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LUC:26 (7000) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scot Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scot Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Gary Anderson has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taylor. That one must have hurt.
Anderson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Taylor counters with a head kick that drops Anderson to the mat! Anderson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Scot Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Taylor! Anderson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scot Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a jab when East was well out of range.
East stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
East looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
East looking to control and managing it successfully.
East with a couple of short strikes.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy is bucking up trying to escape but East cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Murphy is rocked!
It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East controlling from the full mount.
Murphy working to try and regain half guard.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but East gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but East maintains control.
East controlling his opponent.
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.
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 cracks Murphy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Brian Murphy's cut even more.
East controlling from mount.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but East maintains control.
East lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
East content just to control the position here.
East lands with some strikes.
The cut above Brian Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
East landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brian Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei East!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Blaise (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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169 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Blaise!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper tries to clinch there but Blaise circles away.
Blaise feints and then cracks Harper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harper down.
Danny Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaise rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
Harper tries to circle away but Blaise has him pinned against the cage.
Harper is trying to force a seperation but Blaise has the dominant position.
Harper works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blaise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Blaise is keeping the position.
Blaise manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blaise wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Blaise controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaise can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Blaise moves to the back.
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.
Blaise has the hooks in. Harper is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Blaise's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Blaise just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harper has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Blaise.
Blaise is not going to allow Harper to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blaise tries to get the hooks in deep but Harper pushed the leg off.
Harper tries to escape the position.
Blaise wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Blaise is looking for the choke from the back position but Harper is controlling his hands well.
Harper trying to control the position but Blaise manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Blaise dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper darts in trying to clinch
and Blaise counters with an inside leg kick.
Harper misses with a hook. Blaise ducked under it nicely.
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaise sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaise!
Harper cracks Blaise with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blaise regains half guard.
Harper throwing shots but Blaise is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaise is looking to improve his position.
Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaise wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper trying to pass the guard but Blaise defending well.
Harper is thwarting Blaise's attempts to control the position.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Blaise is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blaise manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blaise holds on and takes a little breather.
Harper wants to stand but Blaise has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blaise is trying to keep Harper in close.
Harper tries to stand but Blaise is controlling from the bottom.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blaise lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaise moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaise.
Blaise tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaise wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Blaise.
Blaise goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Blaise.
Danny Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Blaise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Blaise tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaise sprawls well. Blaise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaise delivers a nice body kick.
Blaise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaise ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Blaise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaise slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Crunch! Blaise slams his shin into Harper's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaise rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper trying to control the position but instead, Blaise has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harper into the cage.
A knee to the head by Blaise.
Blaise trying to land knees to the body.
Blaise manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Blaise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Blaise lands.
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaise!
Harper looking to finish Blaise with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blaise!
Blaise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harper tries to control but Blaise wriggling away.
Blaise is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harper breaks from Blaise's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper avoids the attempt from Blaise to control.
Blaise is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaise wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
Blaise taking shots to the head.
Harper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaise really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harper lands a big elbow.
Blaise is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaise looks a forlorn figure.
Blaise really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blaise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Harper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harper breaks from Blaise's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper landing strikes from the mount.
Blaise is rocked!
Harper connects with a bit shot that sees Blaise covering up! More strikes from Harper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harper is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Harper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jake McFANDEN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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249 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jake McFANDEN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Morales!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFANDEN fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McFANDEN looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morales!
Morales regains half guard.
Morales manages to get to full guard.
Morales manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFANDEN manages to get himself to full guard.
McFANDEN avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales throws a big right hand that misses.
Morales postures up in McFANDEN's guard and throws a big left but McFANDEN blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFANDEN has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
Morales lands a couple of elbows.
Morales postures up in McFANDEN's guard and throws a big left but McFANDEN blocks it.
Morales got a little sloppy there for a moment and McFANDEN has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morales has managed to get both his arms back between McFANDEN's legs - danger averted.
Morales lands a couple of elbows.
Morales wants to pass the guard but McFANDEN is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McFANDEN manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Morales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands strikes from half guard.
Morales wants to pass the guard but McFANDEN is defending well.
Morales winds up and cracks McFANDEN with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McFANDEN trying to control from the bottom.
Morales working over McFANDEN with some ground and pound. McFANDEN looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morales is trying to control. McFANDEN wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morales passes to full mount!
Morales connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morales postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McFANDEN bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Morales and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvaro Morales!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Date With The Night. Makhdoom has chosen The Rocky Theme as his entrance music. Omar Makhdoom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhdoom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Makhdoom.
Makhdoom misses with the combination.
Makhdoom is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Nice cross by Makhdoom.
Makhdoom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhdoom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makhdoom leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makhdoom misses with a wild combination.
Makhdoom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makhdoom tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makhdoom to the ground. Makhdoom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Makhdoom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Makhdoom misses.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makhdoom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makhdoom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Good shot there by Makhdoom.
Makhdoom gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makhdoom is keeping the position for now.
Williams is fighting to break Makhdoom's control of his arms but Makhdoom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Makhdoom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Makhdoom trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhdoom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Makhdoom from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a triangle here but Makhdoom uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Makhdoom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Makhdoom trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
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.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Makhdoom throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Makhdoom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Makhdoom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Makhdoom throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Makhdoom tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makhdoom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makhdoom thows a body shot but no joy.
Makhdoom scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makhdoom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Makhdoom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Makhdoom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Makhdoom wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhdoom trying to control from the bottom.
Makhdoom is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makhdoom trying to control the position.
Makhdoom is adopting a defensive guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makhdoom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makhdoom 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.
Makhdoom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makhdoom controlling the pace for now.
Makhdoom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Makhdoom looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Omar Makhdoom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makhdoom avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makhdoom as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makhdoom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Makhdoom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Omar Makhdoom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhdoom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Makhdoom 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams throws a head kick but Makhdoom moves out of range.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makhdoom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makhdoom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makhdoom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makhdoom, right into the meat.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Makhdoom sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makhdoom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makhdoom throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Makhdoom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makhdoom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhdoom scores with a three punch combo!
Makhdoom misses with a low kick.
Makhdoom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makhdoom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Omar Makhdoom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makhdoom tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makhdoom lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makhdoom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makhdoom lands a lovely overhand right.
Makhdoom cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makhdoom.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makhdoom.
A left and a right from Makhdoom both land. Nice combination.
Makhdoom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makhdoom tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom misses with a low kick.
Makhdoom rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Makhdoom lands a body shot.
Makhdoom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Makhdoom scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makhdoom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makhdoom lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makhdoom.
A left hand lands to the body for Makhdoom.
Makhdoom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Makhdoom.
Makhdoom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makhdoom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Makhdoom - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Makhdoom.
Makhdoom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Makhdoom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makhdoom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhdoom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darren Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Makhdoom on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Makhdoom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makhdoom 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 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Makhdoom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walsh has chosen I Wear My Skin as his entrance music. Aidan Walsh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aidan Walsh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh wants to clinch.
Walsh looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Owen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Owen.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
Walsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Aidan Walsh has been cut.
Owen with a knee to the head.
Walsh takes an elbow to the temple.
Walsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Owen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walsh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Owen with a knee to the head.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.
Owen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
Owen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen working Walsh over with knees to the body.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Walsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walsh's defenses.
Owen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walsh's efforts to push away.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Owen lands a knee to the body.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen drops Walsh with a big knee straight up the middle! Walsh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walsh is rocked!
Owen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walsh's guard.
Walsh is still in real trouble! Can Owen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Aidan Walsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Owen clinches with his opponent.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walsh's defenses.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Owen lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Owen drops Walsh with a big knee straight up the middle! Walsh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walsh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Owen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Owen stands up and waves to Walsh to follow him.
Owen gets the takedown into side control.
Owen decides to stand back up. Owen steps back and let's Walsh get back to his feet.
Aidan Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walsh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Owen lands an elbow inside.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walsh is trying to break the clinch but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Walsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Owen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Walsh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Owen pushes Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch but Owen keeps him there for the moment.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Owen scores a nice knee to the body.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Walsh in his tracks for a moment.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walsh's defenses.
Owen with a knee to the head.
Owen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walsh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Owen lands an elbow just above Walsh 's eye.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Owen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Owen scores with a knee to the head.
Owen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen with a knee to the head.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
Owen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Walsh in his tracks for a moment.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walsh's defenses.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Walsh badly! Walsh tumbles to the floor and Owen stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Owen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frosty Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stemm - Face The Pain. Jack has chosen czas na walke as his entrance music. Gareth Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frosty Jack!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gareth Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frosty Jack.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jack.
Frosty Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
Jack shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Jack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Jack looks gassed!
Jack misses with a straight left.
Smith thumps Jack with a low kick.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jack's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith lands a head shot.
Smith works over Jack's head and body with a nice combination.
Jack is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith drops Jack with a beautiful combination! Jack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Smith knocks Jack out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gareth Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi's entrance music is Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor. A fine choice. Shepherd has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukamachi clinches up against the cage.
Shepherd scores with a shot to the side of Fukamachi's head.
Fukamachi can't break the clinch.
Fukamachi tries to stall but Shepherd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shepherd tries to circle away but Fukamachi has him pinned against the cage.
Shepherd is trying to break free.
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukamachi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fukamachi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fukamachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepherd.
Frankie Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukamachi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepherd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukamachi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fukamachi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepherd connects with a looping right hand.
Shepherd misses with a looping right.
Shepherd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fukamachi. Fukamachi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fukamachi needs to keep his hands up - Shepherd had a free shot at his head there.
Shepherd looks to land a left hand but Fukamachi moved out of range nicely.
Shepherd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fukamachi.
Fukamachi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fukamachi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukamachi throwing shots but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
Shepherd controlling the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shepherd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fukamachi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shepherd defending well though.
Fukamachi throwing shots but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
Shepherd regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fukamachi.
Fukamachi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shepherd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fukamachi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd keeping moving, preventing Fukamachi from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shepherd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukamachi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Fukamachi.
Shepherd misses with an uppercut.
Fukamachi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepherd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukamachi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shepherd misses with a wild body shot.
Shepherd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Shepherd - just one landing.
Shepherd scores with a jab.
Shepherd throws a lazy right hand but Fukamachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shepherd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukamachi was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepherd.
Fukamachi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shepherd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fukamachi somewhat.
Shepherd lands with a hook. Fukamachi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shepherd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fukamachi on the side of the head.
Fukamachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shepherd.
Shepherd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fukamachi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Shepherd misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shepherd.
Fukamachi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Fukamachi crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frankie Shepherd!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josey Wales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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19
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Josey Wales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to throw the jab but Wales is out of range.
Wales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wales.
Wales thows a body shot but no joy.
Josey Wales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wales slips a jab and a cross from King.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King throws a push kick but Wales slaps the foot to one side.
Wales scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wales avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wales breaks the clinch.
Wales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Wales getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wales is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wales unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
Wales looking to secure an arm triangle but King defends it well.
Wales lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King tries to reverse the position but Wales maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wales looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Wales avoids the attempt from King to control.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wales.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales is stalling here but it's allowed King to get half guard.
Wales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Wales.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wales throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wales shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King thuds his right hand into Wales's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King is looking to clinch.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King is looking to clinch but Wales is avoiding it.
Wales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Wales.
A good leg kick by King.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King gets a clinch.
Wales gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wales is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josey Wales dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wales's calf.
Wales works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Wales's head.
Wales misses with a double jab
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wales is rocked!
King shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wales takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - King sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wales bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin King!
Martin King is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between darren nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nightmare's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go To Sleep (eminem). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, darren nightmare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milton Myers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. nightmare doesn't seem bothered though.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by nightmare.
nightmare misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body punch from Myers.
Myers throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from nightmare.
nightmare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Myers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
nightmare is breathing heavily.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
nightmare is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
nightmare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
nightmare takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Myers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Myers Rushes nightmare and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! nightmare is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Myers Piles on the pressure and nightmare crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milton Myers! Milton Myers retains his middleweight title!
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