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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuuri Sando (ranked 2612 p4p, 335 weight class) and Mikey Jackal (ranked 2941 p4p, 374 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuuri Sando!
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, Mikey Jackal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackal avoids the head kick by Sando.
Sando bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sando throws an elbow but Jackal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sando decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackal to his feet.
Sando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sando's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Jackal. Those never looked like landing.
Jackal with a nice cross.
It looks like Kuuri Sando has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackal throws a right and a left that Sando avoids nicely.
Sando is looking to clinch but Jackal is avoiding it.
Jackal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sando counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackal!
Sando connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackal some visible discomfort.
Jackal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackal wants to get back to full guard.
Sando looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackal is trying to get back to full guard.
Sando slips a nice elbow through Jackal's hands, connecting with Jackal's forehead.
Jackal pushes Sando off looking to stand but Sando dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sando is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sando scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackal tries to roll over but Sando keeps him under control.
Sando scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sando postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackal to stand up.
Mikey Jackal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackal swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sando. Jackal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Jackal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sando missing with a left hand there. Jackal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sando seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sando moves in looking to clinch but Jackal pushes him off.
Jackal throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sando shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackal sprawls well. Jackal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sando gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sando misses with a body kick.
Jackal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sando.
Jackal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sando eats them both and turns towards Jackal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sando is rocked!
Jackal plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Sando swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Sando face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikey Jackal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Dos Santos (ranked 3976 p4p, 457 weight class) and Duke Johnson (ranked 6924 p4p, 584 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diogo Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Dos Santos up and slammed him! Dos Santos can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for subs from the bottom but Johnson mounts him!
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to finish Dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos !
Johnson wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Dos Santos is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Johnson is tapping! Great win for Dos Santos !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diogo Dos Santos !
After the fight, Diogo Dos Santos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ngonou (ranked 5655 p4p, 538 weight class) and Sebation Mack (ranked 3696 p4p, 438 weight class). Mack has chosen Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Francis Ngonou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Ngonou!
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, Sebation Mack!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngonou has managed to clinch.
Ngonou takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Francis Ngonou has been cut.
Mack pulls guard effortlessly.
Ngonou is posturing up here but Mack has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ngonou tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ngonou has to tap! Slick submission there by Mack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebation Mack!
Sebation Mack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tes Tee (ranked 5455 p4p, 533 weight class) and Bango Korpolombolo (ranked 4475 p4p, 497 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bango Korpolombolo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tes Tee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bango Korpolombolo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tee scores with a jab.
Tee lunges at Korpolombolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korpolombolo's hand.
Tee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Korpolombolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tee misses with an uppercut.
Korpolombolo wants to counter with a clinch but Tee pushes him away.
Korpolombolo ducks under a wild hook from Tee.
Tee misses with a combination
and Korpolombolo counters with a low kick, right behind Tee 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpolombolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tee.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tee defends well and Korpolombolo ends up having to push Tee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Tee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Korpolombolo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tee connects with the punch.
Korpolombolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee slips under a jab.
Korpolombolo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tee. That did some damage!
A combination from Tee does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Korpolombolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korpolombolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Korpolombolo staying out of range there.
Korpolombolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tes Tee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpolombolo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korpolombolo misses with a takedown
and Tee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Korpolombolo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Korpolombolo swings widly with a right hand
and Tee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tee looks to throw the jab but Korpolombolo is out of range.
Korpolombolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo moves away from the strike by Tee.
Korpolombolo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korpolombolo. Tee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tes Tee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Tee misses.
Korpolombolo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tee's waist but Tee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Korpolombolo off to one side.
That kick from Korpolombolo tenderised Tee's leg. Tee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tes Tee is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Korpolombolo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korpolombolo is defended easily by Tee.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee throws the left hand but Korpolombolo avoids the punch easily.
Korpolombolo is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Korpolombolo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tee has got the better of the exchanges.
Korpolombolo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tee pinned against the cage. Tee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korpolombolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tee throws a nice looking combination but Korpolombolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korpolombolo is defended easily by Tee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee missing with a left hand there. Korpolombolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korpolombolo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tee is wise to it.
Bango Korpolombolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tee throws out a loose jab but Korpolombolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korpolombolo.
Tee misses with a looping left.
Korpolombolo feints the counter takedown.
Tee misses with an uppercut
and Korpolombolo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tee scores with a one two! Korpolombolo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Korpolombolo throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tee.
Korpolombolo dives in and grabs Tee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tee pushes down on Korpolombolo's head and hops out.
Tee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korpolombolo.
Good exchange - Tee coming out on top.
Tee throws a jab but it's blocked by Korpolombolo.
Korpolombolo is looking for the big counter here.
Korpolombolo shoots for a takedown but Tee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Korpolombolo closes the distance and clinches up with Tee, looking for a takedown. Korpolombolo pushes Tee against the cage but Tee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korpolombolo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Tee misses its intended target.
Korpolombolo thinks about the counter body kick.
Korpolombolo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Korpolombolo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tee counter with a right hand.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.
Korpolombolo throws a big counter head kick but Tee avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korpolombolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korpolombolo throws a series of punches but Tee avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tes Tee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Korpolombolo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Korpolombolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tee.
Korpolombolo lands a front kick.
Korpolombolo gets the takedown into side control.
Tee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tee scores with a shot to the body.
Korpolombolo tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee stuns Korpolombolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpolombolo.
Tee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korpolombolo has his takedown stuffed
and Tee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korpolombolo's head.
Korpolombolo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tee did well to prevent Korpolombolo getting side control.
Tee has one foot on Korpolombolo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tee looks to throw the jab but Korpolombolo is out of range.
Good exchange - Tee coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tee looks to land a left hand but Korpolombolo moved out of range nicely.
As Tee backs off Korpolombolo throws a huge counter combo but Tee manages to avoid it all.
Korpolombolo looks for a takedown but Tee sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Tee misses the target.
Tee misses with a hook.
A jab from Tee does it's job there.
Tee misses with a straight left.
Korpolombolo feints the counter takedown.
Tee misses with a looping right.
Korpolombolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korpolombolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korpolombolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Korpolombolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tes Tee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tee.
Tee lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Tee misses.
As Tee backs off Korpolombolo throws a huge counter combo but Tee manages to avoid it all.
Korpolombolo tries for a takedown but Tee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.
Tee misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tes Tee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tes Tee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Smith (ranked 4364 p4p, 488 weight class) and Ragnar Wood (ranked 4555 p4p, 502 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Wood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Wood throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Wood is quick to defend against it.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith goes for a double leg but Wood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wood continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Wood avoids it well and moves away.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wood is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wood is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wood is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Smith!
Anthony Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby TShwiz (ranked 3452 p4p, 419 weight class) and Nick Reny (ranked 3293 p4p, 407 weight class). Toby TShwiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby TShwiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Reny!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TShwiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TShwiz tries a head kick but it misses.
TShwiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reny unleashes a big counter combination but TShwiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reny needs to keep his hands up - TShwiz had a free shot at his head there.
Reny tries to bum rush TShwiz with a series of wild strikes but TShwiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TShwiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Nick Reny has been cut.
TShwiz takes the fight into the clinch.
TShwiz wants to break free but Reny has control.
TShwiz manages to break the clinch.
TShwiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reny lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reny throws a chopping leg kick but TShwiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
TShwiz throws a big shot that misses.
TShwiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Reny circles away.
TShwiz moves to clinch but Reny breaks away
and Reny counters with a one-two to the body.
TShwiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reny tries to kick TShwiz off but TShwiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
TShwiz is just content to waste time from the top position. Reny takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
TShwiz prevents Reny from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TShwiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reny manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
TShwiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
TShwiz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
TShwiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reny avoids it.
TShwiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reny has him pressed against the cage.
Reny pushes TShwiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TShwiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reny uses from the top position.
Reny stops TShwiz from standing up.
TShwiz wants to sweep here but Reny controlling him for the moment.
TShwiz wriggles free and stands up.
Reny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
TShwiz is looking for a counter combo.
TShwiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
TShwiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
TShwiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reny swings wildly with an uppercut but TShwiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reny swings wildly with an uppercut but TShwiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
TShwiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
TShwiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reny, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TShwiz lands with a light punch inside.
Reny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
TShwiz is trying to push Reny away but Reny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
TShwiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reny.
Reny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reny throws a punch but it's blocked by TShwiz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
TShwiz lands with a short shot to the head.
TShwiz jumps guard but Reny stands there with TShwiz around his waist. TShwiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reny throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Reny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Reny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
TShwiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Reny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of TShwiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reny misses with a wild combination.
Reny throws a right and a left that TShwiz avoids nicely.
TShwiz misses with a kick to the body.
Reny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nick Reny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
TShwiz tries to clinch but Reny moves out of range.
Reny swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TShwiz with a poor takedown
and Reny counters with a series of strikes. TShwiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
TShwiz fails with a takedown attempt.
TShwiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reny, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TShwiz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from TShwiz.
Reny misses with a knee to the head.
TShwiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reny lands an elbow that stopped TShwiz in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Toby TShwiz has been cut.
TShwiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
TShwiz tries to throw a body punch but Reny avoids it by throwing TShwiz back against the cage.
TShwiz decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reny has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of TShwiz is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TShwiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reny prevents TShwiz from getting back to his feet.
Reny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reny looks for the body kick but TShwiz saw that one coming.
TShwiz throws the kick towards the body but Reny avoids it.
TShwiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reny!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TShwiz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reny moves out of range of the strikes.
TShwiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TShwiz tries to bum rush Reny with a series of wild strikes but Reny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reny falls off balance throwing a combination
and TShwiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nick Reny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Reny misses
and TShwiz counters with a series of strikes. Reny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reny misses with a jab, cross combination.
TShwiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reny.
Reny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reny looks to land a combination. TShwiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
TShwiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Reny tries to sprawl out of it but TShwiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for TShwiz with that takedown attempt.
TShwiz shoots and misses
and Reny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and TShwiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reny gets tackled into the cage by TShwiz. TShwiz maintains the clinch.
TShwiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reny swats away the attempt to clinch by TShwiz.
Reny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like TShwiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
TShwiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reny.
A combination from Reny does no damage.
Reny misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Reny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Reny.
TShwiz tries to clinch up but Reny circles away and keeps his distance.
TShwiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reny unleashes a big counter combination but TShwiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
TShwiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
TShwiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reny throws a series of punches but TShwiz moves out of range.
Reny lands a jab-cross combination.
TShwiz throws a series of strikes that have Reny backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TShwiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TShwiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reny delivers a nice body kick.
Reny fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reny. TShwiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reny throws a nice inside leg kick.
TShwiz shoots in for a takedown but Reny shows good takedown defense.
Reny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
TShwiz throws a big counter combination but Reny scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reny works over TShwiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Reny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reny shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. TShwiz eats them both and turns towards Reny to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Reny.
Reny throws a head kick that TShwiz semi-blocks.
Reny lands a left and a right that send TShwiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Reny thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
TShwiz is rocked!
Reny lands with a big left! TShwiz is wobbled badly! Reny comes in with a flurry of punches and drops TShwiz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Reny!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Wells (ranked 1114 p4p, 167 weight class) and Eric Wim (ranked 3238 p4p, 401 weight class). Eric Wim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Wim!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Wim misses.
The fighters circling - Wim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells connects with a leg kick. Wim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wells has Wim up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wells.
Wells digs a right hand underneath Wim's ribcage. Wim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wells lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Wells.
Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wim tries to pull guard but Wells won't allow it.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wim backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eric Wim has been cut.
Wells presses Wim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wim looks winded!
Wells lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Wim in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Wells.
Wells lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells gets through Wim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wells lands an elbow just above Wim 's eye.
Wells scores with a shot to the side of Wim's head.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
Wim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wells pushes Wim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wells lands a right hand.
A short left from Wells.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wells throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wims head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands a left hand.
Wim is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wells.
Wim is still on wobbly legs! Can Wells finish him?
Wells effectively controlling the action here.
Wim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wells drops Wim onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wim is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wells.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wells lands a right hand.
Wells lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wim takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wells.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wells lands a vicious elbow to the side of Wim's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Wells tries to finish him with strikes but Wim still seems able to defend himself so Wells steps back and lets Wim get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Wim bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Wells comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Wim falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Wim was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vernon Wells!
Vernon Wells retains his light heavyweight title!
Vernon Wells seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hellas Pankratios (ranked 1350 p4p, 63 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 734 p4p, 12 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellas Pankratios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pankratios pushes Dawoud up against the cage in a clinch.
Pankratios blocks an uppercut.
Pankratios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pankratios ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pankratios no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pankratios seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pankratios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawoud is one step ahead there.
Pankratios tries to strike from the bottom.
Dawoud wanted to stand there but Pankratios had control of the position.
Dawoud is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dawoud being controlled here momentarily.
Dawoud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawoud wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Pankratios's closed guard. He's half up but Pankratios has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Pankratios pivots and extends the arm, Dawoud falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Pankratios! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hellas Pankratios!
Hellas Pankratios decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 480 p4p, 7 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 691 p4p, 34 weight class). Finnegan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rogues - Gravel Walk. Riverson has chosen J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finnegan enables Riverson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finnegan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Finnegan pulls Riverson in close to prevent any damage.
Riverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finnegan is trying to keep Riverson in close.
Riverson drops back looking for a leg! Finnegan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finnegan manages to kick Riverson off! Riverson jumps back into Finnegan's guard.
Riverson being controlled here momentarily.
Riverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riverson postures up in Finnegan's guard and throws a big left but Finnegan blocks it.
Riverson 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.
Riverson stopping the sweep attempt from Finnegan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Finnegan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riverson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Finnegan controlling Riverson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnegan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finnegan controlling the position.
Finnegan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finnegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finnegan looking to control.
Riverson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Finnegan is trying to keep Riverson in close.
Riverson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riverson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Finnegan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Finnegan has escaped and now he's on top!
Riverson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riverson working for a triangle but Finnegan defends it easily.
Finnegan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riverson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finnegan has managed to get both his arms back between Riverson's legs - danger averted.
Finnegan advances to half guard.
Finnegan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finnegan is keen to just control but Riverson is a slippery customer.
Finnegan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Riverson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riverson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Finnegan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riverson working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan gets back to half guard.
Riverson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finnegan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Riverson.
Finnegan trying to control from the bottom.
Riverson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Finnegan is just riding it out for now. Riverson eventually gives up the hold.
Riverson is working for a kimura but Finnegan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Finnegan is trying is best to control the position here.
Finnegan is trying to control but can't.
Riverson is trying for a kimura here. Finnegan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Riverson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Riverson!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Riverson thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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pop
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