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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Jhogo Ko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Pritchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jhogo Ko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchett missing with a left hand there. Ko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Pritchett.
Ko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pritchett to score with a decent uppercut.
Pritchett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ko misses with a body shot.
Pritchett loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Pritchett misses with a looping left.
Pritchett loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Pritchett lands with an uppercut that bounces Ko off the cage and back into rage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ko.
Pritchett misses with a series of wild punches.
Ko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pritchett.
Ko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pritchett is trying to control Ko's posture but Ko avoids it.
Ko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pritchett, who protects the arm well.
Ko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pritchett, who protects the arm well.
Pritchett stops Ko from passing to mount.
Pritchett is trying to control Ko's posture but Ko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ko's best efforts.
Pritchett gets back to full guard.
Ko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pritchett dives on top into guard.
Ko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pritchett stacks Ko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pritchett!
Pritchett tries to score with some ground and pound. Ko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ko tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett working away.
Pritchett trying to control the action but Ko is working from the bottom.
Pritchett controlling the position from side mount.
Pritchett is looking to take a break and control but Ko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ko is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pritchett wants to control but Ko is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pritchett!
Ko is rocked!
It looks like Jhogo Ko has been cut.
Pritchett slaps away a takedown attempt from Ko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Pritchett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhogo Ko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pritchett throws a lazy right hand but Ko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko dodges the punch combination from Pritchett.
Ko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pritchett sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett trying to hold on to Ko's head to control him but Ko postures up.
Ko seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko prevents Pritchett from improving his position.
Ko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pritchett defends it well.
Ko is breathing heavily.
Pritchett gets full guard.
Pritchett wants to stand but Ko is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pritchett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pritchett has escaped and now he's on top!
Ko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ko working for a triangle but Pritchett defends it easily.
Ko trying to keep a closed guard but Pritchett is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pritchett wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Ko keeping full guard, as Pritchett tries to pass.
Pritchett is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pritchett sprawls well initially but Ko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko 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.
Ko is stalling here. Pritchett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pritchett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ko tries to improve position but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhogo Ko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jhogo Ko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pritchett looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Pritchett avoids the body shot from Ko.
Ko tries for a takedown but Pritchett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ko blocks a leg kick.
Ko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ko shoots in and drives through. Pritchett sprawls well.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Pritchett.
Ko blocks a jab.
Pritchett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett looks to land a right hand but Ko moved out of range.
Ko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pritchett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko controlling the position easily from mount.
Ko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pritchett is now in Ko's guard. A big mistake from Ko there, giving up the dominant position!
Pritchett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Pritchett from controlling successfully.
Pritchett is really struggling to control Ko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pritchett stopping the sweep attempt from Ko.
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.
Pritchett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Pritchett from controlling successfully.
Pritchett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pritchett tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
Pritchett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ko controls Pritchett momentarily but Pritchett frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Ko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pritchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ko is looking for a triangle but Pritchett pushes his legs off easily.
Ko wants to sweep here but Pritchett controlling him for the moment.
Pritchett controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pritchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dave Pritchett just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pritchett keeps Ko at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Ko blocks the leg kick.
Pritchett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Pritchett.
I think Pritchett 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Dave Pritchett!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Dave Pritchett!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Dave Pritchett!
Dave Pritchett wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Calculus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab when Calculus was well out of range.
Calculus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calculus throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Calculus looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws the left hand but Calculus avoids the punch easily.
Calculus misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a hook but Calculus blocks it.
Calculus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith digs a good hook to Calculus's body.
Kenny Calculus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Calculus moves away and avoids it.
Calculus misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Calculus's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Calculus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calculus misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a big right hand! Oh Calculus is in trouble here! Smith follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stanley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanley fails with the takedown.
whitehead moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Stanley misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanley swinging wilding here.
Stanley shoots in and drives through. whitehead sprawls well.
whitehead misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whitehead dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanley. That did some damage!
Stanley lands a two punch combo.
It looks like craig whitehead has been cut.
Stanley lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stanley looks gassed!
whitehead tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
whitehead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stanley for as long as he can get away with.
whitehead in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
whitehead jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stanley manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stanley prevents whitehead from moving into mount.
Stanley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
whitehead in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stanley is trying to buck whitehead off.
whitehead lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries to buck whitehead off but whitehead is having none of it.
whitehead content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
whitehead wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whitehead is trying to get an arm triangle but Stanley is defending well.
whitehead grinds an elbow into Stanley's temple.
whitehead works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
whitehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stanley sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
whitehead 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.
Stanley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
whitehead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
whitehead moves nicely into side control.
Stanley is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Stanley is pushing whitehead's head away, looking to escape. whitehead manages to hold on to the position though.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Stanley stops whitehead from passing to mount.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
whitehead works to advance to full mount. Stanley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
whitehead trying to control but Stanley is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on craig whitehead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
whitehead avoids the head kick by Stanley.
whitehead throws a series of punches but Stanley moves out of range.
craig whitehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanley falls off balance throwing a combination
and whitehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and whitehead counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stanley's knee momentarily.
Stanley throws a lazy body kick
and whitehead counters with a head kick. That will keep Stanley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stanley falls off balance throwing a combination
and whitehead moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from whitehead.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for whitehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanley swinging wilding here.
whitehead drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
whitehead lands a decent elbow from side control.
whitehead 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.
Stanley is pushing whitehead's head away, looking to escape. whitehead manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stanley is looking to reverse the position.
whitehead has hold of Stanley's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Stanley seems comfortable defending it but whitehead has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Stanley is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Stanley is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but whitehead couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). craig whitehead!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Graddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen If it all ended tomorrow - John Cena as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Graddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graddy misses the shot to the body.
Graddy misses the shot to the body.
Cain Graddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Graddy.
Graddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White fails with the takedown.
Graddy jabs at White's body.
Graddy misses with a wild body shot.
Graddy misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy misses with a body shot.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graddy throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Graddy missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Graddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Graddy misses.
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.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graddy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Graddy misses the shot to the body.
Graddy is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graddy throws out the jab.
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Graddy did well to prevent White getting side control.
Graddy is looking to improve his position.
Graddy is working hard here to advance position.
Graddy wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control from half guard but Graddy is working away.
White 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.
Graddy wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White trying to control from half guard but Graddy is working away.
Graddy wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graddy is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
Graddy tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Graddy defend it? White steps over the head and cranks it - Graddy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slaven Donnech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Slaven Donnech!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donnech sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnech doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roman Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis scores with a one two! Donnech had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donnech staying out of range there.
Donnech moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Donnech with a poor takedown
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis lands a left and a right that send Donnech crashing to the mat, dazed. Davis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Donnech is rocked!
Donnech looks gassed!
Davis cracks Donnech with a left hook right on the temple and Donnech goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Davis lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Donnech is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Davis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seeley Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer has chosen Viva La Vida as his entrance music. Shawn Dyer 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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4 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seeley Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dyer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Booth misses.
Dyer moves in looking to clinch but Booth pushes him off.
Dyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dyer.
Booth has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Dyer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Dyer.
It looks like Seeley Booth has been cut.
Booth misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dyer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dyer lands a big knee! That's hurt Booth! Oh, he's all over the place! Dyer lands another knee that sends Booth to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Dyer!
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FIGHT
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and connor goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying goodridge's choice of entrance music: marlyn manson-beautifull people. connor goodridge has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, connor goodridge!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones stuns goodridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
goodridge looks gassed!
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones works the jab nicely.
It looks like connor goodridge has been cut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Jones has cracked goodridge with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Jones lands another huge swinging hook and goodridge tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save goodridge, before Jones can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn Jones!
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FIGHT
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