) and Peter Rolen (ranked 4354 p4p, 505 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Rolen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Rolen on that attempt.
Hansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Rolen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hansen sets himself, and Rolen steps forward looking for the clinch! Hansen avoids it this time.
Hansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Hansen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Rolen on that attempt.
Rolen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hansen moves into the clinch.
Hansen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rolen wants a takedown.
Alan Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rolen.
Rolen is trying to pull guard but Hansen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hansen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolen backwards.
Hansen slowing the pace effectively.
Rolen tries to score a body lock takedown but Hansen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen gets through Rolen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is leaning against Rolen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rolen looks winded!
Hansen cracks Rolen with a nice body shot.
Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Rolen backwards.
Hansen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hansen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rolen! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Hansen is unloading with more strikes now! Rolen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Hansen!
Alan Hansen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 5025 p4p, 557 weight class) and David Hamil (ranked 5286 p4p, 577 weight class). Carnera comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Hamil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I want to know what love is kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hamil!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera misses with a straight left.
Hamil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carnera to score with a decent uppercut.
Hamil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Carnera misses the target.
Carnera with a nice cross.
It looks like David Hamil has been cut.
Hamil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hamil wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carnera, who protects the arm well.
Hamil wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carnera, who protects the arm well.
Hamil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamil in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carnera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carnera is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Invictus MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Carnera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamil is looking to take a break and control but Carnera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hamil tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carnera is trying to improve his position.
Hamil swings around for an armbar but Carnera sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hamil's guard.
Hamil looking for subs off his back but Carnera has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hamil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hamil manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carnera is aware though and is defending well.
Hamil trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera advances to half guard.
Carnera trying to control from Hamil's half guard. Hamil has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carnera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamil on the ground.
Hamil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carnera gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera keeping full guard, as Hamil tries to pass.
Hamil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hamil tries to free his leg and advance position but Carnera is retaining full guard.
Carnera looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hamil puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carnera is staying active underneath Hamil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carnera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hamil wants to control but Carnera is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamil is working for a submission of some sort.
Carnera trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Hamil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Hamil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carnera dips to his left and cracks Hamil with an uppercut!
Hamil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hamil is thwarting Carnera's attempts to control the position.
Hamil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carnera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamil is working away from the top position though.
Hamil trying to control the action but Carnera is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamil is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamil seems to be working for a kimura but Carnera defends the submission attempt.
Hamil controlling the action here.
Hamil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carnera trying to control but Hamil postures up.
Hamil trying to control from Carnera's half guard. Carnera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamil wants to control from the top but Carnera keeps moving.
Carnera is trying to control the position but Hamil postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hamil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hamil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carnera throws a shot to the body.
Carnera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamil is breathing heavily.
Carnera scores with a hook to the body. Hamil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carnera lands a nice shot to the body.
Carnera is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carnera scores with a jab to the head.
Hamil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carnera scores with a jab to the body.
Hamil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carnera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamil is rocked!
Hamil walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hamil limp body while Carnera jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauro Carnera!
Mauro Carnera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
David Hamil was interviewed post fight and said 'baby baby baby doll'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGucken (ranked 4618 p4p, 509 weight class) and Bryan Beckett (ranked 7046 p4p, 625 weight class). Beckett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph McGucken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGucken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGucken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGucken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGucken missing with knees to the body.
McGucken misses with a knee to the head.
Beckett swings wildly with an uppercut but McGucken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGucken is looking for a takedown.
McGucken lands a knee to the head.
Beckett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGucken tries a knee to the head but Beckett blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Beckett scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGucken is looking to take this one to the mat.
McGucken throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGucken looking to throw knees to the head but Beckett is blocking nicely.
McGucken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckett.
We've been hearing reports that McGucken has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beckett lands with a light punch inside.
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckett blocks an uppercut.
Beckett avoiding damage as McGucken throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckett manages to break the clinch.
McGucken drives through and clinches with Beckett against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Beckett.
A nice left hand lands by Beckett.
McGucken trying to land knees to the body.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGucken is breathing heavily.
Beckett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beckett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGucken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckett is defending well for now.
Beckett works on McGucken's body with a couple of short punches.
McGucken looking to throw knees to the head but Beckett is blocking nicely.
Beckett scores with a hook to the body.
McGucken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beckett lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Beckett.
Beckett scores with a shot to the side of McGucken's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beckett.
McGucken tries to land a knee to the head but Beckett blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Beckett.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett lands a body punch.
McGucken takes a shot to the head.
Beckett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGucken backwards.
McGucken is rocked!
Come on Beckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh McGucken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beckett prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph McGucken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Beckett.
Beckett lands a shot to the body.
Beckett presses McGucken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett dips a shoulder and cracks McGucken with a mighty uppercut! McGucken falls back against the ropes and Beckett unloads with a barrage of strikes! McGucken is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Beckett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Beckett!
A relieved looking Bryan Beckett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greek God (ranked 4320 p4p, 485 weight class) and Ares Zylo (ranked 3079 p4p, 381 weight class). God comes to the ring accompanied by KINGS - Bikini | Μπικίνι. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greek God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Zylo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zylo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zylo clinches with his opponent.
Zylo has God pressed against the ropes, preventing God from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zylo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Greek God has been cut.
God's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
God slips a straight right by Zylo.
Zylo fails in his attempt to clinch.
God misses with an uppercut.
Zylo tries to counter with a clinch but God shakes him off and moves away.
God avoids the body shot from Zylo.
An attempted straight right counter from God misses the target.
Zylo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as God is landing a low percentage of strikes.
God looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zylo misses with a right hand
and God counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zylo fails with an attempt to clinch.
God takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zylo misses with a left hand
and God counters with a crisp one two that drops Zylo! God thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zylo to his feet! Zylo is in big trouble!
Zylo is rocked!
God has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Gimme Yo Money GYM in the buildup to the fight.
God really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zylo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo tries to clinch but God moves out of range.
God gets tackled into the ropes by Zylo. Zylo maintains the clinch.
God wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zylo unloads a knee to the mid-section. God lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zylo has a couple of punches blocked by God.
God breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zylo misses with a wild body shot.
Zylo walks into a straight right hand from God.
It looks like Ares Zylo has been cut.
Zylo closes the distance but God moves to the side
and God counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zylo thinking.
Zylo misses with an uppercut. God saw that one coming.
God connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zylo misses its intended target.
God keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zylo is still on wobbly legs! Can God finish him?
Zylo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and God counters with a crisp right that sends Zylo to the canvas! God follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greek God!
After winning the bout, Greek God thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Ando (ranked 8186 p4p, 538 weight class) and Dave Thompson (ranked 7221 p4p, 499 weight class). Thompson has chosen Wonderboy by Tenacious D as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson with a hook.
Ando walks into a left hand.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Ando checks it
and Ando counters with a takedown into side control.
Thompson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ando connects with a decent elbow.
Ando grinds an elbow into Thompson's temple.
Ando tries to score with some ground and pound. Thompson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thompson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ando asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ando sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ando with the ground and pound but Thompson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Ando eventually gives up the hold.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ando.
Thompson has hold of Ando's hands but Ando slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ando has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ando throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thompson to regain full guard.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ando throws a big elbow that misses.
Ando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ando works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ando throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ando's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Ando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Ando will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ando tries to get out of the position.
Ando throws a couple of heel strikes.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Ando had control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ando is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ando throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thompson to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ando has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Ando isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ando stops Thompson from standing up.
Ando throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ando's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Ando looking for subs off his back but Thompson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ando tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stephen Ando will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ando walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Stephen Ando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
and Thompson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ando! He's just covering up as Thompson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Norwood (ranked 3775 p4p, 446 weight class) and Marshall Taylor (ranked 6759 p4p, 631 weight class). Norwood comes to the ring accompanied by Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz. Jim Norwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marshall Taylor's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Norwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norwood connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Norwood counters with a right hand to the body.
Norwood cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
It looks like Marshall Taylor has been cut.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
and Norwood counters with a right hand that sends Taylor tumbling to the canvas! Can Norwood finish him? He dives into Taylor's guard looking to do just that!
Taylor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Norwood finish him?
Norwood sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Norwood escapes and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Norwood keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Norwood stands up and beckons Taylor to his feet.
Norwood lands with a big left! Taylor is wobbled badly! Norwood comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Taylor to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Norwood!
In his post fight interview, Jim Norwood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 5448 p4p, 252 weight class) and John Wiltrop (ranked 5098 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Wiltrop enters the ring!
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, First Last!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wiltrop!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Last was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Last controlling the position.
Wiltrop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Last is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wiltrop!
Last is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wiltrop can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Last cracks Wiltrop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Last unloading with bombs!
Last fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wiltrop is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Last is working for a guillotine from mount but Wiltrop frees his head quite easily.
Wiltrop tries to reverse the position but Last maintains control.
Last manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wiltrop to take his back!
Last is not going to allow Wiltrop to sit and survive in this position.
Wiltrop showing good submission defense here.
Last trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last is riding his opponent, not letting Wiltrop buck him off.
Last missing with strikes.
Wiltrop trying to control the hands but Last won't let him.
Last has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wiltrop trying to control the action but Last just sinks the hooks in.
Wiltrop is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Last wants to control but Wiltrop is keeping busy.
Wiltrop is in bad spot here.
Last tries to keep control of the position but Wiltrop is staying busy.
Last biding his time, controlling Wiltrop.
Wiltrop wants to control his opponent's hands but Last gets his hands free.
Last lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiltrop breaks Last's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Last is trying to control the position but Wiltrop postures up.
Last is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiltrop is controlling him.
Wiltrop looking to pass the guard.
Wiltrop looking to sit in guard and control but Last gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wiltrop looks winded!
Last slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Last cracks Wiltrop with a big right hand but Wiltrop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiltrop is letting Last control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Last dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Last throws a right and a left that both miss.
Last has Wiltrop up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiltrop looking for a takedown.
Last on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Last.
Last avoiding damage.
Last manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Last will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Last is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Last bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiltrop's guard.
Wiltrop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Last's guard.
Last trying to keep a closed guard but Wiltrop is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltrop stopping the sweep attempt from Last.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wiltrop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Last is keeping the position for now.
Last is trying to control the position but Wiltrop postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiltrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiltrop manages to get himself to full guard.
Wiltrop controls Last momentarily but Last frees himself.
Wiltrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Last can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Last has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wiltrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Last doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Last manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Last trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiltrop's guard.
Last with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Last content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last works over Wiltrop with some ground and pound from guard.
Wiltrop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Last trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last forces his way into half guard.
Last is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wiltrop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Last.
Last is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wiltrop is not content to let Last control the position.
Last wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Last is trying to control. Wiltrop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Last dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Last tries to bum rush Wiltrop with a series of wild strikes but Wiltrop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Last drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Last trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiltrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Last is pushing down on Wiltrop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wiltrop is fighting to maintain full guard but Last has managed to sneak the leg through.
Last trying to control from half guard but Wiltrop is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltrop flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wiltrop is looking to improve his position.
Last lands strikes from half guard.
Last is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiltrop can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Last seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiltrop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wiltrop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Last controlling the action here.
Last scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Last looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Last wants to work for an arm triangle but Wiltrop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ground and pound from Last.
Last is pressing down on Wiltrop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wiltrop is holding on for now.
Last content to control rather than advance.
Last wants to take a breather but Wiltrop is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last is looking for a kimura here.
Last is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Last controlling the position easily from mount.
Last can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiltrop is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Last working the ground and pound effectively.
First Last overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiltrop tries to hold on but Last postures up.
Wiltrop is looking to improve his position but Last isn't that keen on the idea.
Last wants to control the pace but Wiltrop is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiltrop can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
First Last showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Last 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for First Last!
First Last wins by unanimous decision!
First Last was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 7502 p4p, 292 weight class) and Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 5034 p4p, 239 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Hadley Jr turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Hadley Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hadley Jr has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hadley Jr as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hadley Jr to keep the fight standing.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Hadley Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Alex Hadley Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Barbosa.
Barbosa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Barbosa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hadley Jr just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hadley Jr jumps into guard, dragging Barbosa to the mat.
Barbosa won't allow Hadley Jr to sweep him here.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadley Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa won't allow Hadley Jr to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barbosa passes Hadley Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hadley Jr is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Barbosa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hadley Jr could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Barbosa has cracked it and Hadley Jr is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Barbosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Barbosa!
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