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BFC:24 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Wiley - Take That. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex Burkhart was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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136 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Burkhart avoids the damage to the body.
Burkhart wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burkhart manages to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burkhart in his tracks.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burkhart.
Burkhart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Burkhart.
Lee has Burkhart up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burkhart breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a jab when Burkhart was well out of range.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burkhart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Burkhart.
Burkhart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee rushes Burkhart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burkhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burkhart is defending well for now.
Burkhart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burkhart tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Burkhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Burkhart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burkhart wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Burkhart is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burkhart tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burkhart regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee prevents Burkhart from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkhart keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burkhart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burkhart's guard.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Burkhart defends it.
Lee looks to land a strike but Burkhart avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burkhart wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Burkhart blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Burkhart from standing up.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Burkhart wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee wants to control from the top but Burkhart keeps moving.
Burkhart wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart looks gassed!
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burkhart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee wants to control from the top but Burkhart keeps moving.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burkhart dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Burkhart has passed into half guard!
Burkhart prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burkhart decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Burkhart counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkhart rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Burkhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burkhart tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burkhart breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burkhart manages to avoid it.
Burkhart moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burkhart tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart.
Burkhart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Burkhart coming out on top.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Burkhart lands a head shot.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burkhart's head.
Burkhart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burkhart keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burkhart wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Burkhart tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burkhart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burkhart wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Burkhart darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Burkhart.
Burkhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lunges at Burkhart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burkhart's hand.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Burkhart.
Burkhart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burkhart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burkhart scores with a jab to the head.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burkhart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burkhart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burkhart works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burkhart momentarily.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Burkhart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee keeps control of Burkhart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burkhart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burkhart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burkhart is trying to break free.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burkhart is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burkhart's efforts to push away.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burkhart avoids it.
Burkhart is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burkhart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burkhart has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Burkhart breaks the clinch.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burkhart works the jab nicely.
Burkhart forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Burkhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burkhart throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Burkhart moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burkhart has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Burkhart manages to break the clinch.
Alex Burkhart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Burkhart with a good jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burkhart is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee tries to move into range but Burkhart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burkhart has managed to clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Burkhart controls his hands.
Lee has Burkhart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burkhart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee prevents Burkhart from breaking the clinch.
Alex Burkhart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee has Burkhart pressed against the cage, preventing Burkhart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burkhart is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Burkhart avoids the damage to the body.
Burkhart has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Burkhart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burkhart's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burkhart tries to clinch up.
Burkhart tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burkhart. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Burkhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Burkhart throws a head kick that misses.
Burkhart tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Burkhart.
Burkhart lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burkhart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee blocks a head kick by Burkhart.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Burkhart fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee blocks a head kick by Burkhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkhart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Burkhart does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Burkhart 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.
Burkhart scores with a nice right hand.
Burkhart is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burkhart as he jumps to the side.
Burkhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Burkhart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee blocks a head kick by Burkhart.
Burkhart lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkhart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burkhart counters with a stiff right hand.
Burkhart is looking to clinch.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhart throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Burkhart doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Burkhart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burkhart connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Burkhart ducks down to avoid it.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart connects with a looping right hand.
Burkhart lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee wants to clinch.
Burkhart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkhart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Burkhart throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Burkhart moves away and avoids it.
Burkhart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burkhart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Burkhart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
enabling Burkhart to counter with a crisp jab.
Burkhart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Burkhart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burkhart thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burkhart misses with a head kick.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burkhart lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Burkhart tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burkhart wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Burkhart looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Burkhart lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Burkhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burkhart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Burkhart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sha Poopi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trash has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Texas Trash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sha Poopi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Texas Trash!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trash dips to his left and cracks Poopi with an uppercut!
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trash connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poopi shoots in but Trash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poopi circles away quickly and effectively.
Poopi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trash pinned against the cage. Trash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sha Poopi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trash throws out a powerful jab.
Trash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poopi.
Trash stuffs the takedown attempt from Poopi. Poopi gets slowly back to his feet.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash counters with a nice body shot.
Trash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trash lands a slapping body shot.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a stiff right hand.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a series of strikes. Poopi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Trash counter with a right hand.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
enabling Trash to counter with a crisp jab.
Poopi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a stiff right hand.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trash is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poopi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash cracks Poopi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poopi is defended easily by Trash.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Trash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Trash to counter with a crisp jab.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Trash counters with a stiff right hand.
Texas Trash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trash connects with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Trash. No joy for Poopi on that attempt.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Texas Trash will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sha Poopi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sha Poopi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trash scores with a nice right hand.
Trash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poopi.
Poopi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poopi shoots in but Trash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Trash.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poopi.
Poopi drops his hands momentarily and Trash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poopi fails with the takedown
letting Trash counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
Sha Poopi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
Trash gets caught napping as Poopi dives in and scores a takedown. Trash manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Poopi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poopi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poopi throws a strike but Trash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poopi controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sha Poopi just wasn't active enough.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi shoots for a takedown but Trash saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Trash counters with a straight right hand.
Trash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Texas Trash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trash 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopi with a poor takedown
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poopi with a poor takedown
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poopi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trash as he jumps to the side.
Poopi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sha Poopi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poopi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trash finds it's way round the side to connect with Poopi's head.
A shot to the liver by Trash. Beautiful body shot.
Poopi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trash as he jumps to the side.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poopi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a two punch combo.
Trash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poopi. Poopi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Trash.
Poopi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Poopi showed some decent athleticism there.
Trash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi working Trash over with strikes.
Trash is doing well to control the position and prevent Poopi from advancing to side control.
Poopi thows a huge punch but Trash dodges it nicely.
Poopi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poopi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trash defending well though.
Poopi looks to land a strike but Trash avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poopi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poopi wants to pass the guard but Trash is keeping the position.
Poopi is looking to work some ground and pound but Trash has wrist control.
Poopi chips away with some ground and pound.
Poopi throws a big right hand that misses.
Poopi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Poopi distracts Trash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Poopi throwing strikes but missing.
Poopi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poopi lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poopi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poopi throwing strikes from guard but Trash blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poopi lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poopi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sha Poopi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poopi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poopi shoots in for a takedown but Trash shows good takedown defense.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Trash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poopi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poopi doesn't seem bothered though.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash slaps away a takedown attempt from Poopi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poopi with a poor takedown
enabling Trash to counter with a crisp jab.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poopi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trash pinned against the cage. Trash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Trash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a left and a right that stings Poopi.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poopi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poopi's hands.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a straight right hand.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poopi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
Trash connects with a jab.
Poopi misses with a takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash lands with a shot to the body.
Poopi needs to keep his hands up - Trash had a free shot at his head there.
Trash gets caught flat footed, as Poopi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Poopi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi thows a big elbow that misses.
Poopi pushing down on Trash's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poopi working Trash over with strikes.
Trash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poopi.
Poopi winds up and cracks Trash with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poopi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poopi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopi thows a huge punch but Trash dodges it nicely.
Poopi thows a huge punch but Trash dodges it nicely.
Trash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poopi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi had his way with Texas Trash in that round.
That's time! 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.
Poopi shoots in looking for a takedown but Trash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poopi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trash thuds his right hand into Poopi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a left to the body.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sha Poopi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trash scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Poopi shoots and misses
letting Trash counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Poopi or perhaps it was just good defense by Trash which made him look bad.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Poopi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Trash. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trash but Trash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poopi with a poor takedown
and Trash counters with a straight right hand.
Poopi misses with a takedown attempt - Trash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poopi shoots in and drives through. Trash sprawls well.
Trash stuffs the takedown.
Trash connects with a jab.
Trash lands a jab to Poopi's midsection.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi misses with a takedown attempt
and Trash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Trash scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poopi.
Poopi misses with a takedown
letting Trash counter with a right hand.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a straight right hand.
Poopi with a poor takedown
and Trash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poopi thinking.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi drops his hands momentarily and Trash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Trash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poopi shoots and misses
enabling Trash to counter with a crisp jab.
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poopi shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poopi in his tracks.
Trash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poopi shoots in but Trash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poopi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trash counters with a nice body shot.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poopi tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Texas Trash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Trash both land. Nice combination.
Sha Poopi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poopi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Texas Trash.
I think Poopi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sha Poopi!
Sha Poopi is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Svensson lands in his opponent's guard.
Svensson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Svensson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Svensson passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Svensson trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Svensson stands up out of the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison gets caught napping as Svensson dives in and scores a takedown. Morrison manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Svensson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.
Morrison is being controlled here.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Svensson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looking to pass the guard.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison is looking for a triangle but Svensson pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Svensson stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson is in close to Morrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Svensson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Svensson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Svensson trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Svensson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Svensson 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.
Svensson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svensson controlling the action here.
Svensson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Svensson's attempts to control the action.
Svensson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svensson looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson works his way to his opponent's back.
Svensson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Morrison's body.
Morrison breaks Svensson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Svensson pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Svensson.
Svensson clinches.
Svensson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Svensson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svensson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svensson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is not content to let Svensson control the position.
Svensson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrison is defending well.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Svensson stalls from top position.
Svensson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morrison!
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Svensson looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison is in a horrible position here. Svensson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svensson dives in and scores a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Svensson passes Morrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Svensson is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson grinds an elbow into Morrison's temple.
Morrison is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Svensson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrison is defending well.
Svensson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Svensson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morrison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morrison shrugs it off.
Svensson lands a big elbow.
Svensson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the head.
Svensson controlling the pace for now.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the head.
Svensson forces the positional change into back control.
Svensson looking for the RNC.
Svensson working for a choke but Morrison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Svensson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dan Svensson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svensson is controlling the position but Morrison somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Svensson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Morrison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Svensson!
Dan Svensson is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Turbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto DeNero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeNero has chosen Heavy Metal - Don Felder as his entrance music. Roberto DeNero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Turbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto DeNero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching DeNero on his heels. He'll look to pass DeNero's guard now, I'm sure.
Turbo is sitting in close to DeNero's body. DeNero has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Turbo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Turbo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by DeNero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto DeNero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mazard Unis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unis comes to the cage accompanied by War is the Answer. 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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180 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mazard Unis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian cracks a nice hook into Unis's ribs.
Christian works over Unis's head and body with a nice combination.
Unis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christian throws out the jab.
Christian throws a jab but it's blocked by Unis.
Christian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unis.
Christian scores with a jab to the body.
Christian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unis was well out of range. Poor timing from Christian.
Christian misses with a wild combination.
Christian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Unis under the eye.
A right-left combo lands from Christian.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unis.
Christian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian cracks Unis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Unis throws a jab when Christian was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Unis.
Unis throws a hook but Christian avoids it easily.
Mazard Unis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Unis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unis.
Nice cross by Christian.
Unis throws a series of punches but Christian moves out of range.
Christian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christian scores with a shot to the body.
Unis is breathing heavily.
Christian lunges at Unis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Unis's hand.
Unis is rocked!
Christian lands with a big right hook that stumbles Unis - he's out on his feet here! Christian follows up with another monster hook that separates Unis from consciousness! Unis falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Christian stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Archer Christian!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Marcheweka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadzija comes into the arena with Bos ili Hadžija blaring out of the sound system. Marcheweka has chosen Skinnyman-Static-X as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjo Hadzija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Marcheweka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzija with a hook.
Hadzija lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hadzija lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hadzija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadzija scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marcheweka looks gassed!
Hadzija scores with a decent looking hook.
Marcheweka is rocked!
Hadzija throws the left hand but Marcheweka avoids the punch easily.
Marcheweka is still on wobbly legs! Can Hadzija finish him?
Nice defenses there by Marcheweka.
Marcheweka misses with a takedown
and Hadzija makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hadzija is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcheweka.
Hadzija looks to land a left hand but Marcheweka moved out of range nicely.
Marcheweka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hadzija throws out the jab.
Hadzija throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcheweka.
Hadzija misses with a straight left.
Marcheweka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Look low, kick high! Hadzija uses the oldest trick in the book to send Marcheweka tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hadzija is absolutely delighted - when Marcheweka wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benjo Hadzija!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Really Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bohnam's choice of entrance music: Right Above it. Jon Bohnam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Really Cock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bohnam!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Cock is avoiding it.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Cock circles away and keeps his distance.
Bohnam moves in looking to clinch but Cock pushes him off.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Cock is avoiding it.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Cock moves away
and Cock counters with a single leg into guard. Bohnam didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bohnam is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bohnam has escaped and now he's on top!
Bohnam stands and steps away. Cock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bohnam has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohnam.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bohnam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bohnam fails to land.
Cock tries for a takedown but Bohnam manages to get underhooks.
Cock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands with a left to the head.
Bohnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Cock shrugs off.
Bohnam lands a nice uppercut.
Bohnam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohnam lands with a light punch inside.
Bohnam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cock.
Cock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bohnam scores with a shot to the side of Cock's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands with a right to the head.
Bohnam throws a big uppercut that drops Cock! More strikes from Bohnam and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cock lies dazed against the cage as Bohnam celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bohnam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Backman (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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21
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Backman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman throws a series of punches but Huntington moves out of range.
Backman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Backman lands a jab to the head.
Backman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huntington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huntington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huntington throws a lazy right hand but Backman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huntington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Backman.
Huntington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Backman throws out the jab.
Ben Backman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backman cracks Huntington with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Huntington falls to his knees and Backman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Backman!
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