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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaykke Wheaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gattuso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wiz Khalifa - On my level. The key to victory for Ante Gattuso has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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277 lbs
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246 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ante Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaykke Wheaton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wheaton tests Gattuso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wheaton dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Wheaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Wheaton moves out of range.
Wheaton misses with a two punch combination.
Wheaton lands a body shot.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Wheaton lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Wheaton misses.
Gattuso misses with a wild body shot.
Gattuso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wheaton.
Wheaton dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Wheaton lands a left and a right that send Gattuso crashing to the mat, dazed. Wheaton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gattuso is rocked!
It looks like Ante Gattuso has been cut.
Wheaton Throws a clean left jab. Wheaton Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Gattuso's chin! Gattuso crumbles to the ground and Wheaton follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Wheaton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaykke Wheaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis Cane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Cane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Cane misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez clobbers Cane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Cane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Cane up against the cage.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cane defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
Cane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Cane slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Cane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cane won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cane defends it easily.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Cane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Cane postures up.
Cane advances position into side control!
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cane content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cane is working away from the top position though.
Cane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cane pulls his head out easily.
Cane uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Cane with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Cane wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez holds on for dear life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to hold on but Cane pushes him away.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cane kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cane is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitrius Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Cane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cane walks into a jab.
Louis Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimitrius Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Cane slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Cane checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane postures up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Cane defends it easily.
Sanchez controls Cane momentarily but Cane frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cane postures up.
Cane looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez is controlling Cane's posture.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dimitrius Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Louis Cane has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez darts in and clinches Cane up against the cage.
Cane wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Cane back into the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Cane drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitrius Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Cane's cut.
That's time! Cane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cane ducks under and follows up with a left that Cane also avoids with ease.
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Cane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cane.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Cane tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Cane knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Cane gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sanchez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitrius Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arran Keates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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153 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arran Keates!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg takes a swing at Keates's ribcage but misses.
Dawg misses with a combination
and Keates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keates, as that shot connected.
Dawg swinging wildly here.
Dawg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawg throws a looping overhand right but Keates ducks down to avoid it.
Keates slips a jab and a cross from Dawg.
Dawg just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawg throws a nice looking combination but Keates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keates is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dawg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dawg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawg thows a body shot but no joy.
Keates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawg.
Dawg avoids the body shot from Keates.
A nice combination there by Dawg.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keates to score with a decent uppercut.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawg moves away.
Dawg misses with a double jab
enabling Keates to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Keates as he connects with a hook.
Keates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keates takes a swing at Dawg's ribcage but misses.
Keates works Dawg's body with a nice hook.
Dawg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keates circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dawg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawg thuds his right hand into Keates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keates scores with a jab.
Keates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dawg walks into a left hand.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keates connects with a nice looking jab.
Dawg is rocked!
Keates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Dawg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keates lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawg's head.
Keates circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dawg to the canvas! Dawg doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Keates keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arran Keates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jima Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Nazario told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazario shoots for a double leg takedown but Jammy sprawls well. He's pushed Nazario's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Jammy misses.
Jammy connects with a single shot there.
Jammy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazario is just out of range.
Nazario fails with the takedown.
Nazario uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jammy.
Jammy lands with a nice body kick.
Jammy dips to his left and cracks Nazario with an uppercut!
It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Nazario avoids the head kick by Jammy.
Jammy instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jammy misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jammy.
A knee to the head by Jammy.
Nazario looks gassed!
Jammy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jammy landing knees to the body.
Jammy lands an elbow just above Nazario 's eye.
Jammy scores a nice knee to the body.
Jammy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Ronaldo Nazario's cut even more.
Jammy lands a nice elbow.
Jammy lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Ronaldo Nazario's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Jammy.
Nazario is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jammy landing knees to the head.
Nazario is still on wobbly legs! Can Jammy finish him?
Jammy pushes Nazario back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jammy breaks the clinch.
Jammy scores with a sloppy right hand. Nazario should have avoided that one.
Nazario walks straight into a right hand from Jammy - that's dropped him! Jammy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nazario from any more punishment! Nazario complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jima Jammy!
Jima Jammy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oscar Navarro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clifton Barnes's chin.
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245 lbs
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267 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes forces Navarro back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Navarro avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Navarro.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand into Navarro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Navarro's gas tank.
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!
Navarro misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Navarro controls his hands.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Navarro is blocking nicely.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Navarro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Navarro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Clifton Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Navarro takes one on the button.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Navarro swinging wildly here.
Navarro tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Barnes moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Barnes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Riot by Three Days Grace kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Terrance Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith lands with a hook. Opal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Opal tries to clinch up.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Opal is out of range.
Opal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Opal fails with the takedown
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Opal shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opal throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Opal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Opal moved out of range.
Opal clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith is trying to push Opal away but Opal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Opal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Opal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Opal has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Opal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opal is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Opal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Terrance Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Opal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Opal saw that one coming.
Opal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Opal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Opal loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Opal tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Denis Opal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Opal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Opal shoots in.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Opal shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Opal dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Opal's head and hops out.
Opal has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Opal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Opal is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith wants to break free but Opal has control.
Opal tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Opal with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Terrance Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Opal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Opal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opal swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Opal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Opal takes one to the chin there.
Opal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Opal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Opal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Opal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Opal moves away.
Opal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Opal moves away and avoids it.
Denis Opal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Opal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Opal with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Opal.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Opal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Opal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opal.
Smith cracks Opal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terrance Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Opal has time to react.
Opal is rocked!
Opal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Opal's shoulder, as Opal tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Opal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith jabs at Opal's body.
Opal seems to have got his legs back now.
Opal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Opal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Opal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Opal.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith catches Opal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Opal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Opal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Opal momentarily.
Opal shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Opal tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Opal tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Opal.
Opal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Opal has a takedown stuffed.
Opal is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Smith moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Smith!
Terrance Smith is the new featherweight champion!
Terrance Smith gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Jones (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
181 lbs
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27
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto DeNero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNero blocks a head kick by Jones.
DeNero tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
DeNero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeNero lands a head shot.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by DeNero.
DeNero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeNero throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Roberto DeNero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNero tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeNero's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeNero fails to land the takedown.
DeNero tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
DeNero dodges the punch combination from Jones.
DeNero tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeNero tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
DeNero moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. DeNero will be more careful next time no doubt.
DeNero fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeNero moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from DeNero.
DeNero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sub Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto DeNero.
DeNero keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DeNero is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNero is looking to clinch.
DeNero gets the takedown into side control.
DeNero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeNero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeNero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeNero tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
DeNero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeNero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNero is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
DeNero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeNero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto DeNero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeNero tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones moves into the clinch.
DeNero wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones pulls guard.
DeNero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DeNero drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick DeNero off! DeNero jumps back into Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNero wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
DeNero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DeNero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DeNero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DeNero is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but DeNero has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNero is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jones still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jones has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
DeNero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeNero wants to control but Jones postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and DeNero works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but DeNero is defending well.
Jones is working for a kimura but DeNero is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeNero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
DeNero wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but DeNero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeNero wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
DeNero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DeNero is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but DeNero has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto DeNero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DeNero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeNero misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for DeNero's leg but DeNero calmly moves out of range.
DeNero throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
DeNero closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeNero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeNero manages to avoid it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on DeNero's shoulder, as DeNero tries to avoid the shot.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from DeNero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNero is looking to clinch.
DeNero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones defending well as DeNero loads up on a big left hand.
DeNero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeNero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to land a front kick but DeNero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeNero throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick.
DeNero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNero throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
DeNero is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DeNero to get the leverage.
DeNero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeNero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNero goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
DeNero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones throws a strike but DeNero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeNero drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick DeNero off! DeNero jumps back into Jones's guard.
DeNero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeNero wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
DeNero stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
DeNero looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeNero trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto DeNero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got DeNero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Roberto DeNero!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Roberto DeNero!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Roberto DeNero!
Roberto DeNero wins by unanimous decision!
Roberto DeNero decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Tribbiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Me Against The World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Domink Stansbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Tribbiani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribbiani scores with a nice right hand.
Stansbury takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stansbury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tribbiani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stansbury is able to avoid easily.
Stansbury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tribbiani pinned against the cage. Tribbiani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tribbiani leaves Stansbury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tribbiani gets a clinch.
Tribbiani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stansbury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tribbiani can pounce on him.
Tribbiani throws a leg kick which misses Stansbury's front leg but catches the back leg as Stansbury tries to avoid it.
Tribbiani clinches.
Tribbiani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tribbiani feints a jab promting Stansbury to slip. Tribbiani then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stansbury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stansbury tries to clinch but Tribbiani is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tribbiani.
Tribbiani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tribbiani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tribbiani breaks the clinch.
Stansbury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Tribbiani there.
Tribbiani lands a nice shot that snaps Stansbury's head back.
Tribbiani jabs Stansbury right on the nose. Stansbury blinks but takes it well.
Nice takedown defense from Tribbiani. No joy for Stansbury on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domink Stansbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribbiani lands a two punch combo.
Tribbiani throws out a powerful jab.
Tribbiani lands the left hand.
Stansbury tries to clinch up but Tribbiani circles away and keeps his distance.
Stansbury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stansbury tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tribbiani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stansbury somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tribbiani throws a head kick but Stansbury moves out of range.
Joey Tribbiani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tribbiani scores with a jab to the head.
Stansbury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tribbiani has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tribbiani tries to clinch up.
Tribbiani is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tribbiani lands the left hand.
Stansbury closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tribbiani to the mat! Tribbiani manages to get full guard.
Tribbiani wants to stand up but Stansbury is controlling him.
Stansbury wants to control from the top but Tribbiani keeps moving.
Stansbury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stansbury throws a strike but Tribbiani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tribbiani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stansbury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stansbury not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Domink Stansbury.
Tribbiani moves into the clinch successfully.
Tribbiani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tribbiani misses with a hook. Stansbury ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani tries to clinch up but Stansbury circles away and keeps his distance.
Tribbiani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stansbury shoots in and gets a takedown into Tribbiani's guard.
Tribbiani manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A jab from Tribbiani finds it's way through Stansbury's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Tribbiani. No joy for Stansbury on that attempt.
Stansbury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tribbiani wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stansbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tribbiani looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Tribbiani dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tribbiani 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 Stansbury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stansbury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stansbury closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stansbury trying to mount his opponent but Tribbiani defends it.
Tribbiani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stansbury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tribbiani's head.
Tribbiani looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stansbury 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.
Stansbury tries to pass to full mount but Tribbiani defends it.
Stansbury is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tribbiani has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stansbury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tribbiani defending well though.
Tribbiani looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stansbury misses with a head shot. Tribbiani uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tribbiani is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stansbury dives into side control.
Stansbury misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani parries the strikes from Stansbury easily there. Stansbury is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tribbiani to escape.
Stansbury working the ground and pound but Tribbiani is defending the strikes.
Stansbury working the head with strikes.
Tribbiani is not content to let Stansbury control the position.
Stansbury working the strikes but Tribbiani uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stansbury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stansbury thows a huge punch but Tribbiani dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stansbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stansbury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tribbiani defending well though.
Stansbury throws a strike but Tribbiani avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stansbury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury working some strikes from top position.
Tribbiani pushes Stansbury off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stansbury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribbiani.
Tribbiani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stansbury takes a step back to recover.
Stansbury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stansbury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stansbury shoots in but Tribbiani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stansbury misses with a takedown attempt - Tribbiani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tribbiani moves into the clinch.
Tribbiani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani is looking to clinch.
Tribbiani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stansbury.
Tribbiani lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stansbury backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stansbury bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tribbiani is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tribbiani is breathing heavily.
Stansbury in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stansbury has an Americana. Tribbiani didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Stansbury is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Stansbury hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Domink Stansbury!
A pretty intense looking Domink Stansbury took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thuram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thuram comes to the cage accompanied by Dario G - Carneval de Paris. Heath Hazzard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Thuram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hazzard to counter with a crisp jab.
Thuram throws a hook to the side of Hazzard's head but Hazzard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thuram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thuram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thuram throws a lazy right hand but Hazzard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thuram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thuram slips under a jab.
Thuram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a looping left.
Thuram tries to clinch but Hazzard is having none of it.
Thuram tries a head kick but it misses.
Hazzard misses with a hook.
Thuram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hazzard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thuram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram tries a head kick but it misses.
Thuram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Thuram slips a straight right by Hazzard.
Thuram misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Thuram misses.
Crunch! Thuram slams his shin into Hazzard's torso.
Thuram throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Hazzard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazzard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thuram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thuram!
Hazzard looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Heath Hazzard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazzard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Heath Hazzard has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Thuram.
Sloppy strikes from Thuram. Those never looked like landing.
Thuram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Thuram looks to throw the jab but Hazzard is out of range.
Hazzard slips a straight right by Thuram.
Thuram scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thuram looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hazzard is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard is not content to let Thuram control the position.
Thuram postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazzard keeps working.
Thuram wants to stand but Hazzard has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thuram stands up.
No joy there for Thuram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thuram throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Hazzard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heath Hazzard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thuram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazzard blocks a head kick by Thuram.
Thuram misses with a low kick as Hazzard jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hazzard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hazzard lands an overhand right.
Thuram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hazzard checks a low kick from Thuram.
Hazzard misses the shot to the body.
Marcel Thuram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Hazzard finds it's target.
Thuram jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thuram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcel Thuram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thuram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thuram misses the jab.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
Thuram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram throws a body punch but Hazzard moves out of range.
Thuram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thuram 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.
Hazzard defending well as Thuram loads up on a big left hand.
Marcel Thuram is winning the standup battle so far.
Hazzard blocks a head kick by Thuram.
Thuram avoids the body shot from Hazzard.
Thuram missing with a left hand there. Hazzard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thuram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thuram. Those never looked like landing.
Hazzard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hazzard scores with a jab to the head.
Hazzard checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuram tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thuram misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Thuram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thuram, right into the meat.
Thuram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thuram scores with a sloppy right hand. Hazzard should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazzard missing with a left hand there. Thuram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thuram.
Thuram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hazzard is breathing heavily.
Thuram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hazzard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thuram fails with a takedown attempt.
Thuram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard takes a swing at Thuram's ribcage but misses.
Hazzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazzard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thuram cracks the inside of Hazzard's front leg.
Thuram scores with a sloppy right hand. Hazzard should have avoided that one.
Thuram slips under a jab from Hazzard.
Hazzard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thuram.
Thuram closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hazzard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thuram's efforts to push away.
Thuram breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hazzard eats them both and turns towards Thuram to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Heath Hazzard's cut even more.
Thuram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hazzard blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck for Thuram with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Thuram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thuram.
Thuram instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands a right hand.
Hazzard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thuram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazzard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heath Hazzard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Hazzard misses with a wild body shot.
Thuram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thuram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazzard can do to turn this around?
Thuram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazzard moves out of range of the leg kick from Thuram.
Hazzard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thuram throws an off balance right hand
and Hazzard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazzard avoids the head kick by Thuram.
Hazzard misses with a looping left.
Thuram looks to land a body kick but Hazzard moved away.
Nice shot by Hazzard.
Hazzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuram.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
Hazzard slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thuram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hazzard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuram scores with a nice right hand.
Thuram takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thuram cracks a nice hook into Hazzard's ribs.
Hazzard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Hazzard.
Thuram throws a nice looking combination but Hazzard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thuram ducks under a wild hook from Hazzard.
Hazzard swings widly with a right hand
and Thuram counters with a nice leg kick.
Thuram rushes Hazzard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hazzard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuram thows a body shot but no joy.
Thuram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thuram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hazzard throws out the jab.
Thuram catches Hazzard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thuram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thuram moves away from the strike by Hazzard.
Thuram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thuram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thuram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hazzard's sensitive parts.
Thuram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazzard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hazzard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thuram shoots in for a takedown but Hazzard shows good takedown defense.
Hazzard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuram moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuram throws a chopping leg kick but Hazzard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Hazzard throws a hook but Thuram avoids it easily.
Thuram throws a sloppy head kick and Hazzard moves out of range easily.
Hazzard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thuram tries to bum rush Hazzard with a series of wild strikes but Hazzard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heath Hazzard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thuram has a takedown stuffed.
Thuram tries to clinch but Hazzard is having none of it.
Thuram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazzard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Thuram misses.
Hazzard lands a really nice looking cross but Thuram seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Thuram.
Hazzard scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Hazzard lands.
Hazzard digs a good hook to Thuram's body.
Hazzard connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thuram, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuram cracks Hazzard with an open hand slap.
Thuram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Thuram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard throws a body punch but Thuram moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazzard keeps the fight on the outside.
Thuram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Thuram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thuram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Marcel Thuram wins by unanimous decision!
Marcel Thuram very nearly forgot to thank Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mixtli Azteca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azteca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ashes - Five Finger Death Punch. Mixtli Azteca 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Pete!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mixtli Azteca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete with a nice cross.
Azteca takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete slips a jab and a cross from Azteca.
A combination from Azteca does no damage.
Pete drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azteca scores with a nice head shot.
Azteca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pete's waist but Pete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azteca off to one side.
A head kick from Pete lands but Azteca takes it in his stride.
Pete cracks a nice hook into Azteca's ribs.
Azteca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
Pete moves in looking to clinch but Azteca pushes him off.
Azteca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azteca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete misses with a body kick.
Pete looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pete doesn't manage to clinch there - Azteca circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca misses the shot to the body.
Pete ducks right into an uppercut from Azteca.
Azteca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Azteca misses.
Pete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pete with a hook.
Pete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azteca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Azteca.
Azteca jabs at Pete's body.
Pete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azteca.
Pete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a low kick, looking for Azteca's leg but Azteca calmly moves out of range.
Pete takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Azteca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pete doesn't seem phased though.
Pete throws the left hand but Azteca avoids the punch easily.
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!
Azteca throws a series of punches but Pete avoids them all with ease.
Pete throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azteca misses with a straight right.
Azteca slips a jab and a cross from Pete.
Azteca throws an overhand right that lands on Pete's shoulder, as Pete tries to avoid the shot.
Azteca misses with a looping left.
Azteca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azteca leaves Pete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azteca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pete feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azteca's calf.
Pete lands a right hook to the body.
Pete avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from Azteca.
Pete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azteca.
Pete rushes Azteca and presses him up against the cage.
Azteca misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azteca taking a breather.
Pete prevents a body shot from Azteca.
Azteca can't find room to land a body shot as Pete controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azteca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pete misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pete.
Pete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azteca backwards.
Azteca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pete's elbow.
Pete tries to pull guard but Azteca won't allow it.
Pete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azteca blocks it with crossed arms.
Azteca misses with a punch to the body.
Pete pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Azteca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Azteca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pete working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azteca.
Azteca tries to free his leg and advance position but Pete is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azteca trying to control the position from guard on top but Pete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azteca throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mixtli Azteca will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pete doesn't manage to clinch there - Azteca circles away.
Pete is looking to score with low kicks.
Azteca moves out of range as Pete strikes.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Pete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Azteca takes the fight into the clinch.
Pete tries a knee to the head but Azteca blocks it.
Pete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azteca blocks it with crossed arms.
Azteca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pete avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Azteca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pete lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pete successfully pulls guard.
Azteca preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pete keeping moving, preventing Azteca from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Azteca wants to stand and escape but instead Pete has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pete sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pete stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azteca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azteca wants to sweep here but Pete controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pete trying to control the position from guard on top but Azteca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willy Pete has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pete tries to clinch but Azteca is having none of it.
Pete scores with a jab to the head.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azteca fails to land the takedown.
Azteca tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Azteca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azteca. Pete does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pete throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Azteca misses
and Pete holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pete putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azteca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pete tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azteca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pete's elbow.
Pete tries to work over Azteca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pete stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azteca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azteca goes for a takedown attempt but Pete pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Willy Pete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mixtli Azteca.
Azteca misses with a takedown attempt
and Pete counters with a nice body shot.
Azteca is breathing heavily.
Azteca throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Pete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azteca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Pete clinches with his opponent.
Azteca looking to slow down the pace here.
Azteca misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pete.
Pete stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pete landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pete tries a body shot but Azteca blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pete landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Pete dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azteca fails to land with a series of punches.
Pete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azteca throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete looks to land a body kick but Azteca moved away.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Pete connects with a solid leg kick.
Pete blocks a jab.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Azteca.
A swing and a miss from Azteca.
Pete fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azteca, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca slowing the pace effectively.
Pete tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azteca misses with a punch to the body.
Pete looking to slow down the pace here.
Azteca tries to break free but Pete pushes him back against the cage.
Azteca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azteca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azteca backwards.
Azteca is looking to break free of the clinch but Pete has double underhooks.
Azteca misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pete.
Azteca tries a body shot but Pete blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azteca throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.
Pete holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Azteca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azteca breaks from the clinch.
Azteca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azteca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azteca moves out of range as Pete throws a body kick.
Willy Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Pete will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pete misses with the combination.
Azteca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete throws a series of punches but Azteca moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Azteca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca swings for the body but Pete moves out of range.
Azteca throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Azteca lands a slapping body shot.
Azteca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pete.
Azteca misses with a hook.
A jab from Azteca finds it's way through Pete's defenses.
Azteca misses with a body punch
and Pete counters with a leg kick.
Azteca throws a sloppy body shot
and Pete counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azteca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azteca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pete pulls his leg out and moves away.
Azteca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azteca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pete tries to work over Azteca's front leg with a kick but Azteca checks it.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
Azteca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pete tries to clinch but Azteca moves out of range.
Azteca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pete circles away quickly and effectively.
Pete lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete forces Azteca back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azteca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pete with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pete landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Azteca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Pete clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Azteca misses.
Azteca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Azteca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pete counters with a straight right hand.
Pete gets a clinch.
Pete tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azteca swings wildly with an uppercut but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pete unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azteca throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pete takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca can't find room to land a body shot as Pete controls the action.
Azteca is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pete manages to pull guard.
Pete tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pete preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pete lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Azteca!
Azteca is working to get back to half guard.
Pete content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca wants to control but Pete is having none of it.
Pete working for a submission but Azteca is keeping him at bay.
Pete trying to control but Azteca is having none of it.
Pete controlling his opponent.
Azteca is desperately trying to improve his position but Pete has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Azteca turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Pete off and cradles Azteca's limp body as Pete celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Willy Pete!
Willy Pete retains his welterweight title!
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