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LUC:17 Validation PBP Commentary |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
East cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
East trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
East sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
East trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
East must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
East lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith has hold of East's hands but East slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
East lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
East lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
East thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
East takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
East wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
East works his way into side control.
East in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as East controls the position.
East in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
East scores with a couple of short elbows.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
East looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East lands a nice forearm strike.
East looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, East smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
East working the ground and pound.
East creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
East is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
East looks gassed!
Smith regains half guard.
East working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
East postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smith to stand up.
Smith tries for a takedown but East sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
East scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
East trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
East scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
East is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
East looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East slows the pace down in half guard.
I looks like East might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
East uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
East looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
East working away from the top, dropping strikes.
East unloading with bombs!
East 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.
Smith wants to hold on but East pushes him away.
Smith is in a horrible position here. East smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but East circles away.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
East drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
East is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
East lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Check out the look on East's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
East working the ground and pound.
Andrei East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
East trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East taking a breather here.
Smith is trying to control East's posture but East avoids it.
East lands some shots froms side control.
East lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but East connects with a decent elbow.
East scores with a couple of short elbows.
East connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
East creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - East scoring with strikes.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
East controls the position.
East creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
East landing strikes.
East is chipping away with strikes.
East scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith trying to remain calm as East controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East working the ground and pound.
East in side control lands a decent elbow.
East in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - East scoring with strikes.
East working the head with strikes.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to remain calm as East controls from the top position.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but East connects with a decent elbow.
East in side control lands a decent elbow.
East working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
East is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
East has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
East takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
East working the ground and pound.
East working the head and body with strikes.
East scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
East changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
East creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
East lands an elbow.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith is thwarting East's attempts to control the position.
Smith thows a huge punch but East dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East trying to control but Smith postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but East is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
East is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
East is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
East keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if East can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
East is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith trying to control here.
East performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
East is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. East connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
East lands with a punch from half guard.
East looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
East sitting and controlling from the half guard.
East lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
East landing shots from mount.
East breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by East.
East controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that East 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.
East looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, East cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
East in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
East lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andrei East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East content just to control the position here.
East unloading with bombs!
East controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei East comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well East 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei East!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scot Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scot Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Taylor lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Young tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Young.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Young!
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Scot Taylor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with a double jab
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Taylor looks gassed!
Young cracks Taylor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Young has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Taylor to stand back up!
Young feints a jab and as Taylor dips his head, Young unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Taylor right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Taylor falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Young smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerald Young!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Keenan's choice of entrance music: Warriors Code. Ryan Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Keenan pushes him off.
Taylor throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Keenan throws a head kick that half lands.
Keenan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a head kick.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Taylor misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Keenan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Keenan dives in and grabs Taylor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Keenan's head and hops out.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a takedown
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Keenan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Ryan Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Keenan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Keenan pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Keenan circles away.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Keenan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Keenan prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Keenan stops Taylor from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan content to stall in guard here.
Taylor wants to stand up but Keenan is controlling him.
Keenan is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Keenan has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan prevents Taylor from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Keenan stalling.
Keenan stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keenan in particular looking to stall.
Taylor is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Keenan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick
and Keenan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Keenan shoots in.
Taylor closes the distance but Keenan moves to the side
and Keenan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keenan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keenan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Keenan from controlling successfully.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Keenan won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Taylor is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Keenan dives into side control.
Taylor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Keenan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keenan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Keenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor closes the distance but Keenan moves to the side
and Keenan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Keenan controls the pace.
Keenan prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Keenan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Keenan stops Taylor from standing up.
Keenan looking to pass the guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Keenan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor tries to clinch up
so Keenan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Keenan controls the pace.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Keenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keenan on the ground.
Taylor tries to kick Keenan off but Keenan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Keenan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keenan lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keenan.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Keenan is controlling him
Keenan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keenan controlling from the full mount.
Keenan is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan controlling the position easily from mount.
Keenan landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Keenan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keenan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Keenan cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keenan with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ryan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keenan counters with a nice body shot.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keenan counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Keenan throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor wants to stand up but Keenan is controlling him.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keenan 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Keenan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between steve rifformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Bitch as his entrance music. Ryan Miller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, steve rifformato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like steve rifformato has been cut.
Ryan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but rifformato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
rifformato shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by rifformato.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps rifformato's head back.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
rifformato drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
rifformato is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller decides to stand up, so the ref orders rifformato to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from rifformato.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but rifformato slips the punch.
Miller with a nice cross.
rifformato dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
rifformato closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. rifformato pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steve rifformato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with the combination.
rifformato gets the takedown into side control.
rifformato is breathing heavily.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but rifformato drags him back down.
rifformato swings around for an armbar but Miller sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into rifformato's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rifformato looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller wants to stand but rifformato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by rifformato.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but rifformato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
rifformato avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller tries to bum rush rifformato with a series of wild strikes but rifformato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
rifformato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
rifformato wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miller, who protects the arm well.
Miller manages to get back to half guard.
rifformato seems to be working for a kimura but Miller defends the submission attempt.
Miller is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but rifformato pulls his head out easily.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
rifformato moves nicely into side control.
rifformato is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but rifformato drags him back down.
rifformato is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Miller looks calm but he's in trouble here. rifformato gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Miller is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! rifformato lets go of the hold and Miller can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). steve rifformato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Black Friday. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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271 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris McAllister!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAllister fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
McAllister lands the left hand.
It looks like Herman Black has been cut.
McAllister scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. McAllister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAllister lands a nice shot to the body.
McAllister shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Black is trying to defend but McAllister finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McAllister passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black!
McAllister landing strikes from the mount.
McAllister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister landing shots from mount.
McAllister content just to control the position here.
Black wants to control but McAllister is having none of it.
McAllister scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McAllister is landing with some decent strikes but Black is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAllister with shots to the head and body - Black looks very uncomfortable down there.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McAllister working Black over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister is landing with some decent strikes but Black is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Black is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAllister softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Black is out cold! McAllister jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris McAllister!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Brennam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Brennam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryan Shooter's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Brennam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Shooter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shooter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brennam.
Shooter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shooter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brennam avoids it really well and circles away.
Brennam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shooter moves away.
Shooter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brennam cracks Shooter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brennam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shooter to stand back up!
Shooter is rocked!
It looks like Bryan Shooter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter misses with a jab to the body
and Brennam counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Shooter to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Brennam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Albert Brennam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Lage (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diogo Lage!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polls works Lage's body with a nice hook.
Lage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lage walks into a jab.
Lage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lage misses with the combination.
Lage swings for the body but Polls moves out of range.
Lage ducks under a wild hook from Polls.
Lage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polls scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lage just misses with a punch to the body.
Polls misses with an uppercut. Lage saw that one coming.
Polls lands a body shot.
Lage looks gassed!
Lage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polls just misses with a punch to the body.
Polls drops Lage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lage looks back up at him and smiles so Polls waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lage is rocked!
It looks like Diogo Lage has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Lage is in big trouble! Polls is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Lage. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Sim Polls!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghafoor tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghafoor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ghafoor wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Ghafoor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Ghafoor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Kevin Turner has been cut.
Turner slips under a jab from Ghafoor.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghafoor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghafoor lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor misses with a few strikes there.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Ghafoor slaps away a takedown attempt from Turner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghafoor.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghafoor manages to avoid it.
Ghafoor swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghafoor to the mat! Ghafoor manages to get full guard.
Ghafoor wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Ghafoor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghafoor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghafoor stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghafoor lands a head shot.
Turner is rocked!
Kevin Turner's cut is getting worse.
Ghafoor connects with a nice cross there... Turner is looking wobbly and Ghafoor recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Turner to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ghafoor jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omar Ghafoor! Omar Ghafoor retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Rex!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Rex.
Rex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rex drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Rex off! Rex jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Rex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rex drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Rex off! Rex jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Rex prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Rex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Rex dives in and grabs Taylor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Rex's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Rex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rex or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Oooh a lovely combination from Taylor sends Rex down but not out. Taylor dives into side control looking to finish.
Taylor stands up and beckons Rex to his feet.
Rex has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Rex's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rex takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Taylor cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Taylor!
Sean Taylor is the new light heavyweight champion!
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