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PFA 14: All or Nothing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasim Bakalakadakastacka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Buglehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Buglehorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lorenzo Buglehorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Buglehorn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buglehorn misses with a wild combination.
Buglehorn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bakalakadakastacka to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakalakadakastacka shoots in and bounces Buglehorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bakalakadakastacka looking to pass the guard.
Bakalakadakastacka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Buglehorn's guard.
Buglehorn pushes Bakalakadakastacka off looking to stand but Bakalakadakastacka dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakalakadakastacka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Buglehorn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bakalakadakastacka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Moldavia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho comes into the arena with You Dont Know - 50 Cent blaring out of the sound system. Zlatan Moldavia struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Grande Mucho has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zlatan Moldavia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moldavia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mucho cracks Moldavia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Moldavia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mucho pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Moldavia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grande Mucho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazlehurst comes into the arena with Queen - The Show Must Go On blaring out of the sound system. Dan Hazlehurst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hazlehurst working a defensive guard but Anton manages to pass into side control anyway.
Anton prevents Hazlehurst from escaping the position.
Hazlehurst is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Hazlehurst's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Anton.
Hazlehurst wants to control but Anton postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Hazlehurst is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is looking to reverse the position.
Anton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hazlehurst sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Hazlehurst's face as Anton controls the position.
Anton working away.
Hazlehurst tries to bench press Anton off him but Anton keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Anton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hazlehurst wants to control but Anton postures up.
That's two 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.
Anton prevents Hazlehurst from escaping the position.
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Hazlehurst's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anton working away.
Hazlehurst is trying to escape the position but Anton is controlling the position.
Anton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazlehurst, who protects the arm well.
Hazlehurst is looking for a sweep.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazlehurst is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
Anton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hazlehurst is being controlled here.
Hazlehurst is looking to reverse the position.
Hazlehurst avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anton.
Hazlehurst prevents Anton from moving into mount.
Hazlehurst struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Anton scoring with punches from side control.
Hazlehurst is trying to get back to half guard.
Anton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hazlehurst will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Anton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Hazlehurst's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hazlehurst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Anton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anton doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hazlehurst to counter with a crisp jab.
Anton scores with a takedown into Hazlehurst's guard.
Anton stays in close to Hazlehurst's body and controls the position.
Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anton stalling.
Anton prevents Hazlehurst from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hazlehurst doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anton.
Hazlehurst is trying to control but can't.
Anton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hazlehurst has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anton uses his free foot to push down on Hazlehurst's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Anton controlling from the full mount.
Hazlehurst can't escape the position.
Anton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Anton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anton working the ground and pound effectively.
Anton working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Dan Hazlehurst has been cut.
Anton controlling from mount.
Anton with a couple of short strikes.
Anton is landing with some decent strikes but Hazlehurst is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hazlehurst is trying desperately to improve position.
Anton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton with a couple of short strikes.
Anton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hazlehurst is desperately trying to improve his position but Anton has a good base and remains in mount.
Anton lands a big elbow.
Stephan Anton has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anton scoring with strikes but Hazlehurst is staying in there.
Anton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Anton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Hazlehurst's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hazlehurst was covering up waiting for the punch and Anton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hazlehurst wants to control the position but Anton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hazlehurst is trying to control but can't.
Anton 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hazlehurst is trying to control but can't.
Hazlehurst taking some punishment here, with Anton in his half guard.
Anton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst won't allow Anton to pass to mount.
Hazlehurst wants to control but Anton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hazlehurst manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hazlehurst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anton 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.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep here but Anton controlling him for the moment.
Anton content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hazlehurst gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position.
Anton content to stall in guard here.
Hazlehurst looking to control.
Stephan Anton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Dan Hazlehurst wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hazlehurst closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anton to the mat! Anton manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anton holds on and takes a little breather.
Hazlehurst takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anton is on top in guard.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hazlehurst swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Anton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Anton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bantou has chosen Brownvillian as his entrance music. Jack Bantou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Bantou looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bantou misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Bantou throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bantou.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Bantou saw that one coming.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Bantou avoids it.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Bantou saw that one coming.
Bantou lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Bantou throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Bantou.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Bantou.
Bantou looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bantou swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Bantou looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away.
Bantou looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a nice body kick.
Jack Bantou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor thuds his shin into the meat of Bantou's side.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Bantou moved away.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Bantou sees coming a mile off.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Bantou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws a lazy body kick
and Bantou counters with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Bantou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bantou misses
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Bantou thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bantou throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Bantou saw that one coming.
Bantou tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Bantou blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Bantou misses
and Taylor counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Bantou misses.
Bantou looks gassed!
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bantou takes a step back to recover.
Bantou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bantou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Bantou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bantou throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Bantou 's knee.
Taylor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick.
Bantou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Bantou avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Bantou has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Bantou throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Bantou blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor keeps Bantou at a distance using the push kick.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bantou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Bantou moved away.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor thows a body kick. Bantou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou throws a body kick the misses
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Taylor keeps Bantou at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Bantou throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a body kick that stops Bantou in his tracks momentarily.
Taylor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jack Bantou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bantou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Bantou avoids it.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bantou is breathing heavily.
Bantou throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a good low kick that Bantou was not able to check.
Taylor tries to land a leg kick but Bantou saw it coming and moves away.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor throws a head kick but Bantou moves out of range.
Taylor thuds his shin into the meat of Bantou's side.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Bantou saw that one coming.
Taylor keeps Bantou at a distance using the push kick.
Taylor scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thows a body kick. Bantou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Bantou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Bantou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Bantou sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bantou might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taylor has got the better of the exchanges.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bantou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bantou tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice head kick!
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Bantou saw that one coming.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bantou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bantou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor pushes Bantou away with a front kick.
Bantou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bantou throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor lands a front kick.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Bantou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Taylor dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor lands a high kick!
Sloppy strikes from Bantou. Those never looked like landing.
Bantou throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Gus Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Bantou is looking to land body kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bantou crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taylor - the referee stops the clock and Bantou gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taylor. Bantou manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Bantou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taylor. That one must have hurt.
Bantou avoids a kick to the body.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Bantou moved away.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Bantou's defenses.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Bantou.
Bantou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bantou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Bantou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Bantou sees coming a mile off.
Taylor scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bantou's calf.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Taylor slams his shin into Bantou's torso.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bantou blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Bantou avoids it.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Bantou moved away.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Bantou misses with the body kick
and Taylor counters with a good low kick that Bantou was not able to check.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Bantou throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taylor feints and then cracks Bantou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bantou down.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick.
Bantou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Bantou blocks the body kick.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Bantou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bantou can do to turn this around?
Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taylor throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Bantou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloppy strikes from Bantou. Those never looked like landing.
That's four 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.
Bantou throws a body kick the misses
and Taylor counters with a body kick.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor lands a head kick!
Jack Bantou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bantou moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Bantou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bantou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Bantou moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bantou misses with a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gus Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor pushes Bantou away with a front kick.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Bantou sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takero Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme shelter - the rolling stones. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Takero Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Martinez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez scores with a one two! Yoshi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Takero Yoshi has been cut.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshi to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Yoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Yoshi counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Martinez badly! He tries to strike back but Yoshi puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Martinez out cold! Oh man, Martinez will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takero Yoshi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macgregor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dragonforce - operation ground and pound. 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.
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27
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Macgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon stuffs the takedown.
Solomon slips a jab and a cross from Macgregor.
Gary Macgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macgregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Solomon swivels and escapes.
Nice body punch from Solomon.
Macgregor throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Solomon lands with an uppercut that bounces Macgregor off the cage and back into rage.
Solomon drops Macgregor with a beautiful combination! Macgregor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Solomon is looking for the KO!
Macgregor is rocked!
It looks like Gary Macgregor has been cut.
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!
Macgregor misses with a takedown attempt
and Solomon rattles Macgregor with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Macgregor tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Solomon dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Macgregor stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dick Solomon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has chosen Raising Hell as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Bean lands a high kick to the side of Barbosa's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Bean dives into guard, looking to finish.
Barbosa is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Barbosa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean stands up and waves to Barbosa to follow him.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean stalling against the cage.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bean backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Barbosa's temple! It sends Barbosa violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bean celebrates and the doctors try to help Barbosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ron Bean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laht Nepphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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265 lbs
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257 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laht Nepphur!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Nepphur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Nepphur.
Donk. Nepphur catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Lenny Lewis has been cut.
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!
Nepphur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nepphur wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nepphur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nepphur thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Nepphur tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis ducks into an uppercut from Nepphur and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laht Nepphur!
Laht Nepphur is the new heavyweight champion!
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