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MMAL 10: Ground Game PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lito Tolits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Sotto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lito Tolits's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Tolits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tolits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolits. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotto sends Tolits crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sotto is motioning to the referee to let Tolits up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tolits is rocked!
It looks like Lito Tolits has been cut.
Tolits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Tolits is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tolits is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotto measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tolits! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Roberto Sotto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Pump has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pumps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall throws the left hand but Pump avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pump.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pump looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Pump misses with a body shot.
Pump tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Pump does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pump misses the shot to the body.
Marshall steps in with a hook that catches Pump right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marshall follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pump looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shady Marshall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Harris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a lazy head kick
enabling Paneda to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dwayne Harris has been cut.
Paneda shoots in and bounces Harris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paneda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paneda with a nice head shot there.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paneda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paneda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to advance position but Paneda won't allow it.
Paneda is looking to get back to full guard here but Harris has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harris decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Whack! Harris lands a heavy head kick that drops Paneda. The ref tackles Harris to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Paneda was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dwayne Harris!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Tog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Tog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Marquez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tog. Marquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tog darts in trying to clinch
and Marquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tog misses with a takedown attempt
and Marquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Marquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Marquez does no damage.
Marquez cracks a nice hook into Tog's ribs.
Tog has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez misses with a takedown
and Tog counters with a shoot takedown. Marquez fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Tog preventing the sweep.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Tog from controlling successfully.
Tog is breathing heavily.
Tog is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marquez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tog wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Tog wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.
Tog wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
Marquez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tog!
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marquez controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez avoids the attempt from Tog to control.
Tog could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marquez punching from mount but Tog doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marquez misses with a head shot.
Tog tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez dominating with strikes here.
Tog defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Marquez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tog shoots for a takedown but Marquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tog shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Tog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquez.
Marquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marquez duly obliges.
Tog is looking to clinch.
Marquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tog stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tog wants it to stay on the feet.
Marquez throws a wild body kick that Tog sees coming a mile off.
Marquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tog throws a body punch but Marquez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tog closes the distance and clinches up with Marquez, looking for a takedown. Tog pushes Marquez against the cage but Marquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Tog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez throws a combination. Tog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tog tries for a takedown but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marquez jabs at Tog's body.
Marquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tog tries for a takedown but Marquez circles away easily
and Marquez counters by clinching up.
Tog fails to pull guard.
Tog is trying to stall.
Tog is pressed up against the cage. Marquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tog down to the mat. Tog avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tog throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Neil Tog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquez scores with a one two! Tog had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Tog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tog avoids it really well and circles away.
Tog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tog darts in trying to clinch
and Marquez counters with a three punch combo that has Tog backing up. Tog nods at Marquez to acknowledge the strikes.
Marquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez digs a good body shot into Tog's ribs.
Marquez has closed the distance and engaged Tog in a clinch.
Tog managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Marquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tog's efforts to push away.
Tog jumps guard but Marquez stands there with Tog around his waist. Tog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marquez lands a nice uppercut.
Tog is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marquez fails to pull guard.
Marquez goes for a takedown attempt but Tog pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marquez looks to land a combination but Tog avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tog fails with a takedown attempt.
Tog gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tog is keeping the position for now.
Marquez won't allow Tog to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tog throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marquez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tog tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marquez swivels and escapes.
Marquez connects with a looping right hand.
Tog wants to clinch but Marquez slips to the side
and Marquez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tog takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Tog looking to slow down the pace here.
Marquez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tog defending well though.
Marquez is looking to advance position but Tog won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marquez in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julio Marquez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Julio Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tog pinned against the cage. Tog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tog shoots in for a double leg but Marquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Tog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marquez counters with a two punch combo.
Tog fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Tog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tog shoots in for a takedown but Marquez shows good takedown defense.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tog shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marquez!
Tog throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez works over Tog's head and body with a nice combination.
Tog slips a jab and a cross from Marquez.
Julio Marquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Tog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marquez pinned against the cage. Marquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tog fails with the takedown.
Tog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tog tries to clinch but Marquez moves away
and Marquez counters with a nice body shot.
Marquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tog rather than just go for the knockout.
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.
Marquez connects with the punch.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tog manages to avoid it.
Tog dives in and grabs Marquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marquez pushes down on Tog's head and hops out.
No joy there for Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tog shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marquez eats them both and turns towards Tog to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marquez lands a jab to the nose.
Tog shoots in but Marquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by Marquez.
Tog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marquez is fending him off so far but Tog persists. Nope, Marquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Tog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neil Tog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Marquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marquez counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Marquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marquez 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Marquez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolan Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolan Tiongson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Konrad's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Konrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolan Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiongson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Cole Konrad has been cut.
No joy there for Tiongson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konrad has a takedown stuffed.
Tiongson fails to land with a series of punches.
Konrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiongson.
Tiongson sends Konrad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tiongson is motioning to the referee to let Konrad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Tiongson drops Konrad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Konrad looks back up at him and smiles so Tiongson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Konrad is rocked!
Tiongson wobbles Konrad with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Tiongson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Konrad to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rolan Tiongson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilong Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osana Bin Laden (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilong Ranger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Osana Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Laden throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Laden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bin Laden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ranger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Osana Bin Laden has been cut.
Bin Laden closes the distance and pushes Ranger back into the cage.
Ranger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bin Laden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bin Laden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ranger tries to pull guard but Bin Laden holds him up against the cage and eventually Ranger drops back down to his feet.
Ranger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bin Laden stalling.
Bin Laden can't get the takedown.
Ranger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Ranger with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilong Ranger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Laden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ranger in his tracks.
Ranger throws a leg kick which misses Bin Laden's front leg but catches the back leg as Bin Laden tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Laden keeps the fight on the outside.
Ranger misses with a takedown attempt - Bin Laden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ranger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bin Laden as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger wants to clinch.
Bin Laden rushes Ranger and presses him up against the cage.
Ranger tries to stall but Bin Laden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bin Laden manages to pull guard.
Bin Laden is trying to keep Ranger in close.
Bin Laden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bin Laden thows a huge punch but Ranger dodges it nicely.
Bin Laden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden stalling.
Ranger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin Laden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bin Laden decides to stand up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bin Laden is defended easily by Ranger.
Bin Laden looks gassed!
Bin Laden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ranger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bin Laden sprawls well. Bin Laden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ranger gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Ranger with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden tries for a takedown but Ranger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bin Laden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ranger tries to avoid it but Bin Laden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ranger to the ground. Ranger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ranger moves in looking to clinch but Bin Laden pushes him off.
Bin Laden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osana Bin Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Laden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ranger shoots in but no luck this time.
Ranger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bin Laden.
Ranger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bin Laden is fending him off so far but Ranger persists. Nope, Bin Laden circles away and we're back to standing.
Bin Laden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bin Laden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ranger did well to prevent Bin Laden getting side control.
Ranger is trying to stand up here but Bin Laden is controlling him well.
Bin Laden is trying to control. Ranger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ranger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bin Laden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ranger defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Laden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ranger tries to get to full guard but Bin Laden has control of the leg.
Bin Laden 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.
Bin Laden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bin Laden moves into full mount! Ranger won't be happy about that!
Bin Laden landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Laden working for a submission but Ranger is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ilong Ranger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Osana Bin Laden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ranger but Ranger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Ranger.
Bin Laden fails to land the takedown.
Bin Laden tries for a takedown but Ranger circles away easily
and Ranger counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Bin Laden! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Ranger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilong Ranger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, John Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj Paned!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paned shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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.
Fuller wants to get back to full guard but Paned has mounted him!
Paned controlling the position easily from mount.
Paned scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuller?
Paned has hold of Fuller's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fuller manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fuller wants to hold on but Paned pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Fuller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paned should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fuller slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paned tries to stand and escape but Fuller is controlling the position.
Fuller is concentrating on defense, preventing Paned from advancing position.
Fuller trying to control from the bottom.
Paned thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuller is trying to maintain the position but Paned is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Fuller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fuller motions for Paned to come forward. Fuller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuller.
Paned takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Paned counters with a single leg into guard. Fuller didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paned showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Paned has eaten all the pies!
Paned won't allow Fuller to get back to his feet.
Paned stays in close to Fuller's body and controls the position.
Paned trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paned really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rj Paned was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick by Fuller misses
and Paned counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fuller's guard now.
Paned looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller keeping full guard, as Paned tries to pass.
Fuller has his feet on Paned's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fuller lands a leg kick that knocks Paned off balance momentarily.
Fuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuller misses with a head kick.
Fuller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuller feints and then cracks Paned's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paned down.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Paned fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fuller avoids it really well and circles away.
Paned blocks a head kick by Fuller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller throws a push kick but Paned slaps the foot to one side.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller scores with a kick to the body.
Paned avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Fuller misses
and Paned counters by clinching up.
Paned drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fuller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paned gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paned pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paned on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. Paned looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuller lands with a nice body kick.
Paned takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paned will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Paned dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paned is defended easily by Fuller.
Paned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Fuller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuller scores with a head kick.
Fuller misses with a low kick.
Fuller throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Paned shoots in but no luck this time.
Paned's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuller misses with a low kick.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Fuller.
Rj Paned is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paned takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuller is looking to land body kicks.
Fuller throws a chopping leg kick but Paned manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paned moves out of range as Fuller throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paned.
Fuller throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Fuller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fuller thumps Paned with a low kick.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Fuller misses
and Paned counters by moving into the clinch.
Fuller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paned successfully pulls guard.
Fuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paned's guard.
Paned is trying to control Fuller's posture. Fuller takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Paned! Fuller is rotating here... this could be the end... Paned is out! Fuller has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Fuller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gatusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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, Gennaro Gatusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatusso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvarado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gatusso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatusso misses with a takedown
and Alvarado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gatusso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Alvarado misses.
Alvarado throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarado looks to land a right hand but Gatusso moved out of range.
Max Alvarado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatusso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatusso circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Gatusso tries for a takedown but Alvarado circles away easily
and Alvarado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarado misses with an uppercut.
Alvarado misses with a looping right.
Gatusso has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Gatusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatusso tries for a takedown but Alvarado circles away easily
and Alvarado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatusso has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Alvarado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gatusso with a poor takedown
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvarado missing with a left hand there. Gatusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatusso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gatusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Alvarado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarado misses with a right hand
so Gatusso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gatusso thows a big elbow that misses.
Gatusso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarado's guard.
Alvarado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gatusso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gatusso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarado keeps working.
Gatusso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gatusso wants to take a breather but Alvarado is having none of it.
Gatusso works his way into side control.
Gatusso tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alvarado tries to buck Gatusso off but Gatusso takes his back!
Alvarado defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gatusso tightening his grip on Alvarado, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatusso is persistently looking for the submission but Alvarado is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatusso working for the choke.
Gatusso is working for a rear naked choke. Alvarado is not defending it well and Gatusso has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Alvarado refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Alvarado's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gennaro Gatusso!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papi Lon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Ruchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruchkin's choice of entrance music: Metallica-All Nightmare Long. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
273 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Papi Lon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Ruchkin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lon lands in his opponent's guard.
Lon stands and steps away. Ruchkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ruchkin lunges at Lon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lon's hand.
Ruchkin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Papi Lon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Look low, kick high! Ruchkin uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lon tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ruchkin is absolutely delighted - when Lon wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Ruchkin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cecil Salace is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cecil Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Salace wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salace defends it well.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Salace is working from the bottom.
Salace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Salace is in trouble now - Alvarez has advanced to mount!
Salace tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salace wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Salace right now.
Salace showing good submission defense here.
Alvarez working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Salace is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Alvarez has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Salace taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Alvarez!
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