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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AL James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, AL James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sutherland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sutherland to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutherland connects with a body shot.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James shoots and misses
and Sutherland counters with a nice body kick.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails with the takedown
and Sutherland scores with a counter punch that sends James to the canvas! Sutherland smells blood - he's punishing James with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! James has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Loxi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Loxi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Yoshi Loxi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitan instigates a clinch.
Levitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levitan. That's going to slow Loxi down.
Loxi shoots in looking for a takedown but Levitan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loxi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loxi with a poor takedown
and Levitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Levitan. No joy for Loxi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Loxi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levitan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Levitan cracks the inside of Loxi's front leg.
Loxi is breathing heavily.
Levitan is looking to slow Loxi down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan lands with a kick to the temple. Loxi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Yoshi Loxi has been cut.
Levitan and Loxi are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Levitan throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Loxi into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Levitan knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitriy Levitan!
Dmitriy Levitan is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doris Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Drunell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunell has chosen Freaks and Geeks - Childish Gambino as his entrance music. Doris Dube had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Doris Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alec Drunell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunell swinging wildly here.
Dube tries a head kick but it misses.
Dube throws a right hand that Drunell ducks under and follows up with a left that Drunell also avoids with ease.
Drunell closes the distance and clinches.
Drunell lands a left hand.
Dube is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drunell tries to circle away but Dube has him pinned against the cage.
Drunell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunell jumps into guard, dragging Dube to the mat.
Dube thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drunell pushes Dube off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dube throws a jab when Drunell was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drunell.
Drunell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drunell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dube has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drunell has managed to get both his arms back between Dube's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dube throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drunell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dube has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Drunell is looking to defend but Dube has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Drunell! Dube pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Drunell taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Doris Dube!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Halman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halman's entrance music is How I Could Just Kill A Man . A fine choice. Vinnie Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacek Halman's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Halman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Jones !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Vinnie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Halman sprawls well.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Halman lands a nice hook to Jones 's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halman throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Halman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones tries to work over Halman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Halman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jacek Halman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Jones .
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones tries for a takedown but Halman manages to get underhooks.
Jones is trying to drag Halman to the mat but Halman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Halman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halman has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Halman is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halman down to the mat. Halman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halman.
It looks like Vinnie Jones has been cut.
Halman lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Jones crumples to the floor! Halman milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacek Halman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonso Neymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Gustavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonso Neymar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gustavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neymar doesn't seem phased though.
Lucas Gustavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neymar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gustavo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavo connects with a nice cross there... Neymar is looking wobbly and Gustavo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Neymar to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Gustavo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucas Gustavo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to chop away at London's legs.
London misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Williams misses.
London misses with a wild body shot.
London is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from London.
London with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams stops London from getting back to his feet.
Williams looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
London is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is thwarting London's attempts to control the position.
Williams is looking for a kimura but London is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
London is trying to control but can't.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed London to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
London manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London unloading with bombs!
Williams wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
London trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
London trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
London landing shots from mount.
London jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
London has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave London dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - London looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from London. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
London tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
London is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
London looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but London persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
London throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing London off to one side.
London tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten London somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of London's head but London sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from London.
Dave London is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
London doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
London stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
London tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from London is defended easily by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but London keeps him there for the moment.
London has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but London has control.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but London has him pressed against the cage.
London jumps guard but Williams stands there with London around his waist. London gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
London pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave London seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
London tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
London tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
London tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
London tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
London gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
London looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but London persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
London misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
London throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from London. Those never looked like landing.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by London.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave London dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
London pulls out of a head kick attempt.
London tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
London lands a jab-cross combination.
London darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from London.
Dave London is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
London with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Williams.
London shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
London tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
London trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dave London has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
London will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
London has a takedown stuffed.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
London will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
London moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
London motions for Williams to come forward. London throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a hook but London blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for London.
London catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from London.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for London on that attempt.
London shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave London 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.
London moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave London showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for London, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave London!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruff Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (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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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruff Ice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Ice just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a one two! Ice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith punishes Ice's body with a nice straight punch.
Ice throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith digs a good body shot into Ice's ribs.
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Ice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ice takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Ice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ice checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Ice misses with a wild body shot.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ice is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruff Ice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ice checks a low kick from Smith.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ice stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ice misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Ice takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ice circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ice throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ice works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Ice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith moves away from the strike by Ice.
Smith slips under a jab.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A shot to the liver by Ice. Beautiful body shot.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice manages to avoid it.
Ice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith 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.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ice misses.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ice checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Ice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ice lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
That has opened up Dante Smith's cut even more.
Ice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ice misses with a straight left.
Ice swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Ice connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves away from the strike by Ice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Ice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ice misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith slips under a jab from Ice.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The cut above Dante Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dante Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruff Ice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Moony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moony has chosen Kasabian- Where did all the love go as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Esperanza !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Moony!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esperanza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moony counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Esperanza tries to get to full guard but Moony has control of the leg.
Esperanza is in trouble now - Moony has advanced to mount!
Esperanza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Esperanza tries to lock up and control but Moony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moony punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esperanza tries to hold on but Moony postures up.
Esperanza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moony on the ground.
Moony breaks from Esperanza 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Esperanza is rocked!
Moony looking to isolate an arm here. Esperanza doesn't see it coming and as Moony extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Moony!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Moony!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Steller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lance Darian's chin.
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Steller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darian throws a hook but Steller avoids it easily.
Darian swings for the body but Steller moves out of range.
Steller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darian.
Steller feints and as Darian raises his hands in defense, Steller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Darian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Steller landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darian is trying to keep Steller in close.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darian controls Steller momentarily but Steller frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Lance Darian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Darian misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Darian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darian.
Darian looks to land a body kick but Steller moved away.
Darian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steller.
Steller fails to land the takedown.
Darian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian throws a head kick but Steller moves out of range.
Darian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darian misses with a looping left.
Steller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darian counters with a series of strikes. Steller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Steller.
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!
The crowd cheers as Darian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steller doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller shoots in for a takedown but Darian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Darian.
It looks like Mac Steller has been cut.
Darian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darian is fending him off so far but Steller persists. Nope, Darian circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Steller with that takedown attempt.
Darian throws a right and a left that Steller avoids nicely.
Darian throws a lazy uppercut
so Steller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller trying to control the position from guard on top but Darian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darian wants to sweep here but Steller controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steller with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darian is trying to control the position but Steller postures up.
Steller stopping the sweep attempt from Darian.
Steller throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Lance Darian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mac Steller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steller fails with a takedown attempt.
Darian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darian throws a jab when Steller was well out of range.
Lance Darian is winning the standup battle so far.
Steller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steller showed some decent athleticism there.
Steller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Steller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian tries to roll over but Steller keeps him under control.
Darian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steller.
Darian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steller on the ground.
Darian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mac Steller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darian gets full guard.
Steller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darian working a defensive guard here.
Steller tries to free his leg and advance position but Darian is retaining full guard.
Steller stands and throws Darian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steller is working Darian over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Darian tries to buck Steller off but Steller is having none of it.
Steller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steller advances to mount.
Darian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Steller.
Darian is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Steller! Darian is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mac Steller!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sad Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hes Good has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sad Sak!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good has closed the distance and engaged Sak in a clinch.
Good comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good lands an elbow that stopped Sak in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sad Sak has been cut.
Sak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Good gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sak takes a shot to the head.
Good crunches a lovely knee into Sak's ribcage.
Good lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sak looks gassed!
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sak's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Good as the two fighters clinch.
Good lands an uppercut.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good lands with a short shot to the head.
Good lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sak is rocked!
Good creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sak's defenses.
Sak is still on wobbly legs! Can Good finish him?
Knees to the body from Good.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Good.
Good utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sak seems to have recovered his senses.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good lands a damaging elbow.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good misses with a knee strike.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Good.
Sak takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Good.
Sak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Good.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good tries a body shot but Sak blocks it.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good lands with a left to the head.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Sak avoids it by throwing Good back against the cage.
Good lands an elbow that stopped Sak in his tracks for a moment.
Good lands a damaging elbow.
Sak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good lands a big right hand that drops Sak! The killer instinct kicks in and Good finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Good!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hes Good!
Hes Good retains his light heavyweight title!
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