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MMAL 65: Dead or Alive PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Montesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemmy Montesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montesa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Montesa persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Montesa checks it.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montesa.
Montesa tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner throws a leg kick but Montesa checks it.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Montesa is out of range.
Montesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Montesa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Montesa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montesa.
Montesa misses with a wild combination.
Montesa dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Montesa's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turner darts in and clinches Montesa up against the cage.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montesa.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Montesa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Montesa is breathing heavily.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montesa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
Turner has Montesa pressed against the cage.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
Montesa tries to score a body lock takedown but Turner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montesa avoids it.
Turner working Montesa over with knees to the body.
Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Montesa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is stalling here.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Montesa avoids the damage to the body.
Montesa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lemmy Montesa has been cut.
Turner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montesa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner with a knee to the head.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
Montesa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Montesa avoids the damage to the body.
Turner lands a nice knee to the body.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montesa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lemmy Montesa'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.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Montesa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montesa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemmy Montesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montesa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
Turner rushes Montesa and presses him up against the cage.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montesa's face.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
Montesa is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Montesa's ribcage.
The referee calls for Turner to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice knee to the body.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
Turner working Montesa over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Montesa's ribcage.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montesa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Montesa is blocking nicely.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montesa's face.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
Turner leaning against his opponent.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turner obliges.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
Montesa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montesa takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Turner.
Montesa managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turner drops Montesa with a big knee straight up the middle! Montesa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Montesa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner lands a brutal head kick. Montesa looks out on his feet and Turner throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). John Turner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mallao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallao connects with a high kick.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marciano trying to control but Mallao postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mallao is thwarting Marciano's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano tries to roll over but Mallao keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mallao gets a takedown into half guard.
Mallao moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to bench press Mallao off him but Mallao keeps the position.
Marciano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marciano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Marciano stops Mallao from passing to mount.
Mallao controls the position.
Marciano looking for a sweep but Mallao has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mallao with shots to the head and body - Marciano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marciano looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano wants to hold on but Mallao pushes him away.
Mallao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mallao controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallao goes for an armbar but Marciano turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marciano.
Mallao looking for a sweep. Not yet Mallao, not yet.
Mallao controlling the position.
Mallao has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Mallao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mallao is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mallao pushing down on Marciano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallao drops an elbow to the side of Marciano's head.
Mallao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mallao seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marciano for as long as he can get away with.
Mallao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mallao is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallao decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallao looking to score a takedown here. Marciano is defending well but Mallao drives through and ends up in Marciano's guard.
Mallao is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mallao is pushing down on Marciano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marciano is fighting to maintain full guard but Mallao has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mallao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mallao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Marciano has eaten all the pies!
Marciano has a hand on Mallao's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mallao takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Marciano wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mallao looking for the choke but no joy.
Mallao really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Marciano.
Mallao is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Marciano with him. Marciano is trying to defend but Mallao has an arm under the chin now! Marciano grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Mallao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymund Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Love and Devotion. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Owen's choice of entrance music: M.O.P. - Ante Up. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymund Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Owen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee leaves Owen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Owen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Patrick Owen has been cut.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee cracks the inside of Owen's front leg.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horrible takedown by Owen or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Owen looks gassed!
Owen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raymund Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Owen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Owen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raymund Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee connects with a right hand. Owen shakes it off.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee is looking to slow Owen down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Lee tenderised Owen's leg. Owen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Owen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee thuds a left hand into Owen's body.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee feints a jab promting Owen to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Owen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Owen is rocked!
That has opened up Patrick Owen's cut even more.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Owen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Owen's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Lee dives in looking to finish as Owen flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Lee's strikes! Lee is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Owen's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Owen was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymund Lee!
Raymund Lee very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Chalk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalk wants to clinch.
Chalk wants to slow Newmark down by chopping away at his legs.
Newmark lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Newmark.
Chalk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chalk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Newmark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newmark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chalk.
Newmark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chalk takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Newmark lands a nice looking body kick.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Chalk's front leg but catches the back leg as Chalk tries to avoid it.
Chalk misses with a wild combination.
Chalk looks gassed!
Newmark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick there by Newmark.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newmark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newmark.
Chalk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chalk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newmark.
Newmark swings for the body but Chalk moves out of range.
Newmark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newmark lands a big head kick that sends Chalk tumbling to the mat! Newmark takes a step backwards and waves Chalk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chalk is rocked!
It looks like Jack Chalk has been cut.
Newmark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chalk is still on wobbly legs! Can Newmark finish him?
Newmark takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Stalling in the clinch from Newmark.
Newmark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chalk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newmark.
Newmark lands a knee to the body.
Newmark controlling the action here for a moment.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chalk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newmark lands a nice knee to the body.
Newmark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newmark lands an elbow inside that Chalk shrugs off.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Newmark lands a nice knee to the body.
Newmark lands a nice knee to the body.
Newmark lands a good knee to the midsection. Chalk won't want to take too many of those.
Newmark stalling against the cage.
Newmark lands a knee to the body.
Newmark working Chalk over with knees to the body.
Newmark is pushing Chalk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chalk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newmark crunches a lovely knee into Chalk's ribcage.
Newmark working Chalk over with knees to the body.
Newmark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chalk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chalk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chalk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newmark lands a knee to the body.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newmark has Chalk pressed against the cage.
Chalk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newmark lands a good knee to the midsection. Chalk won't want to take too many of those.
Chalk seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newmark.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Newmark.
Newmark has Chalk pressed against the cage, preventing Chalk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chalk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Newmark has him pressed against the cage.
Newmark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chalk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Newmark is stalling here.
Chalk avoiding damage as Newmark throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Newmark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark lands a nice knee to the body.
Newmark connects with a knee to the head.
Newmark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newmark.
Newmark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chalk is keeping busy.
Newmark working Chalk over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newmark.
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Newmark stalling in the clinch but Chalk improves position.
Newmark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newmark lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newmark scores with a knee to the head.
Chalk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newmark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newmark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newmark is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newmark obliges.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chalk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newmark landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark tries to land knees in the clinch but Chalk avoids the damage to the body.
Newmark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newmark tries to land knees in the clinch but Chalk avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Chalk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Newmark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Chalk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Newmark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chalk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chalk blocks a head kick by Newmark.
Chalk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newmark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newmark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Newmark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newmark thumps Chalk with a low kick.
Newmark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newmark scores with a head kick.
Chalk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Newmark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chalk's knee momentarily.
Newmark throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chalk is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chalk's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newmark.
Bobby Newmark is winning the standup battle so far.
Newmark thumps Chalk with a low kick.
Newmark throws the left hand but Chalk avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newmark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bobby Newmark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chalk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chalk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newmark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newmark. Chalk shrugs it off though.
Newmark thumps Chalk with a low kick.
Newmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chalk can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newmark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chalk's calf.
Newmark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chalk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newmark.
Newmark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newmark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newmark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chalk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whack! Newmark lands a heavy head kick that drops Chalk. The ref tackles Newmark to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Chalk was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bobby Newmark!
After winning the bout, Bobby Newmark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Abu Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rams Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abu Jafar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cool baby. Rams Great has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khalid Abu Jafar 's chin.
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28
205 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abu Jafar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rams Great!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Jafar lands with a cross.
It looks like Rams Great has been cut.
Abu Jafar connects with an inside leg kick.
Rams Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Great misses
and Abu Jafar counters with a head kick that drops Great to the mat! Great scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Great is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great switches off momentarily and Abu Jafar cracks him with a monster right hand! Great topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Abu Jafar dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Abu Jafar !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalid Abu Jafar !
In his post fight interview, Khalid Abu Jafar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mucho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarado circles away.
Alvarado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarado wants it to stay on the feet.
Mucho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mucho defending well as Alvarado loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarado lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarado slaps away a takedown attempt from Mucho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Max Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grande Mucho.
Mucho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarado as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarado. No joy for Mucho on that attempt.
Mucho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mucho looks gassed!
Alvarado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mucho on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Alvarado.
Alvarado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mucho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarado circles away.
Max Alvarado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarado jabs Mucho right on the nose. Mucho blinks but takes it well.
Alvarado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mucho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarado lands a jab to the head.
Alvarado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Alvarado.
Mucho shoots for a takedown but Alvarado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado tests Mucho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarado tests Mucho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarado.
Alvarado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mucho is rocked!
Alvarado cracks Mucho with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mucho looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Alvarado finish him?
Mucho is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarado finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarado lands a brutal uppercut that launches Mucho off his feet! Mucho tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Alvarado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lord Jay Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roxas comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Ready?. Striker has chosen Are You Ready? as his entrance music. Roxas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lord Jay Roxas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Striker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Striker.
It looks like Lord Jay Roxas has been cut.
Striker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roxas throws a low kick but Striker moves out of range easily.
Roxas is breathing heavily.
Roxas tries a low kick but Striker avoids it.
Striker thuds a left hand into Roxas's body.
Striker missing with a left hand there. Roxas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Striker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Striker scores with a jab.
Striker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Striker misses with a hook. Roxas ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Striker does no damage.
Roxas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Striker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roxas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxas takes one on the button.
Striker lands a jab to Roxas's midsection.
Striker scores with a nice strike.
Striker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roxas moves out of range as Striker strikes.
Striker lands a nice shot to the body.
Striker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roxass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Striker drops Roxas with a left and a right! Oh, Roxas is hurt - Striker dives into side control looking to finish!
Roxas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Striker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oh Roxas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Striker working the ground and pound but Roxas is defending the strikes.
Roxas seems to have got his legs back now.
Striker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roxas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roxas tries to get out of the position.
Striker working the ground and pound but Roxas is defending the strikes.
Striker is looking to take a break and control but Roxas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Striker crashes against the mat.
Striker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Striker wants to stand but Roxas is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roxas dodges the ground and pound from Striker.
Striker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roxas is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roxas is avoiding damage well.
Roxas is not content to let Striker control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Striker.
Striker tries to score with some ground and pound. Roxas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Striker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Striker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roxas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roxas is not content to let Striker control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roxas is avoiding damage well.
Roxas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Striker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Striker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxas stops Striker from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roxas dodges the ground and pound from Striker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Striker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lord Jay Roxas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roxas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord Jay Roxas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roxas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Roxas.
Striker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Striker lands a jab to the head.
Neil Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker thows a body shot but no joy.
Striker lands a two punch combo.
Lord Jay Roxas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roxas walks into a stiff left hand from Striker.
Lord Jay Roxas's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striker cracks Roxas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roxas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Striker scores with a nice strike.
Roxas walks into a straight right hand from Striker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roxas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker misses the shot to the body.
Striker looks to score with a jab to the body but Roxas is just out of range.
Striker dips to his left and cracks Roxas with an uppercut!
Striker scores with a hook to the body. Roxas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Striker throws a series of punches but Roxas moves out of range.
Striker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roxas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
and Striker counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Roxas! He's just covering up as Striker starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Striker!
A victorious Neil Striker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paquito Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Fillipovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Fillipovitch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fillipovitch ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Fillipovitch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fillipovitch.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Fillipovitch's shoulder, as Fillipovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Fillipovitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Fillipovitch saw that one coming.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fillipovitch.
Jab by Diaz.
Fillipovitch scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz throws a hook but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Fillipovitch lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz looks gassed!
Fillipovitch moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fillipovitch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch connects with a solid leg kick.
Fillipovitch feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Fillipovitch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fillipovitch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fillipovitch is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fillipovitch. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Fillipovitch connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fillipovitch there.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Fillipovitch throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fillipovitch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Good leg kick by Fillipovitch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fillipovitch.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Fillipovitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fillipovitch thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Fillipovitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paquito Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fillipovitch feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Fillipovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Good leg kick by Fillipovitch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fillipovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Fillipovitch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fillipovitch, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fillipovitch blocks a leg kick.
Fillipovitch lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Paquito Diaz's cut even more.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Fillipovitch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fillipovitch connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Fillipovitch delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fillipovitch counters with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fillipovitch blocks the leg kick.
Fillipovitch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fillipovitch moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fillipovitch. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fillipovitch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fillipovitch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Fillipovitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fillipovitch can pounce on him.
Fillipovitch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Fillipovitch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Fillipovitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fillipovitch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Fillipovitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fillipovitch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Fillipovitch avoids them all with ease.
Fillipovitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Fillipovitch fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fillipovitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fillipovitch scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz throws the left hand but Fillipovitch avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Fillipovitch jumps back.
Mirko Fillipovitch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz tries a low kick but Fillipovitch avoids it.
Diaz misses with a hook. Fillipovitch ducked under it nicely.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Fillipovitch avoids nicely.
Fillipovitch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fillipovitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Fillipovitch lands.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fillipovitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch slips a jab from Diaz.
Fillipovitch scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fillipovitch feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fillipovitch throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch connects with an inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch connects with a single shot there.
Fillipovitch lands a head kick!
Fillipovitch pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fillipovitch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fillipovitch fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fillipovitch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz throws a hook but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Fillipovitch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fillipovitch thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Fillipovitch saw that one coming.
Fillipovitch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fillipovitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fillipovitch - that will leave a mark!
Fillipovitch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fillipovitch thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Fillipovitch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fillipovitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fillipovitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Fillipovitch counters with a leg kick.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fillipovitch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fillipovitch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
The cut above Paquito Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch obviously looking to wear him down.
Fillipovitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fillipovitch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fillipovitch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fillipovitch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fillipovitch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fillipovitch throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fillipovitch.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Fillipovitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Fillipovitch counters with a head kick.
Fillipovitch moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Fillipovitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fillipovitch connects with an inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fillipovitch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fillipovitch can pounce on him.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fillipovitch throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Fillipovitch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fillipovitch.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fillipovitch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fillipovitch slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fillipovitch is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Fillipovitch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fillipovitch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch blocks a jab.
Fillipovitch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fillipovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook
letting Fillipovitch counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Fillipovitch feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Fillipovitch throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fillipovitch.
Diaz throws the left hand but Fillipovitch avoids the punch easily.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Fillipovitch slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Fillipovitch counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Fillipovitch moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fillipovitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Fillipovitch lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fillipovitch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Diaz misses.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Fillipovitch shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Fillipovitch checks it
and Fillipovitch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fillipovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fillipovitch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Fillipovitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fillipovitch pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Fillipovitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Fillipovitch ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Fillipovitch counters with a nice leg kick.
Fillipovitch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz checks a low kick from Fillipovitch.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Fillipovitch.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Fillipovitch counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Nice cross by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Fillipovitch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fillipovitch slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Fillipovitch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paquito Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Fillipovitch checks it.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Fillipovitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fillipovitch 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Fillipovitch!
Our winner, Mirko Fillipovitch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Scalante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scalante digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Scalante's shoulder, as Scalante tries to avoid the shot.
Scalante lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scalante throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Scalante drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scalante scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Scalante punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Scalante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Scalante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Scalante stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Scalante blocks a jab.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Scalante counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz looks gassed!
Scalante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scalante is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scalante.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scalante lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz is rocked!
Scalante throws a shot to the body.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Scalante finish him?
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scalante closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Diaz out cold! Diaz corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Scalante!
Rocky Scalante very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Tiongson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Tulfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulfo misses with a takedown attempt - Tiongson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tulfo gets a double leg takedown into Tiongson's guard.
Tulfo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tulfo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tiongson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tulfo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tulfo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tulfo 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.
Tulfo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tulfo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiongson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tulfo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulfo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tulfo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tiongson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tiongson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tulfo.
Tulfo 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.
Tulfo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tulfo seems to have locked his on tight now - Tiongson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tulfo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Erwin Tulfo!
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