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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bishop (ranked 23881 p4p, 787 weight class) and Saville Clavet (ranked 6626 p4p, 687 weight class). Clavet has chosen Just A Lil' Bit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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World class boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saville Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clavet has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Clavet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Clavet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clavet continues to drive forward.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Clavet steps into range and cracks Bishop with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bishop flops backwards and Clavet dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Jake Bishop has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavet tries to stand but Bishop is controlling from the bottom.
Bishop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clavet is controlling him.
Clavet wants to stand and escape but instead Bishop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bishop trying to control but Clavet is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bishop dives into side control.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Clavet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bishop wants to stand but Clavet is controlling his arm.
Clavet is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop tries to stand but Clavet is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clavet pushes Bishop away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bishop gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Clavet is looking to get back to his feet here but Bishop is keeping cool and he's managed to take Clavet's back.
Bishop slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bishop misses with an elbow to the head.
Bishop is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Clavet won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bishop off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Bishop!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Miles (ranked 23420 p4p, 471 weight class) and Brian McConnell (ranked 4908 p4p, 365 weight class). Miles's entrance music is Drake - Started From The Bottom. A fine choice. Caleb Miles had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caleb Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles swings for the body but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell tries to counter with a clinch but Miles shakes him off and moves away.
Miles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McConnell did well to prevent Miles getting side control.
McConnell manages to get to full guard.
Miles tries to stand but McConnell is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles wants to pass the guard but McConnell is keeping the position.
McConnell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McConnell is tightening it up a little... Miles has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Miles reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Miles taps out! Nice BJJ there by McConnell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brian McConnell!
In defeat, Caleb Miles stepped up to the mic, saying 'I let my coaches down, team down, I let myself down'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillipe Navarro (ranked 7093 p4p, 502 weight class) and Bjorn Lothbrok (ranked 4940 p4p, 407 weight class). Navarro comes to the cage accompanied by Whole Lotta Love. Lothbrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bjorn Lothbrok has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phillipe Navarro's chin.
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270 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillipe Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Navarro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lothbrok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheers as Lothbrok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Navarro doesn't seem phased though.
Navarro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lothbrok circles away.
Navarro wants to clinch but Lothbrok slips to the side
and Lothbrok counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Phillipe Navarro has been cut.
Navarro tries to clinch up but Lothbrok circles away and keeps his distance.
Lothbrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lothbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro moves in looking to clinch but Lothbrok pushes him off.
Navarro tries to clinch up.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Lothbrok circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Lothbrok is avoiding it.
Navarro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Lothbrok.
Navarro closes the distance and pushes Lothbrok back into the cage.
Navarro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrok.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Lothbrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lothbrok.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lothbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok cracks Navarro with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lothbrok.
Still in the clinch, Lothbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lothbrok cracks Navarro with a nice body shot.
Lothbrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Navarro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok digs a right hand into Navarro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Navarro's gas tank.
Oh Navarro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lothbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lothbrok lands a body punch.
Lothbrok unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Navarro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lothbrok is unloading with more strikes now! Navarro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Lothbrok!
A very excited looking Bjorn Lothbrok 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Thatcher (ranked 6318 p4p, 668 weight class) and Mehdi Januzaj (ranked 4880 p4p, 595 weight class). Mehdi Januzaj will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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209 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mehdi Januzaj!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Januzaj tries to avoid it but Thatcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Januzaj to the ground. Januzaj escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Januzaj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Januzaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mehdi Januzaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thatcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thatcher has been working on his balance at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Januzaj.
Januzaj plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Thatcher to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Thatcher just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mehdi Januzaj!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Shield (ranked 5024 p4p, 605 weight class) and Joel Duarte (ranked 7069 p4p, 707 weight class). Duarte has chosen Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shield throws the kick towards the body but Duarte avoids it.
Duarte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duarte.
Shield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Duarte throws a lazy right hand but Shield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shield throws a right and a left that Duarte avoids nicely.
Shield shoots in but Duarte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Shield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shield is looking to clinch.
Shield is aggressively charging in as Duarte backs up avoiding any damage. Duarte tosses out a jab and Shield runs right into it face first! Shield is out cold! Duarte dropped down on all fours and is barking in Shield's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Duarte!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koby Horder (ranked 2968 p4p, 274 weight class) and Seamus MacNamara (ranked 3574 p4p, 307 weight class). Koby Horder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koby Horder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horder shoots in looking for a takedown but MacNamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MacNamara thuds a left hand into Horder's body.
Horder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacNamara is fending him off so far but Horder persists. Nope, MacNamara circles away and we're back to standing.
MacNamara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Horder takes a step back to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from MacNamara. Horder shrugs it off though.
Horder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koby Horder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
MacNamara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacNamara manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horder won't allow MacNamara to get back to his feet.
MacNamara wants to sweep but no luck.
MacNamara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
MacNamara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacNamara stands and steps away. Horder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacNamara as he avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacNamara!
MacNamara connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara lands with an overhand left.
Horder fails with the takedown
and MacNamara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horder's knee momentarily.
MacNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacNamara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacNamara connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacNamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Horder will feel that in the morning.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Horder saw that one coming.
Horder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Horder counters with a nice double leg into side control. MacNamara won't be happy with that.
MacNamara explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacNamara sprawls well. MacNamara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horder gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Horder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacNamara is fending him off so far but Horder persists. Nope, MacNamara circles away and we're back to standing.
MacNamara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacNamara's corner calls for a 1-2. MacNamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacNamara throws a leg kick
and Horder counters with a shoot takedown. MacNamara fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacNamara can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara has control of Horder's left arm, preventing Horder from doing any damage.
Horder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacNamara is keeping the position for now.
MacNamara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horder tries to free his leg and advance position but MacNamara is retaining full guard.
Horder being controlled here momentarily.
Horder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
MacNamara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horder won't allow MacNamara to sweep him here.
MacNamara wants to hit a switch here but Horder passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for MacNamara there!
Horder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacNamara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. MacNamara manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A body shot lands from MacNamara.
MacNamara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horder shoots for a double leg takedown but MacNamara sprawls well. He's pushed Horder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but MacNamara defends well and Horder ends up having to push MacNamara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacNamara, right into the meat.
MacNamara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacNamara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
MacNamara tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Horder has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
MacNamara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacNamara tries to lock up and control but Horder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koby Horder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacNamara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacNamara tries to lock up and control but Horder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
MacNamara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Horder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MacNamara is looking to improve his position but Horder isn't that keen on the idea.
MacNamara looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horder working for the choke.
Horder is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. MacNamara knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften MacNamara for a finish.
MacNamara is in bad spot here.
Horder patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Horder is trying to stick to MacNamara's back but MacNamara is turning into Horder. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Horder's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by MacNamara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horder being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara trying to control but Horder is working from the bottom.
MacNamara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
MacNamara passes into half guard.
Horder is staying active underneath MacNamara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacNamara is taking a breather. Horder says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horder is staying active underneath MacNamara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacNamara wants to free his trapped foot but Horder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MacNamara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
MacNamara trying to control from half guard but Horder is working away.
Horder is looking for a sweep. MacNamara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacNamara wants to pass to mount but Horder is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Horder wants to control but MacNamara is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horder shoots in looking for a takedown. MacNamara tries to sprawl out of it but Horder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MacNamara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MacNamara feints and then cracks Horder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horder down.
MacNamara is looking to slow Horder down with leg kicks.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horder manages to avoid it.
MacNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacNamara as he jumps to the side.
Horder is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacNamara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from MacNamara.
Horder shoots in looking for a takedown but MacNamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Horder backs off MacNamara throws a huge counter combo but Horder manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koby Horder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A countering left hand to the body from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara tries to score with a low kick but Horder moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horder dives in and grabs MacNamara's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacNamara pushes down on Horder's head and hops out.
Horder misses with a takedown
and MacNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara takes a swing at Horder's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara lands a head kick. Horder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacNamara swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from MacNamara. No joy for Horder on that attempt.
Horder tries for a takedown but MacNamara circles away easily
and MacNamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacNamara throws a body shot but no joy.
Horder changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara lands a two punch combo.
Horder looks for a takedown but MacNamara sprawls well.
Horder shoots for a takedown but MacNamara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horder shoots in looking for a takedown. MacNamara tries to sprawl out of it but Horder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MacNamara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horder dives in for a single leg takedown but MacNamara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horder backing away here, and MacNamara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacNamara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MacNamara swings for the body but Horder moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horder dives in for a single leg takedown but MacNamara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horder shoots in looking for a takedown but MacNamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MacNamara lands with a kick to the ribs.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horder rather than just go for the knockout.
MacNamara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacNamara wants it to stay on the feet.
Horder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacNamara counters with a right hand to the body.
MacNamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horder doesn't seem bothered though.
MacNamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacNamara throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by MacNamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the head.
MacNamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Horder.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Horder saw that one coming.
MacNamara stuns Horder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Horder's body.
Horder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koby Horder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horder throws a leg kick
and MacNamara counters with a low kick, right behind Horder 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacNamara 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara 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 Peter Smith (ranked 2389 p4p, 257 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1838 p4p, 215 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Caunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Smith misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Caunt takes a shot to the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caunt just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Caunt blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Caunt slowing the pace effectively.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt breaks the clinch.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith blocks a jab.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith is looking to clinch but Caunt is avoiding it.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith drives through and clinches with Caunt against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Caunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith working aggressively here.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt breaks the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
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 Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Caunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt taking a breather.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Caunt.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith rushes Caunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith gets through Caunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caunt.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Caunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Caunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt lands an uppercut.
Caunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Peter Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Caunt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Caunt misses.
Smith checks a low kick from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Caunt tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Caunt pushes him off.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Caunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caunt looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Caunt circles away.
Smith moves to clinch but Caunt breaks away
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to clinch up but Caunt keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to clinch up but Caunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Caunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Caunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Caunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
A short left from Caunt.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Caunt - that landed with a thud.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 2154 p4p, 242 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 8564 p4p, 607 weight class). Serafim Lupei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston dips to his left and cracks Lupei with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marston.
Marston throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Marston.
A big right from Lupei misses.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Lupei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston misses the jab.
Lupei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marston has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Devil Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Marston throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Marston throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lupei counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marston tries to keep at a distance but Lupei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marston lands a left hand.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Marston misses with some punches.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Lupei lands a right hand.
Lupei lands a nice uppercut.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupei's elbow.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Lupei.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Marston controls the action.
Lupei lands a nice shot to the body.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei lands a hook that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Lupei controls the action.
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Lupei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lupei gets through Marston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Marston controls the action.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Lupei lands a right hand.
Lupei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lupei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Marston digs a right hand underneath Lupei's ribcage. Lupei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lupei.
Good body shot from Marston.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Marston controls the action.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow.
Marston working aggressively here.
A short left from Lupei.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marston misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.
Marston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lupei - that landed with a thud.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Marston lands a nice uppercut.
Lupei breaks the clinch.
Lupei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Marston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Lupei misses.
Marston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lupei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lupei throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei with a hook.
Lupei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marston lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
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 John Marston will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marston scores with a jab to the body.
Marston misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lupei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lupei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Lupei.
Lupei throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marston blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
Marston misses with a hook to the body
and Lupei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Marston.
Marston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston tries to clinch but Lupei is having none of it.
Marston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupei.
Lupei lands a glancing blow to the side of Marston's head.
Marston misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Lupei does it's job there.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Lupei lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lupei has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lupei.
Marston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lupei counters with a low kick, right behind Marston 's knee.
Lupei throws a series of punches but Marston moves out of range.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Lupei throws a counter combo.
Lupei blocks a jab.
Marston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston throws a poor cross that misses
and Lupei counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei throws a hook but Marston blocks it.
Good exchange - Lupei coming out on top.
Marston is rocked!
Lupei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marston swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marston misses with a hook to the body
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lupei throws a big shot that misses.
Lupei circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marston drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lupei follows Marston to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafim Lupei!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slot Waster (ranked 3030 p4p, 321 weight class) and Jack MaHogOff (ranked 3041 p4p, 325 weight class). Slot Waster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack MaHogOff's chin.
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slot Waster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaHogOff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MaHogOff working away.
Waster is working to avoid the ground and pound but MaHogOff connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Slot Waster has been cut.
MaHogOff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
MaHogOff cracks Waster with a big right hand but Waster just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
MaHogOff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
MaHogOff looks up at the clock and then as Waster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, MaHogOff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
MaHogOff working the head and body with strikes.
Waster is looking for a sweep.
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!
MaHogOff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Waster is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MaHogOff off and has taken his back!
MaHogOff can't escape the position.
Waster is working for a rear naked choke. MaHogOff is not defending it well and Waster has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! MaHogOff refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of MaHogOff's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Slot Waster!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 1134 p4p, 52 weight class) and Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 2687 p4p, 108 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Petey Bartlett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diyorbek Nurudinov's chin.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartlett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartlett lands with a cross.
It looks like Diyorbek Nurudinov has been cut.
Bartlett lands a nice shot that snaps Nurudinov's head back.
Bartlett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurudinov swings widly with a right hand
and Bartlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurudinov has managed to clinch.
Nurudinov blocks a body shot from Bartlett.
Bartlett breaks from the clinch.
Bartlett throws a shot from downtown. Nurudinov moves away and avoids it.
Nurudinov throws a lazy right hand but Bartlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Bartlett does no damage.
Bartlett thuds a left hand into Nurudinov's body.
Petey Bartlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlett looks to land a left hand but Nurudinov moved out of range nicely.
Bartlett misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Bartlett's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Bartlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartlett throws a jab when Nurudinov was well out of range.
Nurudinov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartlett swivels and escapes.
Nurudinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartlett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurudinov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bartlett's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nurudinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurudinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurudinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bartlett has wrist control.
Bartlett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurudinov on the ground.
Nurudinov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nurudinov lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurudinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartlett.
Nurudinov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurudinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bartlett defends it well.
Nurudinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartlett.
Bartlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurudinov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurudinov has Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlett takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartlett.
Bartlett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurudinov backwards.
Nurudinov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bartlett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petey Bartlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diyorbek Nurudinov.
Bartlett prevents the takedown attempt.
Bartlett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurudinov controls his hands.
Bartlett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to work over Nurudinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Bartlett.
Bartlett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartlett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nurudinov looks winded!
Bartlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartlett misses with a wild body shot.
Nurudinov with the counter takedown but Bartlett avoids it easily.
Bartlett throws a sloppy body shot
and Nurudinov counters with a shoot takedown. Bartlett fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartlett is trying to control the position but Nurudinov postures up.
Bartlett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurudinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurudinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurudinov with a nice head shot there.
Bartlett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurudinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurudinov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartlett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurudinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartlett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nurudinov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartlett is trying to control the position but Nurudinov postures up.
Nurudinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartlett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nurudinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurudinov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petey Bartlett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
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.
Nice defenses there by Nurudinov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartlett. Nurudinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurudinov cracks Bartlett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurudinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartlett lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurudinov's head.
Bartlett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurudinov moves into the clinch.
Bartlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurudinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartlett.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartlett misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Bartlett.
Nurudinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurudinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartlett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nurudinov! Bartlett lets Nurudinov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nurudinov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartlett sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Nurudinov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Nurudinov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petey Bartlett!
During a confident post fight interview, Petey Bartlett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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