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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gogo Yamamoto (ranked 3965 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Goju Yamamoto (ranked 212 p4p, 211 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.

Yamamoto
vs
Yamamoto

163 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gogo Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goju Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goju Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gogo Yamamoto.
Gogo Yamamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goju Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Goju Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Gogo Yamamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gogo Yamamoto tries a low kick but Goju Yamamoto avoids it.

Gogo Yamamoto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gogo Yamamoto has his feet on Goju Yamamoto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Goju Yamamoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goju Yamamoto lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gogo Yamamoto wants to hit a sweep here but Goju Yamamoto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gogo Yamamoto there!
Goju Yamamoto controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogo Yamamoto wants to hold on but Goju Yamamoto pushes him away.
Goju Yamamoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goju Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
Gogo Yamamoto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Goju Yamamoto.
Gogo Yamamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Goju Yamamoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gogo Yamamoto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Goju Yamamoto misses with some ground and pound and Gogo Yamamoto recovers position to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goju Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
Gogo Yamamoto is looking to escape.

Goju Yamamoto seems to be looking for submissions.
Gogo Yamamoto is staying active underneath Goju Yamamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Goju Yamamoto stands up and beckons Gogo Yamamoto to join him on the feet.
Gogo Yamamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goju Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gogo Yamamoto somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goju Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goju Yamamoto 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goju Yamamoto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Wilder (ranked 3925 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Irakli Sagisvilli (ranked 132 p4p, 130 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.

Wilder
vs
Sagisvilli

189 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Lucas Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irakli Sagisvilli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

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.
Sagisvilli ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Sagisvilli feints the counter takedown.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wilder. Beautiful body shot.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagisvilli avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Sagisvilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sagisvilli moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagisvilli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wilder defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilder 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:8
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:8
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:8

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Maluga (ranked 4060 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Basicwee BruceWee (ranked 138 p4p, 141 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.

Maluga
vs
BruceWee

196 cm
18
259
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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, Damon Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basicwee BruceWee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

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.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
BruceWee with the counter takedown but Maluga avoids it easily.
Maluga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maluga connects with a solid leg kick.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BruceWee with the counter takedown but Maluga avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga lands a leg kick that knocks BruceWee off balance momentarily.
BruceWee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maluga.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
BruceWee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maluga defends it well.
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BruceWee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maluga throws a leg kick that misses.
BruceWee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

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.
Maluga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot.
BruceWee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Maluga wants to slow BruceWee down by chopping away at his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maluga motions for BruceWee to come forward. Maluga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And BruceWee tries to counter it with a takedown but Maluga pushes his down on his head and steps out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Maluga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maluga 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:8
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:8
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:8

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
15%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murray (ranked 4043 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Stuart Smith (ranked 135 p4p, 134 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.

Murray
vs
Smith

175 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Matthew Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Murray misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray misses the jab.
Smith throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith slips a straight right by Murray.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuart Smith.
Well Smith 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Clarke (ranked 4044 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Eduardo Cruz (ranked 136 p4p, 137 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.

Clarke
vs
Cruz

171 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 Sydney, Dean Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cruz misses.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarke throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz slips a straight right by Clarke.
Clarke misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Cruz moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Clarke throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Clarke misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clarke throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarke throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clarke 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 10:9
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Clarke!