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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnevich (ranked 5077 p4p, 4980 weight class) and Testing Ttt (ranked 104 p4p, 97 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Kushnevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Testing Ttt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ttt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ttt is taking a breather. Kushnevich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kushnevich tries to roll over but Ttt keeps him under control.
Ttt trying to control the pace.
Kushnevich wants to improve his position but Ttt is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ttt controlling the pace.
Ttt prevents Kushnevich from improving his position.
Ttt is controlling the pace.
Ttt is trying to control the action in half guard but Kushnevich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kushnevich is looking for a sweep. Ttt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ttt trying to control the action but Kushnevich is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kushnevich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kushnevich keeping full guard, as Ttt tries to pass.
Kushnevich is adopting a defensive guard.
Ttt tries to free his leg and advance position but Kushnevich is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kushnevich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Ttt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ttt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Testing Ttt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaikara Van Der Byl (ranked 4817 p4p, 4828 weight class) and Bayo Van Wyk (ranked 89 p4p, 87 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaikara Van Der Byl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayo Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Byl looking to score a takedown here. Van Wyk is defending well but Van Der Byl drives through and ends up in Van Wyk's guard.
Van Wyk being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Wyk holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Wyk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Van Wyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Wyk scores with a takedown into Van Der Byl's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Wyk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Der Byl is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bayo Van Wyk.
Well Van Wyk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Noble (ranked 4868 p4p, 4976 weight class) and Test Test (ranked 92 p4p, 94 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Test!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noble manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Test on his heels. He'll look to pass Test's guard now, I'm sure.
Noble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Test pulls Noble in close to his closed guard and prevents Noble from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test is adopting a defensive guard.
Test trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Noble is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noble shoots in and gets a takedown into Test's guard.
Noble sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Noble seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Test for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Noble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noble 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:8
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:8
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Noble!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Kincaid (ranked 4859 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Bautista Laguna (ranked 91 p4p, 79 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lazarus Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bautista Laguna!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kincaid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laguna!
Laguna holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kincaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kincaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid moves to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna prevents Kincaid from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Laguna's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kincaid's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazarus Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kincaid 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:8
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazarus Kincaid!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erco De Beer (ranked 4818 p4p, 4815 weight class) and Mandla Ibubesi (ranked 84 p4p, 83 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erco De Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mandla Ibubesi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibubesi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ibubesi is controlling De Beer's posture.
Ibubesi is trying to keep De Beer in close.
De Beer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibubesi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibubesi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ibubesi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ibubesi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ibubesi trying to control the action but De Beer is working from the bottom.
De Beer being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ibubesi working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mandla Ibubesi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibubesi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mandla Ibubesi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Bronkhorst (ranked 4783 p4p, 4824 weight class) and Leo Barrett (ranked 81 p4p, 78 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Bronkhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronkhorst closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrett is looking for a sweep.
Barrett is trying to control Bronkhorst's posture but Bronkhorst avoids it.
Bronkhorst tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barrett's legs.
Barrett struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is trying to escape the position but Bronkhorst is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett tries to buck Bronkhorst off but Bronkhorst is having none of it.
Bronkhorst working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronkhorst gets caught flat footed, as Barrett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bronkhorst pulls Barrett in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Barrett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barrett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronkhorst is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronkhorst is controlling Barrett's posture.
Bronkhorst on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bronkhorst tries to get out of the position.
Barrett postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barrett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bronkhorst to the ground. Barrett is now in Bronkhorst's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Barrett.
Well Barrett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Barrett!
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