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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ponury grabaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ponury grabaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
grabaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernandez!
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by grabaz.
grabaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
grabaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming grabaz to the mat! grabaz manages to get full guard.
grabaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grabaz working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
grabaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hernandez!
grabaz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hernandez has worked his arm free - good work by Hernandez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
grabaz tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
grabaz working away.
grabaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hernandez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hernandez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hernandez looks gassed!
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
grabaz wants to control but Hernandez passes into side.
grabaz tries to control but Hernandez manages to take his back.
grabaz is trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez has full control of the position and if anything, grabaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
grabaz tries to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can grabaz hold on?! Hernandez is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
grabaz prevents Hernandez from getting a body triangle.
grabaz is trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez has full control of the position and if anything, grabaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
grabaz tries to roll but Hernandez sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but grabaz is keeping busy.
grabaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
grabaz tries to break free.
grabaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hernandez.
grabaz is trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez has full control of the position and if anything, grabaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hernandez lands punches and elbows.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hernandez is looking to control grabaz but grabaz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four 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.
grabaz rolls, trying to escape but Hernandez keeps control of the position.
Hernandez has good solid back control here.
Hernandez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hernandez is looking for the choke from the back position but grabaz is controlling his hands well.
Hernandez trying to control momentarily.
grabaz manages to escape to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
grabaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
grabaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
grabaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernandez defends it well.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but grabaz is very close to passing his half guard.
grabaz stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - grabaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hernandez stands and steps away. grabaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
ponury grabaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
grabaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
grabaz tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
grabaz is looking to clinch.
Hernandez has grabaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
grabaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but grabaz is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
grabaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
grabaz breaks the clinch.
grabaz jabs Hernandez right on the nose. Hernandez blinks but takes it well.
Hernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. grabaz sprawls well initially but Hernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carlos Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
grabaz wants to get back to his feet.
grabaz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but grabaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
grabaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hernandez is in close to grabaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grabaz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hernandez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for grabaz.
Hernandez wants to control but grabaz is keeping him busy.
grabaz pushes Hernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
grabaz wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez is dominant here and he's now got grabaz's back!
Hernandez tries to keep control of the position but grabaz is staying busy.
grabaz is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hernandez controlling the positon.
grabaz is in bad spot here.
That's four 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.
grabaz trying to control the hands but Hernandez won't let him.
Hernandez tries to get the hooks in deep but grabaz pushed the leg off.
grabaz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
grabaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
grabaz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez trying to control but grabaz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Hernandez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ponury grabaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
grabaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
grabaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
grabaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
grabaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
grabaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
grabaz is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grabaz is looking to stand up but Hernandez won't let him.
Hernandez has his feet on grabaz's thighs here. He's pushed grabaz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! grabaz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy The Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddie Mercury 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy The Cat!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Cat throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
The Cat throws a series of punches but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Cat.
Mercury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mercury wants to clinch up but The Cat keeps it at a distance.
The Cat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from The Cat.
The Cat lands an overhand right.
The Cat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Cat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Cat throws a combination. Mercury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mercury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Cat, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercury is trying to trip The Cat. He has hold of a leg but The Cat is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mercury persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mercury postures up in The Cat's guard and throws a big left but The Cat blocks it.
The Cat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but The Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Cat is working an open guard so Mercury takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mercury tries to clinch there but The Cat circles away.
Mercury pushes The Cat up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercury gets control of The Cat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mercury lands an upkick as The Cat stands over him.
Mercury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercury not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Cat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercury trying to keep a closed guard but The Cat is proving a slippery customer.
Mercury keeping full guard, as The Cat tries to pass.
Mercury controls The Cat momentarily but The Cat frees himself.
The Cat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cat wants to stand and escape but instead Mercury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mercury with a nice head shot there.
Mercury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Cat is trying to keep Mercury in close.
Mercury chips away with some ground and pound.
The Cat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Cat is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Cat won't allow Mercury to sweep him here.
The Cat trying to control but Mercury is working from the bottom.
The Cat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Cat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Cat wants to stand and escape but instead Mercury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four 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.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but The Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Cat seems keen to control Mercury's posture.
Mercury preventing the sweep.
The Cat has his foot on Mercury's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercury works his way back into a safe position though.
Mercury wants to control from the top but The Cat keeps moving.
The Cat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Cat wants to stand and escape but Mercury is having none of it.
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 Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mercury rushes The Cat and presses him up against the cage.
The Cat managing to block the knees to the body from Mercury.
The Cat is looking to break free of the clinch but Mercury has double underhooks.
Mercury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from The Cat misses.
The Cat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from The Cat lands.
The Cat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Cat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercury backs up against the cage.
Mercury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Cat misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercury, as that shot connected.
The Cat swinging wilding here.
Mercury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Cat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Cat digs a good body shot into Mercury's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cat clobbers Mercury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Cat with a jab.
The Cat scores with a hook.
The Cat lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from The Cat. No joy for Mercury on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
The Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Cat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Willy The Cat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Cat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Willy The Cat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Cat scores with a hook.
Mercury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercury tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Cat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Cat swinging wilding here.
Mercury takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cat lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercury's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Cat, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by The Cat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Cat.
No luck for Mercury with that takedown attempt.
The Cat tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury rushes The Cat and presses him up against the cage.
The Cat is looking to break free of the clinch but Mercury has double underhooks.
Mercury is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Cat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mercury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Cat avoiding damage as Mercury throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
The Cat is looking to break free of the clinch but Mercury has double underhooks.
The Cat tries to break the clinch but Mercury is controlling the position.
The Cat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is working for takedown but The Cat is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Cat lands with a right to the head.
The Cat working aggressively here.
The Cat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercury has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by The Cat.
The Cat is trying to break the clinch but Mercury has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Mercury to work.
The Cat taking a breather.
The Cat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mercury drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Cat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from The Cat.
That's four 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.
A punch combination from The Cat misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Cat.
The Cat scores with a body shot.
Mercury clinches.
The Cat tries to break the clinch but Mercury is controlling the position.
Mercury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Cat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Cat wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Cat wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercury won't allow it.
Mercury decides to pull guard.
The Cat wants to get up but he can't break Mercury's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Cat stands and throws Mercury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Cat working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy The Cat 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!
The Cat looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Mercury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mercury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercury lands a hook that snaps the head of The Cat backwards.
Mercury is working for takedown but The Cat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mercury manages to break the clinch.
Freddie Mercury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. The Cat catches Mercury right on the button with a cross.
Mercury looks to land a combination but The Cat avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for The Cat.
Decent striking displayed by The Cat there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Cat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Cat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Cat dips to his left and cracks Mercury with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from The Cat.
Mercury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cat stuns Mercury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Cat misses with a two punch combination.
The Cat misses with a straight left.
The Cat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Cat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercury shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mercury showed some decent athleticism there.
Mercury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Cat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mercury trying to control but The Cat is working from the bottom.
The Cat is controlling Mercury's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Cat being controlled here, momentarily.
The Cat is looking to stand up but Mercury isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Cat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mercury throws a strike but The Cat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercury wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury can't keep his opponent in guard - The Cat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mercury is looking for a sweep. The Cat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Cat slows the pace down in half guard.
The Cat postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mercury to stand up.
Mercury fails to land the takedown.
The Cat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mercury moves out of range of the leg kick from The Cat.
Mercury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Cat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Cat misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Cat.
The Cat swinging wilding here.
The Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for The Cat.
Mercury has managed to clinch.
The Cat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Cat can't break the clinch.
The Cat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mercury decides to pull guard.
Mercury working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy The Cat.
I think The Cat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Willy The Cat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian comes into the arena with I'm no Superman blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Dorian throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Dorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorian.
Dorian lands a two punch combo.
Dorian lands with a right hand.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dorian lands a with a good body shot.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Dorian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dorian throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Dorian saw that one coming.
Dorian scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Dorian throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Dorian lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones is rocked!
Dorian steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Jones is out on his feet! Dorian sets himself and nearly takes Jones's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Dorian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between S S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). S comes into the arena with Atmos Ride the Flow(Nelix rmx) blaring out of the sound system. Zamora has chosen Medieval Fiddle as his entrance music. Cody Zamora told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, S S!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora has managed to clinch.
Zamora manages to break the clinch.
S closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zamora circles away.
S misses with the combination.
Zamora lands a head kick!
It looks like S S has been cut.
Zamora pushes S away with a front kick.
S shoots for a double leg takedown but Zamora sprawls well. He's pushed S's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zamora moves forwards but S connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zamora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zamora moves into the clinch successfully.
Zamora managing to block the knees to the body from S.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zamora.
S goes for a takedown attempt but Zamora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for S S. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamora darts in and clinches S up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zamora misses with a wild body shot.
S avoids the head kick by Zamora.
S fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
S avoids the head kick by Zamora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora lands a front kick.
S is breathing heavily.
Zamora instigates a clinch.
S wants a takedown but no success here.
S goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zamora shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in S's guard.
Zamora sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Zamora 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.
Zamora gets to his feet - S follows without any prompting.
Zamora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
S takes an elbow to the temple.
Zamora stalling in the clinch but S improves position.
S is trying to drag Zamora to the mat but Zamora just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zamora lands a right hand that snaps the head of S backwards.
Zamora taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
S has his takedown stuffed
and Zamora counters by moving into the clinch.
Zamora manages to break the clinch.
Zamora tries to close the distance and clinch but S swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but S circles away quickly and effectively.
Zamora drives through and clinches with S against the cage.
Zamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zamora scoring well with a low kick there.
Zamora moves into the clinch.
Zamora slowing the pace effectively.
Zamora gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
S actively working from the bottom here.
Zamora stands up and beckons S to join him on the feet.
Zamora moves into the clinch.
Zamora manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora doesn't manage to clinch there - S circles away.
Cody Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora jabs S right on the nose. S blinks but takes it well.
Zamora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zamora throws a right and a left that S avoids nicely.
S fails with the takedown
and Zamora counters with a two punch combo.
Zamora gets a clinch.
Zamora lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
S wants to get back to full guard.
S wants to get back to full guard but Zamora has passed into side control.
S keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zamora manages to capitalize on a mistake by S to take his back!
S trying to control the hands but Zamora won't let him.
S is trying to break free.
Zamora looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! S taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cody Zamora!
Cody Zamora is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Florient Neguiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taler Guthen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthen has chosen Bei uns in Tirol as his entrance music. Taler Guthen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Florient Neguiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taler Guthen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neguiro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guthen's guard.
Neguiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neguiro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neguiro is working hard here to advance position.
Guthen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guthen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guthen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Neguiro!
Guthen working for a submission but Neguiro is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neguiro is looking to get to half guard.
Neguiro reaches up to try and control the position but Guthen seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Neguiro rolls and tries to escape and now Guthen has his back!
Guthen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guthen is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Neguiro won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Guthen off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taler Guthen!
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