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Cage Legends 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tore hultberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tore hultberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, tore hultberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hultberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sumrall throws out the jab.
hultberg slips a straight right by Sumrall.
hultberg misses with a body kick.
hultberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
hultberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harold Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - hultberg can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sumrall and hultberg drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sumrall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Sumrall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle matinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle matinez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle matinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Vores!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vores stuffs the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vores.
Vores works matinez's body with a nice hook.
Vores is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vores scores a takedown into full mount!
Vores looking for a guillotine from mount but matinez is having none of it.
Vores misses with a head shot.
Vores working for a submission but matinez is keeping him at bay.
matinez is squirming around, avoiding Vores's attempts to control the action.
Vores with good strikes from the mount here!
matinez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vores is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
matinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vores controls matinez momentarily but matinez frees himself.
matinez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vores manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now matinez has Vores in his guard.
Vores looking to pass the guard.
Vores stopping the sweep attempt from matinez.
matinez keeping moving, preventing Vores from controlling successfully.
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.
Vores looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
matinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vores landing some decent shots from guard.
Vores drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vores jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
matinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vores gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
matinez is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
matinez with a poor takedown
and Vores decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in matinez's guard.
Vores scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vores drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vores jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vores wants to control from the top but matinez keeps moving.
Vores drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vores jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vores gets to his feet. matinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
matinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vores looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? matinez is fending him off so far but Vores persists. Nope, matinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from matinez. No joy for Vores on that attempt.
matinez fails with the takedown
and Vores counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle matinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vores seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. matinez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Vores!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Butterbean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Bacinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Bacinski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Butterbean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Bacinski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterbean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bacinski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Butterbean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bacinski fails to land the takedown.
Bacinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butterbean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacinski darts in trying to clinch
and Butterbean counters by moving into the clinch.
Bacinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butterbean has him pressed against the cage.
Butterbean manages to break the clinch.
Bacinski tries to keep at a distance but Butterbean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bacinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butterbean landing knees to the head.
It looks like Anton Bacinski has been cut.
Butterbean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacinski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butterbean counters with a shoot takedown. Bacinski fights it but they end up in guard.
Brock Butterbean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Bacinski.
Butterbean 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.
Butterbean postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Butterbean controls the pace.
Bacinski wants to sweep here but Butterbean controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butterbean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bacinski has a closed guard, preventing Butterbean from standing up.
Bacinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Butterbean!
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.
Bacinski has hold of Butterbean's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Butterbean manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Butterbean tries to hold on but Bacinski postures up.
Bacinski fails to move to back control.
Bacinski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bacinski is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bacinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Bacinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kata Guruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobcat Stinkfist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kata Guruma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guruma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stinkfist shoots in and drives through. Guruma sprawls well.
Stinkfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guruma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stinkfist decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guruma's guard.
Stinkfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Guruma has wrist control.
Stinkfist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guruma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guruma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stinkfist.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guruma is on top in guard.
Guruma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guruma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stinkfist is looking for a sweep. Guruma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guruma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guruma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guruma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stinkfist wants to get back to his feet.
Stinkfist trying to hold on to Guruma's head to control him but Guruma postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guruma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guruma's back!
Guruma is trapped and Stinkfist is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Guruma turns into Stinkfist and is now in his guard.
Stinkfist wants to sweep but no luck.
Stinkfist is breathing heavily.
Guruma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stinkfist's head.
Stinkfist throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stinkfist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guruma is one step ahead there.
Guruma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stinkfist trying to keep a closed guard but Guruma is proving a slippery customer.
Stinkfist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stinkfist tries to get out of the position.
Stinkfist has momentary wrist control but Guruma slips an elbow through the middle.
Stinkfist keeping moving, preventing Guruma from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guruma scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stinkfist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guruma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stinkfist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stinkfist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guruma tries to get to full guard but Stinkfist has control of the leg.
Stinkfist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guruma pushes Stinkfist off and gets back to his feet.
Guruma misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guruma.
Guruma shoots in for a takedown but Stinkfist shows good takedown defense.
Guruma has his takedown stuffed
and Stinkfist counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bobcat Stinkfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kata Guruma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stinkfist stands up over Guruma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stinkfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guruma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stinkfist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stinkfist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stinkfist wants to control from the top but Guruma keeps moving.
Stinkfist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guruma's head.
Guruma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stinkfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stinkfist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guruma pushes Stinkfist off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Guruma with a poor takedown
and Stinkfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guruma throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruma throws a leg kick but Stinkfist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guruma, right into the meat.
Stinkfist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stinkfist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guruma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guruma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stinkfist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guruma as he avoids it easily.
Guruma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stinkfist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guruma tries to avoid it but Stinkfist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guruma to the ground. Guruma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinkfist closes the distance and clinches up with Guruma, looking for a takedown. Stinkfist pushes Guruma against the cage but Guruma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guruma wants to clinch up but Stinkfist keeps it at a distance.
Guruma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stinkfist to the mat! Stinkfist manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guruma connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobcat Stinkfist will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stinkfist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stinkfist throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Guruma pushes down on Stinkfist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guruma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guruma stands up out of the half guard.
Stinkfist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guruma wants to clinch
and Stinkfist counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Stinkfist seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Guruma explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Guruma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guruma is working Stinkfist over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist regains half guard.
Stinkfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stinkfist wants to get back to full guard but Guruma has mounted him!
Guruma is landing with some decent strikes but Stinkfist is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stinkfist is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guruma tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kata Guruma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stinkfist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stinkfist regains half guard.
Stinkfist is looking for a sweep. Guruma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stinkfist is trying to stand back up but Guruma is controlling him
Stinkfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guruma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guruma's back!
Stinkfist is working the ground and pound. Can Guruma escape?
Guruma grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruma is covering up but some of the strikes from Stinkfist are getting through and doing damage.
Stinkfist looking to break Guruma's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Guruma remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stinkfist will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stinkfist doesn't have the hooks in and Guruma manages to turn into his guard.
Stinkfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Stinkfist, not yet.
Stinkfist throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stinkfist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stinkfist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stinkfist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guruma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guruma tries to roll over but Stinkfist keeps him under control.
Stinkfist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stinkfist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stinkfist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guruma on the ground.
Stinkfist blocks the strikes from Guruma.
Guruma is refusing to be controlled, as Stinkfist sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist working Guruma over with strikes.
Stinkfist postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Guruma to stand up.
Guruma moves into range and clinches up with Stinkfist.
Guruma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guruma gets underhooks to prevent Stinkfist's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guruma.
Guruma turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Guruma tries to advance to mount but Stinkfist denies him.
Stinkfist tries to bench press Guruma off him but Guruma keeps the position.
Guruma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stinkfist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guruma works to advance to full mount. Stinkfist defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Guruma looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist is trying to escape the mount.
Stinkfist is working hard here to advance position.
Guruma working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Guruma breaks from Stinkfist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruma cracks Stinkfist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guruma landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kata Guruma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stinkfist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guruma counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guruma.
Guruma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stinkfist's calf.
Guruma with a poor takedown
and Stinkfist counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guruma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guruma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stinkfist hang on?
Guruma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stinkfist looks a forlorn figure.
Stinkfist tries to reverse the position but Guruma maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guruma blocks Stinkfist's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stinkfist throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guruma. What's that going to do exactly?
Stinkfist is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruma blocks Stinkfist's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stinkfist slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stinkfist is trying to get back to full guard.
Guruma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guruma dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Guruma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stinkfist can't escape the position.
Stinkfist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stinkfist manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruma prevents Stinkfist from improving his position.
Guruma working Stinkfist over with strikes.
Guruma works his foot free and advances to mount.
Guruma raining down shots from the mount!
Stinkfist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stinkfist manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stinkfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guruma working the head and body with strikes.
Guruma is thwarting Stinkfist's attempts to control the position.
Guruma working over Stinkfist with some ground and pound. Stinkfist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stinkfist is in trouble now - Guruma has advanced to mount!
Guruma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guruma landing punches.
Guruma landing strikes from the mount and Stinkfist is in trouble!
Guruma raining down shots from the mount!
Guruma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stinkfist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stinkfist is in a horrible position here. Guruma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guruma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruma with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stinkfist is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Guruma.
Stinkfist is working to get back to half guard.
Stinkfist taking shots to the head.
Guruma lands a nice shot to the head.
Guruma landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Guruma looking for a guillotine from mount but Stinkfist is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruma has hold of Stinkfist's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stinkfist manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stinkfist is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kata Guruma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guruma 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kata Guruma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sasha Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dragan off to one side.
Dragan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Dragan's leg but Dragan calmly moves out of range.
Dragan throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
It looks like Sasha Dragan has been cut.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Garcia and Dragan goes tumbling to the canvas! Garcia follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Dragan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
Dragan is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia 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.
Dragan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia passes to side control.
Garcia tries for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragan keeps working.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
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.
Dragan wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Dragan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Garcia is staying active.
Dragan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia tries to advance to mount but Dragan denies him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Dragan or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia which made him look bad.
Hector Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Dragan.
Dragan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hector Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia takes a swing at Dragan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan misses with a wild combination.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hector Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragan tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Dragan backs away looking to recover.
Dragan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragan is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragan seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Dragan persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragan shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Dragan doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragan should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Dragan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a jab when Dragan was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragan shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragan shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dragan misses with a wild combination.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Dragan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garcia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dragan.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Dragan knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Dragan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia drops Dragan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Garcia follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Garcia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cong Vo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong Vo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cong Vo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Vo rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Vo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vo tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vo uses from the top position.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vo manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vo moves into the clinch.
Vo slows down the pace here.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vo misses with a knee strike.
Vo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Cong Vo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Vo.
Vo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vo prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Vo has him pressed against the cage.
Vo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Vo stalling against the cage.
Vo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Vo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Vo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Vo with a knee to the head.
Vo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vo trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jackson manages to end up in side control.
Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vo is breathing heavily.
Jackson moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Vo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Vo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Vo avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Vo tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Vo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Vo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Vo holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Vo misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Vo won't allow it.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Vo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vo tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throws a head kick but Vo moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vo clinches up against the cage.
Vo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson wants to break free but Vo has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vo throws an elbow but it misses.
Vo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Vo stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage as Vo throws knees to the body.
Vo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cong Vo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vo tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Vo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Vo manages to get underhooks.
Vo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vo tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Vo manages to get underhooks.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Vo as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Vo's head but Vo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Vo which made him look bad.
Vo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Vo shows good takedown defense.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson scores with a one two! Vo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vo tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vo to the ground. Vo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cong Vo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vo wants to clinch.
Cong Vo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vo.
Vo wants to clinch.
Vo tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Vo sprawls well.
Vo tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vo closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Vo misses with a knee strike.
Vo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Vo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Vo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vo keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Vo won't allow it.
Vo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Vo tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Vo defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vo is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cong Vo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vo pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Vo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Vo trying to land knees to the body.
Vo misses with a knee strike.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vo drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Vo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dustin Jackson has been cut.
Vo lands a knee to the head.
Vo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vo is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vo down to the mat. Vo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vo wants to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vo tries to clinch up.
Vo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Cong Vo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Jackson.
Vo gets a clinch.
Vo landing knees to the head.
Vo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vo misses with a knee to the head.
Vo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
Jackson wants to break free but Vo has control.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vo misses with a knee strike.
Vo tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Vo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vo trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but Vo stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Vo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cong Vo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vo sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vo is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Vo is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Vo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vo is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vo wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vo tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vo moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cong Vo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cong Vo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music. Dan Cardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Cardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardy misses with a head kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cardy is sitting in close to Johnson's body. Johnson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cardy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cardy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Hesp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
234 lbs
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18
265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruud Hesp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to clinch up but Hesp circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Hesp with that takedown attempt.
Hesp darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Hesp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hesp breaks the clinch.
Hesp wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Hesp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Hesp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hesp darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Hesp has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Carter uses from the top position.
Hesp wants to stand up but Carter is controlling him.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hesp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hesp trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Hesp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hesp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hesp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hesp has eaten all the pies!
That's two 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hesp takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hesp.
Hesp misses with a few strikes there.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hesp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Hesp wants to clinch.
Hesp tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hesp has a takedown stuffed.
Hesp lands an overhand right.
Hesp walks into a left hand.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Hesp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Hesp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hesp lands with a shot to the body.
Carter scores with a one two! Hesp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miles Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hesp lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Hesp misses with a few strikes there.
Hesp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Hesp misses.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Hesp wants to clinch.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Hesp clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Hesp keeps him there for the moment.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hesp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hesp cracks Carter on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Carter falls backwards against the cage. Hesp follows up with more strikes that drop Carter to his knees. Hesp keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Carter! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruud Hesp!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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