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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manu Peralta (ranked 5521 p4p, 377 weight class) and Alicia Mendez (ranked 7721 p4p, 453 weight class). Peralta comes to the cage accompanied by Moke boy - Hawaiian kickboxer. 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manu Peralta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alicia Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Peralta.
Mendez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peralta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez drives through and clinches with Peralta against the cage.
Peralta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peralta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Peralta looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Peralta throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.
Mendez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peralta is looking to clinch.
Peralta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mendez did well to prevent Peralta getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peralta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peralta controlling the action here.
Peralta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Peralta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peralta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peralta moves to back control.
Peralta has managed to slip his arm under Mendez's chin. This could be all over... yep, Mendez is tapping out! Submission win for Peralta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Manu Peralta!
Manu Peralta 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Erle Rostom (ranked 8383 p4p, 659 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 25238 p4p, 729 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Erle Rostom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Rostom - just one landing.
Rostom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
Rostom throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rostom lands a head kick. Ward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the body from Rostom misses
and Ward counters with a takedown into side control.
Ward remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rostom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ward creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rostom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostom is trying to buck Ward off.
Ward is working to tighten his grip on Rostom's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rostom has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ward is really squeezing tight and eventually Rostom passes out! Ward breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mickey Ward!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Haggus (ranked 8378 p4p, 638 weight class) and Tyler Macrae (ranked 25278 p4p, 687 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Haggus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Macrae!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Macrae misses.
Haggus throws out a loose jab but Macrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab by Macrae.
Macrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macrae lands a nice shot to the body.
Macrae looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Macrae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haggus on the side of the head.
Macrae lands a slapping body shot.
Haggus looks for a takedown but Macrae sprawls well.
Larry Haggus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggus darts in looking for a takedown but Macrae gets double underhooks and turns Haggus into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Haggus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggus.
Haggus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haggus blocks a jab.
Macrae misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macrae swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggus.
Haggus tries to clinch but Macrae moves out of range.
Macrae catches Haggus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Macrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggus.
Haggus moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggus is looking to counter punch.
Haggus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macrae.
Macrae misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Macrae misses the target.
Haggus moves into range and clinches up with Macrae.
Haggus stalling.
Macrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haggus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Haggus keeps control of Macrae as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macrae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Macrae misses the target.
Haggus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Macrae with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haggus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Macrae tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haggus is in Macrae's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggus looking to pass the guard.
Haggus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Macrae keeping full guard, as Haggus tries to pass.
Macrae really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggus preventing the sweep.
Haggus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haggus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macrae can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macrae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggus drops back looking for a leg! Macrae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macrae manages to kick Haggus off! Haggus jumps back into Macrae's guard.
Macrae has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haggus pushing down on Macrae's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haggus is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Haggus tries to pass to full mount but Macrae defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haggus 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.
Haggus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Macrae defend it? Haggus steps over the head and cranks it - Macrae is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Haggus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Haggus!
Larry Haggus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Clark (ranked 8565 p4p, 478 weight class) and Thip Top (ranked 5957 p4p, 398 weight class). 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Top avoids it really well and circles away.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Top fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Top moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
Clark is trying to stall.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark fails to pull guard.
Top lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Arthur Clark has been cut.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Top just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Top.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arthur Clark's cut is getting worse.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Top fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top throws a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Top moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Top scores with a push kick.
Clark is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark tries to counter by clinching up but Top breaks away and moves out of range.
Clark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Top.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Top misses with a low kick.
Top throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Top only half commits.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Top.
Top motions for Clark to come forward. Top throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top fakes the leg kick and cracks Clark in the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Top 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 Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thip Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Top.
Top connects with an inside leg 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!
Top throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.
Top looks to throw a body kick
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Top pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Top throws an elbow that misses.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Top.
Clark is trying to stall.
Top lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to stall.
Top lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Arthur Clark's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Top lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Top misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
Top throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark stalling in the clinch but Top improves position.
Top throws an elbow that misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Top just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Top stalling.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Arthur Clark's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Top lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arthur Clark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thip Top!
Thip Top 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Claessens (ranked 6081 p4p, 568 weight class) and Moese Daldo (ranked 6326 p4p, 580 weight class). Matteo Claessens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moese Daldo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matteo Claessens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moese Daldo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Daldo.
Daldo shoots for a takedown but Claessens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Claessens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daldo has a takedown stuffed.
Claessens lands with a hook. Daldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Claessens pinned against the cage. Claessens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matteo Claessens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moese Daldo.
Claessens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Claessens. Beautiful body shot.
Claessens fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claessens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daldo at a distance.
Claessens scores with a shot to the body.
Claessens misses with a body shot.
Daldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Claessens counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claessens scores with a body shot.
Claessens lands a nice looking body shot.
Daldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Claessens avoids it really well and circles away.
Claessens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claessens throwing a counter right hand but Daldo manages to avoid it.
Daldo misses with a takedown
and Claessens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claessens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daldo unleashes a big counter combination but Claessens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daldo is defended easily by Claessens.
Daldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claessens cracks Daldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Claessens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daldo.
Claessens looks to score with a jab to the body but Daldo is just out of range.
Daldo shoots in for a takedown but Claessens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claessens lands a jab-cross combination.
Claessens connects with a nice looking jab.
Claessens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Claessens swings for the body but Daldo moves out of range.
Daldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Claessens.
Claessens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daldo on the side of the head.
Claessens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Claessens!
Daldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Claessens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick by Daldo misses
and Daldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claessens stalks Daldo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daldo's face. Daldo staggers backwards, shaken.
Daldo is rocked!
Matteo Claessens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Claessens finish him?
Claessens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Claessens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daldo doesn't seem phased though.
Claessens lands a jab-cross combination.
Daldo shoots in for a double leg but Claessens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daldo looks winded!
Claessens lands a head shot.
Daldo tries to clinch there but Claessens circles away.
Claessens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Claessens digs a good body shot into Daldo's ribs.
Daldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Claessens blocks a head kick by Daldo.
Daldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Claessens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daldo to the ground. Claessens is now in Daldo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claessens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daldo seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claessens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claessens throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daldo keeping moving, preventing Claessens from controlling successfully.
Daldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Claessens is one step ahead there.
Claessens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daldo is looking for a triangle but Claessens pushes his legs off easily.
Daldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Claessens's guard.
Claessens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daldo is one step ahead there.
Claessens keeping full guard, as Daldo tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claessens throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Daldo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Claessens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Claessens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Claessens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Claessens sets himself, and Daldo steps forward looking for the clinch! Claessens avoids it this time.
Claessens jabs Daldo right on the nose. Daldo blinks but takes it well.
Claessens throws a series of punches but Daldo avoids them all with ease.
Daldo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Claessens connects with a body shot that sends Daldo's belly button to the back.
Claessens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Claessens.
Claessens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claessens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daldo.
Claessens lands a slapping body shot.
Daldo tries to clinch up
enabling Claessens to counter with a crisp jab.
Claessens catches Daldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Claessens.
Daldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Claessens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daldo takes one on the button.
Matteo Claessens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daldo walks into a left hand.
Claessens thuds a left hand into Daldo's body.
Claessens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claessens is looking to wear down Daldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Claessens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Claessens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Daldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claessens is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daldo has a takedown stuffed.
Daldo moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Claessens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daldo shoots for a takedown but Claessens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matteo Claessens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moese Daldo.
Claessens ducks under a wild hook from Daldo.
Claessens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daldo can do to turn this around?
Claessens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daldo momentarily.
Claessens throws a right hand that Daldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Daldo also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Claessens. Beautiful body shot.
Claessens looks to land a combination but Daldo avoids it well.
Claessens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Claessens is stalling here. Daldo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Claessens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Daldo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claessens is not content to let Daldo control the position.
Claessens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daldo lands an elbow.
Daldo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Claessens!
Claessens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daldo looking to control but Claessens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Claessens reaches up to try and control the position but Daldo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Claessens rolls and tries to escape and now Daldo has his back!
Claessens covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Daldo throwing sloppy strikes.
Daldo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Claessens wants to control his opponent's hands but Daldo gets his hands free.
Claessens is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daldo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Claessens is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Daldo controlling the positon.
Claessens tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Claessens right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daldo is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Claessens taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Daldo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moese Daldo!
Matteo Claessens spoke after the fight, saying 'I will think about retirement.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 4126 p4p, 182 weight class) and Timothy Wine (ranked 25190 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Wine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre tries a low kick but Wine avoids it.
Wine shoots in for a takedown but Laperierre shows good takedown defense.
Wine tries for a takedown but Laperierre circles away easily
and Laperierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laperierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ian Laperierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laperierre takes a swing at Wine's ribcage but misses.
Wine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laperierre with a body shot.
Laperierre swings for the body but Wine moves out of range.
Laperierre stuns Wine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laperierre throws a leg kick but Wine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wine tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre has managed to clinch.
Laperierre stalling.
Laperierre stalling against the cage.
Laperierre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wine backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre is struggling to control the position.
Wine letting Laperierre take a breather here.
Laperierre lands with a right to the head.
Laperierre breaks from the clinch.
Wine walks into a straight right hand from Laperierre.
Wine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laperierre lands a right hook to the body.
Wine looks winded!
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laperierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laperierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is stalling here.
Laperierre stalling in the clinch.
Laperierre controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Laperierre for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ian Laperierre.
Laperierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laperierre slowing the pace effectively.
Laperierre slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laperierre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laperierre taking a breather.
Laperierre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre taking a breather.
Laperierre stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ian Laperierre.
Laperierre rushes Wine and presses him up against the cage.
Laperierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laperierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laperierre connects with a single shot there.
Laperierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laperierre closes the distance and pushes Wine back into the cage.
A short right from Laperierre on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laperierre.
Laperierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wine up against the cage.
Laperierre stalls.
Laperierre has Wine pushed against the cage.
Laperierre gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laperierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ian Laperierre.
Laperierre lands with a nice body punch.
Laperierre sends Wine crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Laperierre is motioning to the referee to let Wine up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wine is rocked!
It looks like Timothy Wine has been cut.
Wine is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Laperierre doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Wine crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Wine's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian Laperierre!
Ian Laperierre looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fuck Alt Right and its inbred supporters. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Fotherby (ranked 4461 p4p, 435 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagoduv (ranked 6280 p4p, 547 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Fotherby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagoduv!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fotherby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmagoduv with the counter takedown but Fotherby avoids it easily.
Fotherby throws a right and a left that Nurmagoduv avoids nicely.
Nurmagoduv changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nurmagoduv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagoduv is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fotherby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagoduv.
Nurmagoduv needs to keep his hands up - Fotherby had a free shot at his head there.
Nurmagoduv keeps the fight on the outside.
Fotherby misses with a combination
and Nurmagoduv counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fotherby won't be happy with that.
Fotherby is trying to get back to his feet.
Nurmagoduv is putting a hurting on Fotherby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nurmagoduv working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagoduv is looking to take a break and control but Fotherby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagoduv working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagoduv in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nurmagoduv lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nurmagoduv working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagoduv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nurmagoduv in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nurmagoduv working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fotherby struggling a bit here.
Nurmagoduv works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nurmagoduv lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotherby wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagoduv in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fotherby is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nurmagoduv has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nurmagoduv is chipping away with strikes.
Nurmagoduv working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagoduv lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nurmagoduv creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fotherby is rocked!
Nurmagoduv lands a strong strike to the head of Fotherby. That's dazed him! Nurmagoduv looking to finish here. Fotherby is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nurmagoduv lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagoduv!
During a confident post fight interview, Khabib Nurmagoduv thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Billy Fotherby spoke after the fight, saying 'Every loss is something learnt.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Unai Vencedor (ranked 3920 p4p, 296 weight class) and Tyler Jones (ranked 3995 p4p, 302 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unai Vencedor!
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, Tyler Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vencedor clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Vencedor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been hearing reports that Vencedor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vencedor misses with a hook.
Jones throws a series of punches but Vencedor avoids them all with ease.
Vencedor rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Vencedor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vencedor darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Vencedor gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vencedor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Vencedor blocking some punches.
Vencedor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones gets through Vencedor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Vencedor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vencedor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vencedor has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vencedor.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Vencedor breaks the clinch.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Vencedor's shoulder, as Vencedor tries to avoid the shot.
Vencedor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Vencedor avoids the head kick by Jones.
Vencedor misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Vencedor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyler Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Vencedor moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vencedor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Vencedor slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vencedor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vencedor gets a clinch.
Vencedor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vencedor.
Vencedor sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Vencedor avoids it this time.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vencedor.
A big right from Vencedor misses.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Vencedor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vencedor.
Vencedor throws an off balance right hand
and Vencedor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Vencedor misses with a straight left.
Vencedor defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vencedor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vencedor misses with a straight left.
Vencedor drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Vencedor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vencedor clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands an elbow inside that Vencedor shrugs off.
Jones tries a body shot but Vencedor blocks it.
Vencedor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands a jab.
Vencedor clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vencedor breaks from the clinch.
Vencedor walks into a jab.
Vencedor staying out of range there.
Jones lunges at Vencedor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vencedor's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vencedor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones connects with the punch.
Vencedor moves away from the strike by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vencedor has managed to clinch.
Vencedor breaks the clinch.
Vencedor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones scores with the left hand. Vencedor knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vencedor slips under a jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vencedor has time to react.
Jones with a jab.
Vencedor has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Vencedor on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Vencedor misses with some punches.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vencedor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vencedor closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vencedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vencedor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Vencedor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vencedor has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
A short left from Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Vencedor.
Vencedor blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Vencedor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vencedor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Vencedor lands with a right to the head.
Jones is rocked!
A short right from Vencedor.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Vencedor finish him?
Vencedor throws a big uppercut that drops Jones! More strikes from Vencedor and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jones lies dazed against the cage as Vencedor celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unai Vencedor!
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