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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cannon (ranked 4390 p4p, 222 weight class) and Claus Haba (ranked 4284 p4p, 217 weight class). Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by Mo Money Mo Problems Remix. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cannon
vs
Haba

171 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claus Haba!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Cannon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cannon is trying to break the clinch but Haba has him pressed against the cage.
Haba stalling in the clinch.
Haba keeps control of Cannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Haba.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Haba throws a lazy body kick

and Cannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cannon.

Haba looking for a guillotine here but Cannon defends easily.

Haba looking for a triangle here. Cannon is fighting it but it looks tight! Haba pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cannon is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Claus Haba!
Chris Cannon was interviewed post fight and said 'He was just too good. Fair play to him'.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Thompson (ranked 6957 p4p, 573 weight class) and Donald O Rourke (ranked 24889 p4p, 622 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In the hall of the mountain king trap remix. O Rourke has chosen Big Iron- Marty Robbins as his entrance music. William Thompson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thompson
vs
O Rourke

182 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

185 cm
19
171 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald O Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson drives through with a takedown into O Rourke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

O Rourke working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Thompson is sitting in close to O Rourke's body. O Rourke has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Thompson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Thompson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by O Rourke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donald O Rourke!
A victorious Donald O Rourke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Mygueel (ranked 5002 p4p, 462 weight class) and Maksim Volkov (ranked 7320 p4p, 538 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mygueel
vs
Volkov

175 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcello Mygueel!
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, Maksim Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mygueel sprawls well. Mygueel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.

Mygueel gets a clinch.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mygueel controlling the action here for a moment.

Mygueel tightens his grip and picks Volkov up, before dumping him to the ground. Volkov manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mygueel 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.
Volkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mygueel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Volkov wants to sweep here but Mygueel controlling him for the moment.

Mygueel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mygueel stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcello Mygueel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Volkov.

Mygueel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mygueel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mygueel drops back looking for a leg! Volkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Volkov manages to kick Mygueel off! Mygueel jumps back into Volkov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mygueel is pushing down on Volkov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Volkov is fighting to maintain full guard but Mygueel has managed to sneak the leg through.

Volkov is defending against the submission attempts here by Mygueel.
Mygueel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Mygueel wants to work for an arm triangle but Volkov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mygueel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mygueel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Mygueel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Volkov sees it coming and defends easily.
Mygueel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Volkov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mygueel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mygueel is trying to control. Volkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mygueel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mygueel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mygueel trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.

Mygueel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Volkov sees it coming and defends easily.
Mygueel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mygueel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mygueel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Volkov is just riding it out for now. Mygueel eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Mygueel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Volkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mygueel stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Mygueel with that takedown attempt.
Mygueel shoots in and drives through. Volkov sprawls well.
Mygueel stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcello Mygueel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Volkov.
Mygueel fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mygueel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mygueel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mygueel but Mygueel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Volkov moves into range and clinches up with Mygueel.
Volkov is trying to pull guard but Mygueel has him pressed against the cage.
Mygueel is looking for a takedown.
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mygueel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mygueel has Volkov pressed against the cage.
Volkov is trying to pull guard but Mygueel has him pressed against the cage.
Mygueel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Volkov is defending well.

Mygueel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mygueel passes Volkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mygueel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marcello Mygueel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.

Mygueel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Volkov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mygueel.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mygueel lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mygueel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Volkov trying to control but Mygueel postures up.

Mygueel seems to be looking for submissions.

Mygueel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mygueel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mygueel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Volkov is looking to improve his position.

Mygueel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Volkov is just riding it out for now. Mygueel eventually gives up the hold.
Mygueel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Mygueel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mygueel is defended easily by Volkov.
Mygueel shoots in but no luck this time.
Mygueel shoots for a double leg takedown but Volkov sprawls well. He's pushed Mygueel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Volkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Mygueel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov throws a head kick but Mygueel moves out of range.

Mygueel gets a clinch.

Mygueel tightens his grip and picks Volkov up, before dumping him to the ground. Volkov manages to land in guard.
Mygueel with a nice head shot there.
Mygueel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mygueel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Volkov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Mygueel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mygueel is looking to take a break and control but Volkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mygueel in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Volkov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcello Mygueel!
A relieved looking Marcello Mygueel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mitchell (ranked 1729 p4p, 191 weight class) and Teshima Shigochiyo (ranked 3713 p4p, 326 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Beat it. Shigochiyo has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Rising as his entrance music. Teshima Shigochiyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mitchell
vs
Shigochiyo

170 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teshima Shigochiyo!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Shigochiyo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell trying to control the position but Shigochiyo is working away.
Shigochiyo struggling a bit here.
Shigochiyo 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.
Shigochiyo is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shigochiyo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Shigochiyo gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Shigochiyo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Shigochiyo.
Mitchell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Shigochiyo controls the action.

Mitchell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Shigochiyo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mitchell pulls his head out easily.
Shigochiyo won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Mitchell trying to control the pace.

Mitchell is working for a kimura but Shigochiyo is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Shigochiyo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shigochiyo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Shigochiyo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Mitchell rushes Shigochiyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shigochiyo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mitchell gets a clinch.
Mitchell pushes Shigochiyo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell has Shigochiyo pressed against the cage.
Shigochiyo slowing the pace effectively.
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Shigochiyo avoids the damage to the body.
Shigochiyo takes a shot to the head.
Shigochiyo goes for a takedown attempt but Mitchell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mitchell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mitchell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shigochiyo wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shane Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Shigochiyo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shigochiyo is breathing heavily.

Mitchell has closed the distance and engaged Shigochiyo in a clinch.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.

Mitchell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Mitchell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mitchell not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shigochiyo!
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shigochiyo for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shigochiyo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mitchell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mitchell digs a good hook to Shigochiyo's body.
Shigochiyo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.

Shigochiyo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shigochiyo can do to turn this around?
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been hearing that Mitchell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shigochiyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shigochiyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mitchell in particular looking to stall.
Mitchell uses his free foot to push down on Shigochiyo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shigochiyo.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shigochiyo can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Shigochiyo is wriggling around trying to escape.

Mitchell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shigochiyo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shigochiyo shrugs it off.
Shigochiyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell continues to stall.

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.
Shigochiyo is trying desperately to improve position.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teshima Shigochiyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mitchell wants to finish this one by submission but Shigochiyo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mitchell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mitchell!
Shane Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Neil (ranked 1865 p4p, 230 weight class) and Kyle Walker (ranked 3062 p4p, 346 weight class). Neil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - In the end. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kyle Walker enters the cage!

Neil
vs
Walker

182 cm
27
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Neil misses with a double jab.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neil throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been hearing reports that Neil has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Neil throws a leg kick

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Neil!
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.

Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker swings around for an armbar but Neil sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Walker's guard.
Neil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to sweep but instead, Neil has passed into half guard.
Walker tries to roll over but Neil keeps him under control.
Neil sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walker works his way to full guard. Good work.

Walker has his feet on Neil's thighs here. He's pushed Neil off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Neil screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Walker!
A very excited looking Kyle Walker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Liberti (ranked 2574 p4p, 293 weight class) and Alexander Mokete (ranked 2835 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexander Mokete enters the cage!

Liberti
vs
Mokete

168 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Liberti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Mokete!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mokete just misses with a punch to the body.
Francesco Liberti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mokete drives through with a takedown into Liberti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mokete is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mokete is looking to pass into half guard but Liberti pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liberti is in guard.

Liberti wants to control from the top but Mokete keeps moving.
Liberti won't allow Mokete to sweep him here.
Mokete is trying to keep Liberti in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mokete looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mokete is trying to keep Liberti in close.
Liberti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mokete working for a triangle but Liberti defends it easily.

Mokete is looking for a triangle but Liberti pushes his legs off easily.

Mokete has his feet on Liberti's thighs here. He's pushed Liberti off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Liberti screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Mokete!
In defeat, Francesco Liberti stepped up to the mic, saying 'The best won.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reece Daniels (ranked 2721 p4p, 151 weight class) and Dave Dobbs (ranked 3484 p4p, 189 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Kings never die. Dobbs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dont fear the reaper, Blue oyster cult.. Dave Dobbs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reece Daniels's chin.

Daniels
vs
Dobbs

175 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

172 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reece Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dobbs!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Dobbs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daniels defends it well.
Daniels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dobbs to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Dobbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels is looking to slow Dobbs down with leg kicks.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dobbs just misses with a punch to the body.
Dobbs walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Daniels lands a leg kick that knocks Dobbs off balance momentarily.
Dobbs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dobbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels slips a straight right by Dobbs.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dobbs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Daniels with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Dobbs's leg. Dobbs is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to slow Dobbs down with leg kicks.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Daniels lands a head kick. Dobbs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dobbs pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Dobbs.
Dobbs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dobbs wants a takedown but no success here.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dobbs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Dobbs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobbs is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Daniels rolls with it to try and escape but Dobbs cranks on the arm and Daniels is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Dobbs!
Dave Dobbs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1604 p4p, 204 weight class) and Patrick Da Silva (ranked 3035 p4p, 345 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pereira
vs
Da Silva

185 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pereira.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
Da Silva's coach down at Rio Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Da Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Da Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pereira defends it well.

Pereira pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pereira.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.

Pereira lands a big knee to the head and Da Silva goes down! Pereira is looking to finish!

Da Silva is rocked!

It looks like Patrick Da Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Da Silva is still in real trouble! Can Pereira finish him?

Pereira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Da Silva looks winded!
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Da Silva.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva feints the counter takedown.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head.
Pereira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Da Silva with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pereira! Da Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
A very excited looking Michel Pereira 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Sheidu (ranked 991 p4p, 55 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 1681 p4p, 100 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Don Sheidu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Don Sheidu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sheidu
vs
Steele

167 cm
26
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Sheidu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheidu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheidu misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheidu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sheidu momentarily.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheidu.
Sheidu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steele sprawls and moves away.
Sheidu defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Sheidu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sheidu takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheidu takes a step back to recover.
Sheidu dives in for a single leg takedown but Steele sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Sheidu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheidu throws a right hand that misses
and Sheidu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele feints and then cracks Sheidu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheidu down.
Steele feints and then cracks Sheidu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheidu down.
Sheidu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheidu.
Steele throws out a counter right but Sheidu avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Sheidu ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
A little feinted left hand from Sheidu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheidu.
Sami Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
As Steele backs away, Sheidu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Sheidu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steele's guard.

Sheidu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steele is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steele has escaped and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheidu's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele stands up from Sheidu's guard - Steele perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steele throws the left hand but Sheidu avoids the punch easily.
Sheidu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheidu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sheidu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Steele.

Sheidu gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Steele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Steele holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheidu drops back down to his feet.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheidu blocks an uppercut.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Sheidu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheidu blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Sheidu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Steele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Sheidu.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheidu misses with a takedown
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Steele dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sheidu slips under a jab from Steele.
That kick from Steele tenderised Sheidu's leg. Sheidu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Sheidu's head back.
Sheidu tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Sheidu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheidu.
Sheidu slips a jab from Steele.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut

and Sheidu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Steele holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheidu drops back down to his feet.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Sheidu moved out of range.
Sheidu tries to move into range but Steele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele staying out of range there.
Sheidu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Sheidu with an uppercut!
Steele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sheidu momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sheidu. That did some damage!
Sheidu tries to move into range but Steele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sheidu misses with a takedown
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu slips a jab from Steele.
Sheidu attempts a counter takedown but Steele avoids it well and moves away.
Sheidu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sheidu is defended easily by Steele.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sheidu fails to land the takedown.
Steele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheidu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sheidu somewhat.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Sheidu slips a straight right by Steele.
Steele throws a right hand that misses

and Sheidu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steele won't be happy with that.

Sheidu is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Steele looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sheidu gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Steele is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sheidu lets go of the hold and Steele can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Sheidu!
Don Sheidu retains his bantamweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 799 p4p, 99 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 1764 p4p, 207 weight class). Foley has chosen Beverly Hills Cop Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ford
vs
Foley

177 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a three punch combo that has Foley backing up. Foley nods at Ford to acknowledge the strikes.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford throws a series of punches but Foley moves out of range.
Foley throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foley throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford throws a big counter combination but Foley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foley avoids the head kick by Ford.
Ford defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley throws out a counter right but Ford avoids it with no problem.
Foley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foley scrambles back to his feet.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foley on the side of the head.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford avoiding damage as Foley throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ford blocks it with crossed arms.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Foley misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Foley misses with a hook to the body
and Ford counters with a two punch combo.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foley's calf.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ford defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Foley avoids it.
Foley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foley's calf.
Ford throws a head kick that half lands.
Ford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford slips under a jab from Foley.
Ford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford moves away from the strike by Foley.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Ford throws a quick counter head kick but Foley was just out of range.
Foley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Foley blocks the low kick.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Donk. Ford catches Foley right on the button with a cross.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Foley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Foley moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foley checks a leg kick.
Ford throws a low kick but Foley moves out of range easily.
Foley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Foley saw that one coming.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Foley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford is looking to chop away at Foley's legs.
Foley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
Nice defenses there by Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Foley closes the distance and clinches.
Foley lands a knee to the body.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.

Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford tries to land a leg kick but Foley saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Ford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ford.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Foley misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Foley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Foley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Foley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Ford lands.
Ford throws a leg kick but Foley moved away.
Foley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Foley avoids the head kick by Ford.
Foley staying out of range there.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
A big right from Foley misses.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foley's hands.

Foley is rocked!
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Ford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Foley checks a leg kick.
Foley seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Ford scores with a three punch combo!
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ford and Foley falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Landon Ford!
Landon Ford retains his lightweight title!