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Bloodsport 4 - Warrior Revenge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micky Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't be touched. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Poole!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole throws a series of punches but Hatton moves out of range.
Poole looks to land a combination but Hatton avoids it well.
Jack Poole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poole stalks Hatton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hatton's face. Hatton staggers backwards, shaken.
Poole gets caught flat footed, as Hatton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hatton preventing the sweep.
Poole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatton manages to get himself to full guard.
Poole wants to get up but he can't break Hatton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Poole won't allow Hatton to get back to his feet.
Hatton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Poole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatton's guard.
Hatton is looking to stand up but Poole isn't so interested in that idea.
Hatton keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Poole manages to pass to side control.
Poole gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Poole throws a right hand that Hatton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatton also avoids with ease.
Hatton moves in looking to clinch but Poole pushes him off.
No joy there for Poole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poole cracks a nice hook into Hatton's ribs.
Poole stuffs the takedown attempt from Hatton. Hatton gets slowly back to his feet.
Poole scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poole swivels and escapes.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
Poole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poole throws a sloppy head kick and Hatton moves out of range easily.
Poole darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poole works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poole is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatton fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poole is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hatton's half guard.
Poole decides to stand up.
Poole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poole lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poole's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Poole duly obliges.
A punch combination from Poole misses.
A head kick misses from Poole.
No joy there for Poole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poole misses with a wild combination.
Poole misses with the combination.
Hatton checks the leg kick.
Hatton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poole is fending him off so far but Hatton persists. Nope, Poole circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Poole misses.
Poole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poole throws a chopping leg kick but Hatton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poole looks to land a combination but Hatton avoids it well.
Poole misses with a wild combination.
Poole gets a takedown into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatton dodges the punch combination from Poole.
Poole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hatton.
Hatton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poole.
Poole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poole closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poole lands in his opponent's guard.
Poole won't allow Hatton to get back to his feet.
Poole looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton pushes Poole off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatton blocks a head kick by Poole.
Poole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Poole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poole misses with a wild combination.
Poole throws a head kick that misses.
Poole leaves Hatton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatton's head.
Poole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Poole.
Poole throws a series of strikes that have Hatton backpedaling.
A punch combination from Poole misses.
Poole fails to land with a series of punches.
Poole shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poole is looking for a kimura here.
Poole trying to control the action but Hatton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying to stand.
Poole is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hatton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poole.
Poole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Poole seems to be working for a kimura but Hatton defends the submission attempt.
Hatton wants to get back to his feet.
Hatton is refusing to be controlled, as Poole sits in half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hatton takes one on the button.
No luck for Hatton with that takedown attempt.
Poole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatton dodges the punch combination from Poole.
Poole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Poole has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hatton tries for a takedown but Poole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poole misses with a wild combination.
Poole shoots in and bounces Hatton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Poole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poole tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poole.
Poole throws a push kick but Hatton slaps the foot to one side.
Poole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poole throws a nice looking combination but Hatton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatton shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poole's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Poole duly obliges.
Poole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hatton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poole shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hatton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poole wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Jack Poole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatton is wriggling around but Poole manages to pass to half guard.
Poole frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole controlling from mount.
Poole won't let Hatton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Poole with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Poole controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poole tries to control but Hatton wriggling away.
Poole goes for an armbar but Hatton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hatton.
Hatton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Poole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poole 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jack Poole!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jack Poole!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jack Poole!
Jack Poole wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kammy Karzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzie has chosen Rocky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Stinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kammy Karzie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson stuffs the takedown.
Karzie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karzie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karzie misses with a head shot. Stinson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stinson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Karzie frees his head nicely. Oh but Stinson has switched to an armbar! Karzie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Barney Stinson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brock mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodriguez Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, brock mir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mir connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Cortez to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). brock mir!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Cesar.
Cesar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Cesar moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira.
Cesar is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Cesar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira working away.
Cesar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oliveira off and has taken his back!
Cesar gets his hands free as Oliveira looks to control.
Cesar wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Cesar working for a choke but Oliveira is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Oliveira as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cesar!
Cesar trying to control.
Oliveira tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Cesar go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cesar gets his hands free as Oliveira looks to control.
Cesar has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Oliveira.
Good control from Cesar.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cesar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cesar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira is trying to roll into a better position but Cesar has get a rear naked choke and Oliveira is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pablo Cesar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cortez (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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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, Dan Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanks throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cortez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanks sprawls well. He's pushed Cortez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanks pinned against the cage. Hanks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanks sprawls well. He's pushed Cortez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cortez.
Hanks swinging wilding here.
Cortez dives in and grabs Hanks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanks pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanks but Hanks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cortez looks gassed!
Hanks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanks tries to stand but Cortez is controlling his head.
Hanks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hanks trying to control the action but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez is trying to control Hanks's posture but Hanks avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortez keeps working.
Hanks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cortez to his feet.
Hanks looks to land a combination. Cortez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanks could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A combination from Hanks does no damage.
Hanks throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanks moves into the clinch.
Hanks pulls guard successfully.
Hanks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanks trying to control the position.
Hanks keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Hanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanks unloads with some shots from mount but Cortez bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound.
Hanks is landing with some decent strikes but Cortez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cortez wants to control but Hanks is having none of it.
Hanks controlling from mount.
Hanks tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hanks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanks.
Hanks moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Hanks is pressed up against the cage. Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanks down to the mat. Hanks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanks lands in his opponent's guard.
Cortez trying to keep a closed guard but Hanks is proving a slippery customer.
Hanks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanks wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks wants to stand and escape but instead Cortez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Hanks.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanks looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Hanks swinging wilding here.
Cortez with a poor takedown
and Hanks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Hanks circles away easily
and Hanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a combination. Cortez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanks works over Cortez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Hanks forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Hanks as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hanks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Cortez is controlling him.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez is working for takedown but Hanks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortez keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanks prevents the takedown attempt.
Cortez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away.
Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hanks slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
Hanks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hanks controlling the action here.
Hanks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanks.
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.
Hanks tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cortez is not content to let Hanks control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanks connects with the punch.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanks looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Hanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cortez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hanks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cortez.
Hanks misses with a wild combination.
Hanks gets a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hanks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanks counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez fails with the takedown
and Hanks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dan Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cortez.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Hanks.
A combination from Hanks does no damage.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Hanks finds it's target.
Hanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanks throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Hanks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cortez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks looks up at the clock and then as Cortez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hanks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanks.
Cortez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanks.
Hanks wants to stand but Cortez is controlling his arm.
Hanks decides to stand back up. Hanks steps back and let's Cortez get back to his feet.
Hanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Hanks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanks counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Hanks to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanks scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanks counters with a two punch combo.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.
Hanks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cortez uses from the top position.
Hanks wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
Hanks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hanks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hanks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez postures up in Hanks's guard and throws a big left but Hanks blocks it.
Cortez postures up.
Cortez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cortez won't allow Hanks to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanks counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Hanks throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Hanks, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Hanks against the cage but Hanks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanks throws a series of strikes that have Cortez backpedaling.
Hanks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanks throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
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.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanks pinned against the cage. Hanks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hanks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dan Hanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cortez is looking to escape.
Hanks looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Dan Hanks!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Dan Hanks!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dan Hanks!
Dan Hanks wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook comes to the cage accompanied by last man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but cook avoids it really well and circles away.
cook gets the takedown into side control.
cook is trying to get an arm triangle but Souza is defending well.
Souza tries to buck cook off but cook is having none of it.
cook is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
cook tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
cook is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Souza tries to buck cook off but cook is having none of it.
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Souza taking some punishment here, with cook in his half guard.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
cook has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Souza defend it? cook steps over the head and cranks it - Souza is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for cook!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ben cook!
ben cook is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Zabitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lite has chosen Lights out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Zabitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lite!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lite.
Mark Lite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lite's calf.
Lite is looking to clinch but Zabitz is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Zabitz. No joy for Lite on that attempt.
Lite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zabitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zabitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lite.
Eli Zabitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite throws a sloppy head kick and Zabitz moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabitz.
Lite throws a sloppy head kick and Zabitz moves out of range easily.
Lite throws a combination. Zabitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zabitz throws a right and a left that Lite avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lite moves in looking to clinch but Zabitz pushes him off.
Lite throws a head kick but Zabitz moves out of range.
Lite misses with an uppercut. Zabitz saw that one coming.
Zabitz throws out a leg kick but Lite moves out of range and Zabitz only half commits.
Lite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lite scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Eli Zabitz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eli Zabitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lite.
Lite tries to clinch up but Zabitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lite shoots in for a takedown but Zabitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lite wants to clinch up but Zabitz keeps it at a distance.
Lite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lite moves forwards but Zabitz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zabitz.
Lite lands a jab to the head.
Lite shoots in looking for a takedown. Zabitz tries to sprawl out of it but Lite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zabitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lite looks gassed!
Zabitz takes a swing at Lite's ribcage but misses.
Zabitz is looking to slow Lite down with leg kicks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Zabitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zabitz swinging wilding here.
Lite tries a head kick but it misses.
Zabitz throws a low kick, looking for Lite's leg but Lite calmly moves out of range.
Lite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabitz misses with a low kick as Lite jumps back.
Lite shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite thows a huge punch but Zabitz dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lite is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zabitz has one foot on Lite's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Lite swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zabitz counters with a good low kick that Lite was not able to check.
Lite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zabitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz works Lite's body with a nice hook.
Lite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lite throws a hook but Zabitz avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lite.
Zabitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lite.
Lite throws a head kick that misses
and Zabitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lite's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lite shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lite showed some decent athleticism there.
Zabitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zabitz tries to get out of the position.
Zabitz is looking to control Lite's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zabitz avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zabitz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lite.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Lite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eli Zabitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zabitz. Zabitz obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Lite.
Lite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zabitz.
Zabitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Lite misses
and Zabitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Lite uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lite misses with a kick to the body
and Zabitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lite misses with a takedown attempt - Zabitz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Lite or perhaps it was just good defense by Zabitz which made him look bad.
Lite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lite misses with a double jab
and Zabitz counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lite throws a head kick that misses
and Zabitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zabitz sprawls well. Zabitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lite gets slowly back to his feet.
Eli Zabitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lite.
Lite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zabitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zabitz connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Lite misses.
Zabitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Zabitz throws a nice looking combination but Lite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zabitz ducks under a wild hook from Lite.
Zabitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lite.
Jab, jab by Zabitz - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lite misses the target.
Zabitz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zabitz duly obliges.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Zabitz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zabitz swinging wilding here.
A right-left combo lands from Zabitz.
A head kick by Lite misses
and Zabitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lite thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zabitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zabitz.
Lite moves out of range as Zabitz strikes.
Lite looks for a takedown but Zabitz sprawls well.
Zabitz stuns Lite with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lite misses with a looping right.
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.
Lite shoots in for a takedown but Zabitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lite.
A head kick by Lite misses
and Zabitz counters with a good low kick that Lite was not able to check.
Lite is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lite misses with a wild combination.
Lite misses with a combination
and Zabitz counters with a good low kick that Lite was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zabitz.
Lite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zabitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Eli Zabitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lite.
Zabitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lite on the side of the head.
Lite might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zabitz works over Lite's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lite thows a leg kick but Zabitz checks it
and Zabitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Lite throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zabitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lite's knee momentarily.
Zabitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lite.
Some wild striking there from Zabitz.
Zabitz moves away from the strike by Lite.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz had his way with Mark Lite in that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Zabitz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lite scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zabitz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lite throws an elbow but Zabitz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lite throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite controls the position.
Lite has hold of Zabitz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zabitz seems comfortable defending it but Lite has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zabitz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zabitz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lite couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Lite!
Mark Lite is the new bantamweight champion!
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