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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaMotta's entrance music is Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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153 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a combination
and LaMotta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LaMotta moves into the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mark Jones has been cut.
LaMotta lands with a right to the head.
LaMotta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
LaMotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to clinch up
and LaMotta counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Jones to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by LaMotta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake LaMotta!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jake LaMotta made sure he mentioned Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banoch Brae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ze Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Banoch Brae!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello tries to clinch there but Brae circles away.
Marcello walks into a jab.
Brae scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcello circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Brae.
Banoch Brae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brae cracks Marcello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brae throws out a powerful jab.
Brae misses with a body shot.
Brae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marcello to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marcello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marcello looking to pass the guard.
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!
Brae utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcello forces his way into half guard.
Brae tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Marcello manages to move to mount!
Brae is trying to escape the mount.
Marcello misses with a head shot.
Marcello connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marcello misses with a head shot.
Marcello throws some wild stikes that Brae manages to avoid easily.
Marcello trying to control but Brae is having none of it.
Marcello is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Marcello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ze Marcello!
During a confident post fight interview, Ze Marcello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chudel Penaflorida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald T Inglewood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglewood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cant Be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chudel Penaflorida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald T Inglewood!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penaflorida throws out the jab.
Inglewood tries to clinch there but Penaflorida circles away.
Inglewood jabs Penaflorida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inglewood.
Inglewood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penaflorida stuffs the takedown.
Inglewood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penaflorida tries to avoid it but Inglewood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penaflorida to the ground. Penaflorida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penaflorida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inglewood catches Penaflorida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inglewood misses with a takedown attempt - Penaflorida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chudel Penaflorida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald T Inglewood.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inglewood.
Inglewood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penaflorida swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inglewood.
No luck for Inglewood with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaflorida lands a nice shot to the body.
Inglewood looks gassed!
Inglewood clinches.
Penaflorida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penaflorida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Gerald T Inglewood has been cut.
Inglewood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penaflorida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Penaflorida misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inglewood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inglewood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penaflorida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inglewood.
Inglewood shoots for a takedown but Penaflorida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penaflorida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Penaflorida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inglewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penaflorida's elbow.
Inglewood missing with knees to the body.
Penaflorida is trying to push Inglewood away but Inglewood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inglewood breaks the clinch.
Inglewood fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaflorida fails to land with a series of punches.
Inglewood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penaflorida as he jumps to the side.
Chudel Penaflorida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penaflorida. Inglewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inglewood fails with a takedown attempt.
Inglewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inglewood shoots in for a double leg but Penaflorida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inglewood closes the distance and clinches up with Penaflorida, looking for a takedown. Inglewood pushes Penaflorida against the cage but Penaflorida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Inglewood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penaflorida swivels and escapes.
Penaflorida looks to land a right hand but Inglewood moved out of range.
Penaflorida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penaflorida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Penaflorida misses the target.
Penaflorida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inglewood. Inglewood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penaflorida. Inglewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inglewood tries for a takedown but Penaflorida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penaflorida connects with a body shot that sends Inglewood's belly button to the back.
Inglewood gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Penaflorida gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Inglewood is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chudel Penaflorida!
Chudel Penaflorida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph Blazkowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blazkowicz has chosen Wolfenstein Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
212 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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221 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, William Joseph Blazkowicz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkowicz motions for Nogueira to come forward. Blazkowicz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blazkowicz circles away.
Blazkowicz throws a body kick that misses.
Blazkowicz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nogueira looks for the body kick but Blazkowicz saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Blazkowicz as Nogueira shoots in.
A good leg kick by Nogueira.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blazkowicz stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira cracks a nice hook into Blazkowicz's ribs.
Nogueira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blazkowicz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkowicz working a defensive guard here.
Blazkowicz keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Nogueira throws a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blazkowicz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blazkowicz is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkowicz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nogueira is pushing down on Blazkowicz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blazkowicz is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira is trying for a kimura here. Blazkowicz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nogueira wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes to the cage accompanied by Raising Hell. Ron Bean had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bean lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean shoots for a double leg takedown but Strong sprawls well. He's pushed Bean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Bean does no damage.
Strong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Strong catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Bean clobbers Strong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Bean plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Strong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strong checks a leg kick.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Bean connects with a looping right hand.
Strong throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Strong misses with a body shot
and Bean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strong digs a good body shot into Bean's ribs.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Strong looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Strong scores with the left hand. Bean knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean gets a takedown into half guard.
Bean is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Strong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Strong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bean defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bean manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean has control of Strong's left arm, preventing Strong from doing any damage.
Strong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Bean is keeping the position.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strong trying to control but Bean is working from the bottom.
Strong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Strong tries to free his leg and advance position but Bean is retaining full guard.
Strong looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bean passes into side control.
Strong taking a bit of punishment here - Bean scoring with strikes.
Bean wants to control for a moment but Strong uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Strong is looking for a sweep. Bean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Strong's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean uses his free foot to push down on Strong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strong.
Bean working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Bean will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Bean's belly button to the back.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.
Strong stuffs the takedown.
Bean fails with a takedown attempt.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Bean.
Bean lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Strong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strong wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bean rather than just go for the knockout.
Strong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Bean lands but Strong takes it in his stride.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Strong throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Bean avoids the body shot from Strong.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Strong lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Oliver Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong lands with a good body shot.
Strong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strong takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean avoids the body shot from Strong.
Bean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strong swivels and escapes.
Strong throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong lands with a good body shot.
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Bean's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Strong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strong lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
Strong throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strong.
Strong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong lands a right hook to the body.
Bean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bean throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong misses the jab.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong throws a good cross that connects.
Strong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Bean blocks the low kick.
Bean throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Bean defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
Strong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strong takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Strong moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Strong misses with a low kick.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong lands a jab to the nose.
Bean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Bean checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bean is defended easily by Strong.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Bean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean looks for a takedown but Strong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Bean as Strong shoots in.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Bean misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Strong misses.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strong connects with a single shot there.
Strong misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Bean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strong jabs at Bean's body.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strong lands with a shot to the body.
Strong punishes Bean's body with a nice straight punch.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean takes one to the chin there.
Bean slips a jab from Strong.
Strong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bean on the side of the head.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Bean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strong blocks a head kick by Bean.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean scores with a three punch combo!
Bean throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
Strong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bean doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Strong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Strong cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Strong takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Strong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strong 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Strong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. James Rolston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Third Boy's chin.
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215 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Third Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Rolston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolston staying out of range there.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Boy misses
and Rolston counters with a head kick.
Third Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Rolston there.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
Rolston darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
Rolston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy jumps guard but Rolston stands there with Boy around his waist. Boy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boy has Rolston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rolston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Boy manages to end up in side control.
Boy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rolston dodges the ground and pound from Boy.
Rolston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolston wants to control but Boy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston sneaks back into half guard.
Rolston is staying active underneath Boy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Rolston is defending well.
Boy is looking to advance position but Rolston won't allow it.
Rolston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rolston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boy is working away from the top position though.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy is keen to just control but Rolston is a slippery customer.
Boy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rolston to regain full guard.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Boy postures up in Rolston's guard and throws a big left but Rolston blocks it.
Boy trying to control but Rolston is working from the bottom.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Boy postures up and lands a big shot to Rolston's brow.
Rolston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Rolston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boy with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but Rolston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolston's head.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rolston holds on and takes a little breather.
Boy trying to control but Rolston is working from the bottom.
Rolston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rolston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy trying to control but Rolston is working from the bottom.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy works over Rolston with some ground and pound from guard.
Boy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolston keeps working.
Boy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rolston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolston keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Boy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rolston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boy dives in and grabs Rolston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rolston pushes down on Boy's head and hops out.
Rolston throws a solid leg kick but Boy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rolston.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Rolston saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looking to score a takedown here. Rolston is defending well but Boy drives through and ends up in Rolston's guard.
Boy stops Rolston from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rolston holds on and takes a little breather.
Boy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolston has wrist control.
Rolston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rolston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Boy passes Rolston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Third Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston trying to control here.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Rolston is defending well.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rolston's head.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy throwing shots but Rolston is blocking nicely.
Boy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rolston is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Third Boy!
An out of breath Third Boy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keast Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's entrance music is Demon Hunter - Collapsing . A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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153 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Durden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durden moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Durden prevents it.
Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durden walks away with a smile on his face. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durden fails with the takedown.
Durden thumps Hammer with a low kick.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
Durden moves into the clinch successfully.
Durden lands a right hand.
Hammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Keast Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Hammer.
Hammer is trying to drag Durden to the mat but Durden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durden counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Hammer out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Durden is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keast Durden!
Keast Durden retains his featherweight title!
Keast Durden decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
265 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Meyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
Lewis throws a combination. Meyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Meyer scores with a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Meyer throws a strike but Lewis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Meyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Meyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis postures up in Meyer's guard and throws a big left but Meyer blocks it.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Meyer has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lewis is looking to defend but Meyer has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lewis! Meyer pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lewis taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Meyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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31
181 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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22
173 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall lands a nice shot that snaps Gilmore's head back.
Kendall moves into range and clinches up with Gilmore.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kendall.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by Kendall.
Kendall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilmore or not.
A hook to the body from Kendall.
Kendall presses Gilmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kendall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall scores with a shot to the side of Gilmore's head.
Gilmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Kendall.
Gilmore is trying to maintain a safe position but Kendall gets an underhook and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Kendall manages to break the clinch.
Gilmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Gilmore missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Gilmore.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kendall, as that shot connected.
Kendall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gilmore's head.
Kendall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gilmore takes a step back to recover.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kendall connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kendall.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Kendall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gilmore will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall throws a head kick but Gilmore moves out of range.
Kendall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kendall's corner calls for a 1-2. Kendall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kendall connects with a leg kick. Gilmore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kendall scores with a leg kick.
Kendall feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gilmore sprawling to the canvas! Gilmore rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kendall finish him?!
Gilmore is rocked!
Kendall connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gilmore to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kendall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Kendall!
Chris Kendall is the new welterweight champion!
Chris Kendall gave a mention to PRIME DESIGNS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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