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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: England Belongs To Me. Paul Daley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Hardy's chin.
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Solid 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws and low kick but Daley moves out of range easily.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Daley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Daley gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy throws a combination. Daley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daley has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Daley counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Daley looks at the referee who does nothing so Daley lands a crushing right that sends Hardy to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Daley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutch comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys from Hell. Wayne has chosen Bucktown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Hutch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hutch closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Wayne lands a knee to the head.
Hutch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayne has Hutch pressed against the cage, preventing Hutch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hutch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wayne lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Hutch has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Hutch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hutch misses with the combination.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne scores with a one two! Hutch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne lands a high kick!
Hutch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wayne but Wayne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hutch is breathing heavily.
Wayne lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne lands a big head kick that sends Hutch tumbling to the mat! Wayne takes a step backwards and waves Hutch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hutch is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Oh Hutch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hutch misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Hutch seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Hutch's ribs.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hutch's calf.
Wayne swinging wilding here.
A right-left combo lands from Wayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hutch dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Hutch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Hutch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne cracks Hutch with an open hand slap.
Wayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wayne connects with a high kick.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Hutch's defenses.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A right-left combo lands from Wayne.
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Wayne both land. Nice combination.
Wayne works Hutch's body with a nice hook.
Hutch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hutch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wayne. Hutch shrugs it off though.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a slapping head kick.
Hutch blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wayne lands a head kick. Hutch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wayne lands with a nice body kick.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wayne stalks Hutch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hutch's face. Hutch staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Hutch misses.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Wayne lands but Hutch takes it in his stride.
Hutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wayne scores with a one two! Hutch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne lands a head kick. Hutch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Hutch tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Hutch only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hutch backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hutch's head.
A punch combination from Hutch misses.
Hutch wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hutch on the side of the head.
Wayne lands a head kick!
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hutch rather than just go for the knockout.
Wayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hutch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne connects with a high kick.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hutch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hutch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Hutch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne takes a swing at Hutch's ribcage but misses.
Wayne scores with a head kick.
Hutch avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Hutch misses with a wild combination.
Wayne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. Hutch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
John Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hutch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to kick Hutch off but Hutch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hutch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne has one foot on Hutch's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hutch doesn't seem phased though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne!
Nice shot by Wayne.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hutch blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Hutch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wayne throws a head kick that Hutch semi-blocks.
Wayne is looking to slow Hutch down with leg kicks.
Wayne is looking to slow Hutch down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch shoots in and bounces Wayne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hutch prevents Wayne from getting back to his feet.
Hutch wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Hutch throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Hutch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hutch stops Wayne from standing up.
Hutch trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hutch loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Wayne stalks Hutch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hutch's face. Hutch staggers backwards, shaken.
Hutch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Hutch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Hutch's ribs.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hutch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hutch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hutch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wayne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hutch.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne lands a with a good body shot.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne moves out of range as Hutch strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hutch's sensitive parts.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Hutch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Hutch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Hutch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hutch throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne lands a nice looking body kick.
Hutch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but Hutch persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Wayne lands but Hutch takes it in his stride.
Wayne throws a head kick that half lands.
Hutch shoots for a takedown but Wayne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutch dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Hutch misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hutch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne lands a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wayne.
Hutch misses the shot to the body.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hutch's head.
Bill Hutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne keeps Hutch at a distance using the push kick.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Hutch throws a big shot that misses.
Hutch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hutch's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Hutch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Hutch avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but Hutch persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Hutch avoids it well.
Wayne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutch manages to avoid it.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hutch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hutch tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hutch's head backwards.
Wayne tries to bum rush Hutch with a series of wild strikes but Hutch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.
Hutch tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Wayne.
Hutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne lands a head kick. Hutch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hutch scores with a punch to the head.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Hutch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Hutch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Hutch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hutch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Wayne misses
and Hutch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wayne won't be happy with that.
Hutch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wayne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hutch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hutch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutch lands some shots froms side control.
Bill Hutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wayne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hutch working the ground and pound but Wayne is defending the strikes.
Wayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hutch.
Wayne bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wayne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wayne duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Hutch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hutch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hutch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wayne sees it coming and defends easily.
John Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hutch.
Wayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hutch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wayne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hutch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hutch thows a huge punch but Wayne dodges it nicely.
Hutch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hutch wants to work for an arm triangle but Wayne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hutch avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Hutch throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bill Hutch.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jojo kupzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Lambada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jojo kupzi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from kupzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
kupzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed kupzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
kupzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jojo kupzi.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with kupzi.
kupzi has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
kupzi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
kupzi is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from kupzi.
Gracie has kupzi pressed against the cage, preventing kupzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as kupzi tries to tie him up.
kupzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
kupzi wants a takedown.
kupzi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but kupzi is one step ahead there.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. kupzi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie pushing down on kupzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
kupzi actively working from the bottom here.
kupzi tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for kupzi!
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but kupzi frees his head quite easily.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but kupzi defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but kupzi is in no mood to give up.
kupzi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… kupzi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by kupzi and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kupzi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but kupzi is defending well.
kupzi tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
kupzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, kupzi has escaped the position, nice work there.
kupzi is trying to get back to half guard.
kupzi regains half guard.
kupzi is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
kupzi fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
kupzi fails to land the takedown.
kupzi shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
kupzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but kupzi persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie scores with a one two! kupzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
kupzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
kupzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
kupzi pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
kupzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time kupzi.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
kupzi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but kupzi is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but kupzi has wrist control.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. kupzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but kupzi is keeping the position.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but kupzi is retaining full guard.
kupzi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
kupzi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
kupzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
kupzi misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kupzi!
Martin Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jojo kupzi.
kupzi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
kupzi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
kupzi passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
kupzi wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
kupzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
kupzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time kupzi.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but kupzi pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kupzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time kupzi.
Gracie is pressing down on kupzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. kupzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. kupzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
kupzi forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kupzi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
kupzi is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
kupzi is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
kupzi trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
kupzi seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing kupzi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but kupzi is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
kupzi tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches kupzi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
kupzi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but kupzi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie tries to move to full mount but kupzi actually manages to regain half guard.
kupzi is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
kupzi has his takedown stuffed
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
kupzi gets back to full guard.
kupzi wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
kupzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
kupzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is pushing down on kupzi's leg trying to pass to half guard. kupzi is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kupzi moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. kupzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
kupzi controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
kupzi tries to strike from the bottom.
kupzi is trying to keep Gracie in close.
kupzi keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
kupzi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. kupzi won't be happy with that.
kupzi is looking for a sweep.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for kupzi!
kupzi is in all sorts of trouble here.
kupzi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gracie working kupzi over with strikes here.
Martin Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but kupzi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
kupzi struggling a bit here.
Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. kupzi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. kupzi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and kupzi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Nana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nana comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds From Sierra Leone. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Nana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Flattery circles away quickly and effectively.
O Flattery throws a big shot that misses.
O Flattery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nana was well out of range. Poor timing from O Flattery.
Some wild striking there from Nana.
O Flattery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nana.
O Flattery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Prince Nana has been cut.
O Flattery swings for the body but Nana moves out of range.
O Flattery misses the shot to the body.
Nana misses with a two punch combination.
O Flattery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Flattery thows a body shot but no joy.
Nana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Flattery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Flattery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nana manages to avoid it.
O Flattery scores with a jab. Nana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Flattery stuffs the takedown.
Patrick O Flattery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Flattery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nana ducks under a wild hook from O Flattery.
Nana dives in and grabs O Flattery's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Flattery pushes down on Nana's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Nana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nana misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince Nana's cut is getting worse.
O Flattery cracks Nana with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nana looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Flattery finish him?
Nana is rocked!
Nana is breathing heavily.
O Flattery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Nana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Flattery misses with an uppercut. Nana saw that one coming.
Nana seems to have got his legs back now.
Nana dodges the punch combination from O Flattery.
O Flattery misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick O Flattery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Flattery throws a hook but Nana avoids it easily.
Nana tries to bum rush O Flattery with a series of wild strikes but O Flattery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Flattery throws the left hand but Nana avoids the punch easily.
O Flattery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from O Flattery misses.
O Flattery cracks Nana with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. O Flattery has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nana to stand back up!
Prince Nana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Flattery lands a nice looking body shot.
O Flattery throws a hook but Nana blocks it.
O Flattery circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nana tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! O Flattery wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick O Flattery!
Patrick O Flattery is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pusku Traktori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traktori comes into the arena with LL Cool J - Mama said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Stone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Save the Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Martin Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pusku Traktori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stone!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traktori leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Traktori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Traktori is trying desperately to improve position.
Traktori wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone lands a big shot there that rocks Traktori but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stone prevents Traktori from getting the reversal.
Stone tries to control but Traktori wriggling away.
Traktori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but Traktori is having none of it.
Traktori is desperately trying to improve his position but Stone has a good base and remains in mount.
Stone punching from mount but Traktori doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Traktori suckers Stone into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Traktori is now in Stone's guard!
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Traktori was covering up waiting for the punch and Stone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone wants to control from the top but Traktori keeps moving.
Stone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Traktori's guard.
Stone passes Traktori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Traktori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Traktori.
Traktori keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Traktori pulls Stone in to control the position.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Traktori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Traktori is keeping 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.
Traktori has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Traktori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone trying to move into half guard but instead Traktori has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Traktori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone shoots in and bounces Traktori off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Traktori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone wants to stand and escape but instead Traktori has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Traktori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Traktori slips an elbow through the middle.
Traktori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Traktori throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Traktori keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traktori working some strikes from top position.
Traktori makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Traktori throws and elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Traktori's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Traktori controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traktori is looking to sweep but instead, Stone has passed into half guard.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Traktori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Traktori is working away.
Stone is looking to control the position but Traktori frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Stone grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Traktori there - Stone really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pusku Traktori!
Pusku Traktori is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jonny Rico has been cut.
Bisping misses with a head kick.
Bisping scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rico throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rico counters with a series of strikes. Bisping will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rico listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rico counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping looks to throw a body kick
and Rico counters with a series of strikes. Bisping will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bisping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Bisping! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Rico!
Jonny Rico retains his middleweight title!
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